Not for innocent ears : spiritual traditions of a desert Cahuilla medicine woman

by Ruby Modesto

Other authorsGuy Mount (Joint Author.)
Paperback, 1980

Status

Available

Call number

979.4/00497

Tags

California and Pacific Northwest, North America, Indigenous Peoples, Native American Folktales, Native American Environmental Ethics, Southern California Indians, Cahuilla Tribe

Genres

Collection

Gifts

Publication

Angelus Oaks, Calif. : Sweetlight Books, c1980.

Description

An autobiography of an Indian "pul" or medicine woman, with a brief history of her tribe and five Cahuilla folktales.

Subjects

Cahuilla Indians Biography
Cahuilla Indians Religion and mythology
Indian mythology California
Indians of North America religion and mythology
Modesto, Ruby

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

124 p.; 22 cm

ISBN

0960446206 / 9780960446209

Local notes

MFT - Estate of Sarah Ripley

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