Native Plants Native Healing rice Jicarilla Apache author

Jicarilla Apache author

a thirteen-year-old métis girl

Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected

Working in a complex territory oscillating between representation

and the wisdom of female elders

Native Plants Native Healing rice Jicarilla Apache authorTraditional Muskogee Way. The Cherokee and Hitchiti author shares his knowledge of medicinal uses of plants and traditional Native root doctoring techniques. Readers learn how to identify, honor, and select common wild plants and are given information about responsible harvesting versus cultivation. The author explains how to prepare liniments, lotions, oils, salves, teas, and tinctures, and recommends specific remedies for numerous ailments. A must