The following two articles were both forms of internal displeasure over the situation. And, a series of reactions from the protagonists. The first article I will discuss is the Cooking Lessons piece where the main character is a female and newly married wife. Her position in the situation speaks and reads melancholic. Throughout the story you can feel the contempt she feels for her birth right position of having to marry a man. She explains making love with her husband as always medical and something that is like cutting meat. As the reader you felt as though the story was a cautionary tale to younger women of the duties of wife. The setting of the kitchen is representative of a safe place of holy communion almost. A place where her as a wife can gain solac from her wifely duties. The ending of the story is anti-climatic as you don’t really find out what the final resolve of her thinking is going forward. Or, if she will remain married or run away from her ruin? The next article more academic in nature is speaking to the complication situation of genetic modification of corn and the impact on the  meso-americans of predominantly Mexico. The choice to protest the corn commodification and denial of indigenous people of producing their ancestral main stample. The negligence or lack thereof to consider the cultural and socioeconomic implications of this happening are disgraceful and a testament to the erasure and environmental racism that still persists till this day. The emergence of the restrictions resulted in the decision of a local NGO to develop a seed bank. 

The neo-globalization situation that exists today has resulted in a wide practicing trend of mono-cropping. Which would effectively harm and diminish local production of the many species of corn that have existed since and immemorial. Something that stuck out to me is that USA is producing twenty times as much corn as Mexico but sell it at prices lower than its cost to produce. This factor was also a main contributor to the protests and anguish by farmers and local people impacted and involved in this industry. Now, one of the main problems is this is the cultural significance and importance of corn not only economically but as a community stample. As well as ancestrally the role and action of engaging with corn is impacted by this restriction. 

All of this to say that in rebuttal local people created the Mother Seed project as an act of resistance to the transgenic contamination of the ecological integrity of the many corn species. Also, speaking to how the GMO seeds need things like fertilizer and insecticides to survive, whereas before that wasn’t necessary. This further is a barrier for indigenous people to practice their ancient scientific practices.  

Another important piece in this is to mention how this sheds light on the oppression that has persisted since the 17th century. Loss of cultural practices, healthy foods, and overall corruption. In conclusion the world beginning to consider and study the various ways that globalization is impacting indigenous communities through commodification and monocropping is a start to addressing and healing the new world with its original inhabitants and caretakers. Understanding that there is wisdom within indigenous scientific methods is going to crucial for the future.