Iwígara: The Kinship of Plants and People

Tap Into Thousands of Years of Plant Knowledge 

The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath- known I’m the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara- has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón  builds on this concept of connection and highlights 80 plants revered by North America’s indigenous peoples. Salmón teaches the way plants are used as food and medicine, the details of their identification and harvest, and their important health benefits, plus their role in traditional stories and myths. Discover in these pages how the timeless wisdom of iwígara ca enhance your own kinship with the natural world.

Enrique Salmón, Phd. Is the head of the American Indian Studies Program at California State University-East Bay, in Hayward, California. His own Rarámuri family has always gathered, grown, and used plants for many medicinal and cultural purposes.

Hardcover, 245 pages