Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
Cheyenne M. Stone, Glenda Armand
This picture-book biography follows Toypurina, a Japchivit medicine woman, during Spanish colonization in California. In 1785, after the Spanish urged her people toward the San Gabriel mission and mistreated them, she led a revolt against the mission. The account presents her resistance to colonial pressure and the conflict surrounding her community.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
