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Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak to Us) Taíno and Kalínago Herbalism
by Sarah E. Serrano

Overview


Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak To Us): Taíno And Kalínago Herbalism is a rich botanical guide to the pre-colonial Indigenous plant traditions of the Taino and Kalínago peoples of the Antillean islands.
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Description


Explore 36 plants cultivated and foraged by the Taíno and Kalínago for ceremonies, food, and healing practices. Each profile describes the plant history, cultivation methods, and herbal properties of each plant. This book includes dozens of pre-colonial and contemporary herbal remedies and recipes, across the Antilles, including: teas, fermented drinks, balms, baths, body dyes, and recipes for meals that feed the spirit. With four opening essays delving into topics such as African and Indigenous marronage in island wildlife, as well as pre-colonial teachings on health, medicine, and plant cultivation, this book is a comprehensive guide that honors the ancestral wisdom of the Taíno and Kalínago peoples. Whether you are an experienced healer or a budding herbalist, Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak To Us): Taíno And Kalínago Herbalism offers readers meaningful Indigenous history and botanical knowledge.
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About the author


Sarah is a birthkeeper, urban farmer, ethnoherbalist, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. Her book, Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak to Us): Taíno and Kalínago Herbalism, explores the botanical wisdom and ancestral plant traditions of the Taíno and Kalínago peoples of the Antillean islands.


Sarah holds a Masters of Arts in Education from Tufts University and is a certified fertility and postpartum doula with the National Black Doula Association, Baby Sign Language Educator with the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting, and PAIL Advocate (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) with Nneka Hall. She has also completed end-of-life care for doulas and green burial coursework with ReDesigning the End. Sarah is a certified MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) doula.


She has five years of experience in urban farming and garden education as well as one-on-one and group birthkeeping care, with a specialty in poor and working class pregnancies and postpartum care. Some of Sarah’s favorite plants include sunflowers, okra, cashew, cassava, and tobacco.

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Book details

Genre:NATURE

Subgenre:Plants / General

Language:English

Pages:344

eBook ISBN:9798986548548

Paperback ISBN:9798986548524


Overview


Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak To Us): Taíno And Kalínago Herbalism is a rich botanical guide to the pre-colonial Indigenous plant traditions of the Taino and Kalínago peoples of the Antillean islands.

Read more

Description


Explore 36 plants cultivated and foraged by the Taíno and Kalínago for ceremonies, food, and healing practices. Each profile describes the plant history, cultivation methods, and herbal properties of each plant. This book includes dozens of pre-colonial and contemporary herbal remedies and recipes, across the Antilles, including: teas, fermented drinks, balms, baths, body dyes, and recipes for meals that feed the spirit. With four opening essays delving into topics such as African and Indigenous marronage in island wildlife, as well as pre-colonial teachings on health, medicine, and plant cultivation, this book is a comprehensive guide that honors the ancestral wisdom of the Taíno and Kalínago peoples. Whether you are an experienced healer or a budding herbalist, Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak To Us): Taíno And Kalínago Herbalism offers readers meaningful Indigenous history and botanical knowledge.

Read more

About the author


Sarah is a birthkeeper, urban farmer, ethnoherbalist, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. Her book, Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak to Us): Taíno and Kalínago Herbalism, explores the botanical wisdom and ancestral plant traditions of the Taíno and Kalínago peoples of the Antillean islands.


Sarah holds a Masters of Arts in Education from Tufts University and is a certified fertility and postpartum doula with the National Black Doula Association, Baby Sign Language Educator with the Institute of Pediatric Sleep and Parenting, and PAIL Advocate (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) with Nneka Hall. She has also completed end-of-life care for doulas and green burial coursework with ReDesigning the End. Sarah is a certified MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) doula.


She has five years of experience in urban farming and garden education as well as one-on-one and group birthkeeping care, with a specialty in poor and working class pregnancies and postpartum care. Some of Sarah’s favorite plants include sunflowers, okra, cashew, cassava, and tobacco.

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