In 1669, after the Narragansett Sachem Ninegret gave a “Great Dance” at the time of the ripping of corn, it was rumored that the Indians were planning to rise up and attack their COLONIAL neighbors. It was often a prelude to war, for at that time the warriors had corn to carry along to supply their wants while raiding the enemy’s fields. The Green Corn ceremony was apparent the culmination of a series of ceremonies held to ensure a good harvest. It is possible to pick out some of the elements of this ceremony from local references, but one must look to other areas in which analogous ceremonies occurred to get an idea of what the complete ceremony was like.
There are a number of scattered references to the Green Corn Dance of Green Corn feast of the Indians in this area.