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"Misunderstood by her peers and unloved by her stepmother, the young Cherokee, Corn Flower, finds acceptance with Snakewater, the medicine woman of Old Town. Soon, Corn Flower moves into Snakewater's isolated house and begins learning the art of healing - what ceremonies to perform, which plants to harvest, how to preserve them. When Snakewater dies, Corn Flower inherits the role and the power of the medicine woman as well as her name, Snakewater.". "This novel is told through Snakewater, the oldest Cherokee in her village. She provides potions and curative rituals for those who seek her…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2002Bantam · 272 pages · 9780553294729
- Other · English · 2001University of Oklahoma Press · 253 pages · 9780806133164
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