Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Illustrated Books interactuando con plantas nativas y

interactuando con plantas nativas y perfeccionando continuamente su conocimiento botánico

Native to the low desert

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue' Common Name Tassajara Blue Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

open or shady slopes

February Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 2ft

Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience Illustrated Books interactuando con plantas nativas ySalmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways are rooted in a time honored understanding of environmental stewardship. "Eating is not only a political act, it is also a cultural act that reaffirms ones identity and worldview," Enrique Salmn writes in Eating the Landscape. Traversing a range of cultures, including the Tohono Oodham of the