Sanapia | |
|---|---|
 Sanapia | |
| Born | Mary Poafpybitty Spring 1895 |
| Died | 23 January 1984 (aged 88–89)[1] |
| Nationality | Comanche Nation |
| Occupation | Medicine woman |
| Known for | Spiritual healing |
Sanapia, born Mary Poafpybitty (ca. 20 May 1895[2]–23 January 1984[3]), was a Comanche medicine woman and spiritual healer. She is believed to be the last of eagle doctors, a Comanche title referring to a person with eagle medicine for healing the sick.[4][5] She was influenced by traditional Comanche medicine, incorporating elements of Christianity and Peyotism.[3][6]
- ^ Some sources say 1968 or 1979.
- ^ McDaniel, Eleanor (January 2003). "Artists' Biography". Native American Store Online.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b Malinowski, Sharon; Glickman, Simon (1996). Native North American Biography. Vol. 2. UXL. pp. 326–328. ISBN 0-8103-9817-6.
- ^ Weigle, Marta (2007). Spiders and Spinsters: Women and Mythology. Sunstone Press. pp. 126–7. ISBN 978-0-86534-587-4.
- ^ Sonneborn, Liz (2007). A to Z of American Indian women (2 ed.). Infobase Publishing. pp. 219–221. ISBN 978-0-8160-6694-0.
- ^ Baer, Hans A. (2001). Biomedicine and alternative healing systems in America: issues of class, race, ethnicity, and gender. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 173. ISBN 0-299-16694-5.