Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Shoshone Her expertly researched and vetted

Her expertly researched and vetted biography depicts Horse as a complex

and sunrise

" Its landscape is scarred by violence: done to it

but thrived

Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel Shoshone Her expertly researched and vettedTired of being subjected to Spanish colonization, medicine woman Toypurina led a revolt against the San Gabriel mission in California on October 25, 1785. This bold picture book highlights an important, lesser known leader in Indigenous history. Lushly illustrated by Tongva artist Katie Dorame. Includes educational back matter to enhance the reader's experience. Toypurina grew up in the village of Japchivit, where everyone had a role to play. She