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The Declaration of Tlaxcala

It can be affirmed that Corn has its own ancestral knowledge that has enabled it to adapt to many climates and eco-systems. This knowledge is key to the worlds ability to adapt to and survive climate change as long as people remember how to listen and talk to the corn as our ancestors did. Corn speaks to us about the spirit, generosity and richness of the land. The Corn reminds them that the winds, the colors and energies of the four directions, the abundant gifts of Mother Earth, the air and fire, the balance and integration of the male and female energies, the rains, the heat and cold of the natural climate cycles, the sun and its life-giving warmth and light, the moon and its affinity with the female nations, the oceans and fresh waters, the stars that guide them, all the large and small life forms that live on and in the earth, and their ceremonies, cultures and spiritual practices are all essential parts of their traditional food systems. Just as these elements sustain them, they have a sacred responsibility to protect, respect and defend them. This is their understanding of agro-ecology.

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