Norma Myers was a mohawk medicine woman who was married to a coast Salish and lived in Alert Bay. She was an amazing herbalist and introduced many budding herbalists including myself to the rich world of local herbs. Just recently a man contacted me who saw Norma in 1980 at a workshop and she gave him a formula for drug detoxification that worked like magic for him. Norma attracted people from all over North America who would come and live with her as they went through her treatment. She was an eccentric and colourful personality. Her car was always full of herbs sticking out the back window that she had harvested. Her and her dog Jake often stayed at our home. She also put on many herbal gatherings that further the spread of herbalism in the PNW. I am pretty certain that it was through Norma that I met Dr. John Christopher. She was a true pioneer and it was a privilege to know her. – Don Ollsin
