Medicine Trail: The Life and Lessons of Gladys Tantaquidgeon mystery and dyeing among the Chippewa

and dyeing among the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota and Wisconsin show the great extent to which they understood and utilized natural resources

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both a symbol of spirituality and rebirth and a means of survival

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Medicine Trail: The Life and Lessons of Gladys Tantaquidgeon mystery and dyeing among the ChippewaContrary to the fictional account of James Fenimore Cooper, the Mohegan Mohican nation did not vanish with the death of Chief Uncas more than three hundred years ago. In the remarkable life story of one of its most beloved matriarchs100 year old medicine woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon Medicine Trail tells of the Mohegans' survival into this century. Blending autobiography and history, with traditional knowledge and ways of life, Medicine Trail presents a