Keewaydinoquay
Peschel lived from 1918 to 1999. Born in Leelanau County, she learned
traditional herbal healing practices from an early age, lived and taught in the
public school in Leland, Michigan, received her doctorate in ethnobotany from
the University of Michigan, and conducted plant research for many years on
Garden Island. She was also, all her life, a storyteller, and her stories
connect generations and communities – of all kinds -- throughout the universe.
Keewaydinoquay:
Stories From My Youth
tells of her childhood and growing up, her family and early teachers. The story
of her life is continued in the volume entitled Cedar Songs.
Keewaydinoquay:
Stories From My Youth, by Keewaydinoquay Peschel, edited by Lee Boisvert.
University of Michigan Press, paper, 168pp. $22.95
Cedar
Songs, by
Keewaydinoquay Peschel, edited by WeTahn Lee Boisvert. Trafford Publishing,
paper, 275pp. $18.95
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