The traditional Three-Sisters garden -- corn, beans, and squash -- was planted in small hills, that squaws tilled-up with a stone-bladed hoe. (As you will see, my squaw doesn't hoe gardens!)
Click here for video about planting a Native American garden.
Click here for video about harvesting a Native American garden.
Using fire to clear the land
Hoeing up a planting hill
...walking counter-clockwise to shape the hill
Breaking up soil with an antler rake
Tools of the trade
New corn coming up, planting beans next (seeds in a gourd bowl)
Mature garden at high summer