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Snuneymuxw Elder C’tasi:a shares traditional plant knowledge in new book

‘Plant Teachings from my Auntie’ by Snuneymuxw Elder C’tasi:a and ethnobotanist Nancy Turner delves into traditional plants and plant medicine.
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