Bison Books | Pages: 200 | 2006-10-01 | ISBN: 0803293534
Drawing on the knowledge and wisdom of countless generations of Crow Indian
women, the well-known speaker and teacher Alma Hogan Snell presents an
indispensable guide to the traditional lore, culinary uses, and healing
properties of native foods.
A Taste of Heritage
imparts the lore of ages along with the traditional Crow philosophy of healing
and detailed practical advice for finding and harvesting plants: from the key
to creating irresistible dishes of cattails and dandelions, salsify and
Juneberries, antelope meat and buffalo hooves, to the secret of using plants to
enhance beauty and incite love. Snell describes the age-old practice of turning
wildflowers and garden plants into balms and remedies for such ailments and
injuries as snakebite, headache, leg cramps, swollen joints, asthma, and sores.
She brings to bear not only her lifetime of experience but also the invaluable
lessons of her grandmother, the legendary medicine woman Pretty Shield.