Malki-Ballena Press Books

Changing Health and Medical Practices in an American Indian Society

Chumash Healing by Phillip Walker and Travis Hudson Paperback: $25 Hardcover: $30

Product Details Publisher: Malki Museum Press (2004) Language: English Paperback ISBN-10: 0939046342 ISBN-13: 978-0939046348 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0939046342 ISBN-13: 978-0939046348 Description "This long-awaited book is one of the first works solely devoted to the medical knowledge of California Indians. It will satisfy museum visitors, as well as students of Chumash culture, who frequently ask questions regarding traditional medicinal practices. The growing literature regarding Chumash ethnography will be enriched by this contribution." John R. Johnson, curator of anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History