Hupa tribe member, Kat High, is resuming her local workshops in Native American culture and lore after and much-too-long hiatus. Join her at Kidiwische Corner beginning Sunday, July 14, Her summer schedule…
Old Bill, the peripatetic Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) became part of my family in 1921, when my dad, Bob, was nine years old, and found him cruising down his street near…
Hopefully, the freeze is over and our spring edibles can glory in our recent rains. One of our most useful wild spring plants is stinging nettles (Urtica dioica.) The plant is a…
Miner’s lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata, or patottii in Kumeyaay, and toowish popakwa in Luiseno, is a tasty crispy green, high in vitamin C, that can be eaten raw in salads, or cooked and…
Mix 1 teaspoon of chia seeds with a quarter cup of water to make an egg substitute for baking cakes and cookies. Add chia seeds to apple juice to make “sago.” [WHAT…
I moved to Topanga in 1978. At that time, I had a king-size heated waterbed. Remember those days? Topanga was beautiful space–land, community, music–what more could an urban Indian want? I had…