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Stone, Cheyenne M. , Armand, Glenda

Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel

40 pp. | Little Bee | October, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781499814668 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781499814675 $9.99
(3) Illustrated by Katie Dorame. In the Tongva village of Japchivit in California, a girl named Toypurina grows up to become a powerful medicine woman. When Spanish missionaries invade and oppress the villagers, Toypurina leads an unsuccessful rebellion and is exiled for life, but remains convinced of a brighter future for her people. Stone’s (Paiute) generous narrative illuminates an important eighteenth-century Indigenous figure. Saturated, hand-painted illustrations rich with historical details bring the era to life. The vignette-dotted backmatter includes selected resources, authors’ and illustrator’s notes, and an afterword.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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