Iwigara: The Kinship of Plants and People

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Iwigara: The Kinship of Plants and People

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Oct 14, 2020

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Dr. Enrique Salmon, a native American of the Raramuri people and professor of ethnic studies at California State University East Bay, discusses his new book, Iwigara about the ethnobotanical traditions and science of American Indians

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Oct 14, 2020

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