http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/20336 The earth is sacred, thanks must be given for harvest, offerings must be made to the waters, the earth must feel the pascolero´s insistent beat, the wind and the sun must be invoked if the cycle is to continue. Now Mexico´s native corn is being purposely contaminated with genetically modified varieties, like smallpox fouled blankets once given as gifts. Indigenous farmers continue to plant, as they always have, and protest to defend their timeless inheritance. Though "genocide" is a word tied to the WWII holocaust, the concept of annihilating a genus or species, is now applicable to the planned and systematic genetic contamination carried out by biotech dealers and industrialized farmers who have become addicted to their seed and chemicals. In Chihuahua, those clamoring for the legalization of GM corn are those who have no seed of their own. At stake is a genetic patrimony that has evolved over thousands of years alongside the indigenous cultures that have safeguarded and planted out the seed to this day. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/9799/Photo_32_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842024/acruzcosmica_2_copy_small.jpg' /><br />the cardinal points of life: sun, sacrifice, earth and dance, harvest, and native maize.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842024'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842024 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:41:25 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842024 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842024/acruzcosmica_2_copy_small.jpg' /><br />the cardinal points of life: sun, sacrifice, earth and dance, harvest, and native maize.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842024'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842015/epascolero__small.jpg' /><br />the pascolero pounds the earth with his steps<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842015'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842015 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:35:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842015 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842015/epascolero__small.jpg' /><br />the pascolero pounds the earth with his steps<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842015'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842030/bgumersindosahumea_small.jpg' /><br />Gumersindo offers copal and prayer<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842030'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842030 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:07:51 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842030 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842030/bgumersindosahumea_small.jpg' /><br />Gumersindo offers copal and prayer<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842030'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842033/hsemilla_cuiteco_small.jpg' /><br />a campesina tarahumara shows her seed, handed down to her by her forefathers and mothers for centuries<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842033'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842033 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:11 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842033 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842033/hsemilla_cuiteco_small.jpg' /><br />a campesina tarahumara shows her seed, handed down to her by her forefathers and mothers for centuries<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842033'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842063/isembrando_small.jpg' /><br />tarahumara women usually plant the fields, here with a planting stick.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842063'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842063 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:14:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842063 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842063/isembrando_small.jpg' /><br />tarahumara women usually plant the fields, here with a planting stick.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842063'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842042/qhojatlapulco_small.jpg' /><br />leaves and stalk of native maize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842042'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842042 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:16:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842042 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842042/qhojatlapulco_small.jpg' /><br />leaves and stalk of native maize<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842042'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842036/omaiznorogachi_small.jpg' /><br />sunnuku, one of hundreds of names for native maize in Mexico<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842036'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842036 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:16:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842036 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842036/omaiznorogachi_small.jpg' /><br />sunnuku, one of hundreds of names for native maize in Mexico<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842036'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842066/lmanos_en_la_mano_small.jpg' /><br />mano and metate are still preferred for making the best tortillas.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842066'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842066 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842066 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842066/lmanos_en_la_mano_small.jpg' /><br />mano and metate are still preferred for making the best tortillas.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842066'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842045/mtorteandofin_small.jpg' /><br />making a blue corn tortilla<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842045'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842045 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842045 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842045/mtorteandofin_small.jpg' /><br />making a blue corn tortilla<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842045'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842081/jturuseachi_small.jpg' /><br />The harvest isn´t always enough to last the year due to climate change and impoverished soil produced by industrial logging.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842081'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842081 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:05:21 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842081 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842081/jturuseachi_small.jpg' /><br />The harvest isn´t always enough to last the year due to climate change and impoverished soil produced by industrial logging.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842081'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842048/savalanchamaiz_small.jpg' /><br />GM contaminated corn in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842048'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842048 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842048 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842048/savalanchamaiz_small.jpg' /><br />GM contaminated corn in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842048'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842051/tomando_palacio_small.jpg' /><br />Tarahumaran farmers take the Governor´s palace in Chihuahua City.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842051'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842051 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842051 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842051/tomando_palacio_small.jpg' /><br />Tarahumaran farmers take the Governor´s palace in Chihuahua City.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842051'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842084/madrehija_small.jpg' /><br />A Tarahumara farmer signs a petition calling for the protection of native maize.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842084'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842084 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:04:54 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842084 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842084/madrehija_small.jpg' /><br />A Tarahumara farmer signs a petition calling for the protection of native maize.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842084'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842054/yUntitled-1_1_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842054'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842054 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:10:11 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842054 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/842054/yUntitled-1_1_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/842054'>view full-size image</a> David Lauer