She was a revolutionary who tried to free her people, but her story was lost to time... until now. Toypurina was a shaman and woman of influence in her Native American tribe (the Kizh nation) when she led a rebellion against the brutal Spanish rule -- yet she was barely out of her teens. Guided by mystical forces she fought bravely. Though her rebellion did not last, she planted seeds of defiance that would stay with her people forever.
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See AllIn an exciting three-part interview, Dawn "Sam" Alden and Sean Marlon Newcombe sit down with Walter Penrose, PhD, associate professor of history at San Diego State University. Dr. Penrose specializes
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