Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera Religion_Gift_Guide ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE

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Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera Religion_Gift_Guide ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITEWinner of the 2022 Eating the West Award! Winner of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Book Award! An accessible guide to time honored Indigenous wisdom, healing recipes, and wellness rituals for modern life from an experienced curandera. In Earth Medicines, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, a curandera (or traditional healer) who is a Xicana with Tewa ancestry, combines Indigenous wisdom from many traditions with the power of the four