Which crops did Plains Village cultures grow?

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Plains style — Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains Dancers at the Totah Festival Powwow performing the Northern Tradition dance, a dance inspired by Plains traditions, on September 1, 2007, in Farmington, New Mexico.

Plains Village cultures, which emerged in the region around 1000 CE, relied on a diverse range of agricultural products to sustain their communities. The primary crops cultivated by these groups included:

Corn (maize)12
Beans12
Squash12
Sunflowers12
Gourds1
Tobacco1

These crops were often grown using traditional agricultural practices, with women playing a central role in their cultivation and production. While these groups are distinct from the specific "Three Sisters" agricultural tradition often associated with other North American Indigenous peoples, they similarly integrated multiple crops into their farming systems to support their populations.2134