Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Field Guide - Fungi Double-needle coverstitched

Double-needle coverstitched

This selection is a lovely bushy shrub with light green leaves and shredding brown bark

arching branches become draped in snow-white flowers as early as January

and sings with the sounds of wild things

fast draining Flower Color Purple

Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Field Guide - Fungi Double-needle coverstitchedTired of being subjected to Spanish colonization, medicine woman Toypurina led a revolt against the San Gabriel mission in California on October 25, 1785. This bold picture book highlights an important, lesser known leader in Indigenous history. Lushly illustrated by Tongva artist Katie Dorame. Includes educational back matter to enhance the reader's experience. Toypurina grew up in the village of Japchivit, where everyone had a role to play. She