Dr. Zavaletta is a border anthropologist based in Brownsville, Texas.  His discusses Brownsville history, his personal stories with shamanic healers and his new book about medicinal plants in the border region.   

Dr. Zaveletta grow up in Brownsville and is a member of one of the 13 founding families in Northern Mexico.  

http://www.tsc.edu/index.php/about/board-of-trustees/board-members/dr-tony-zavaleta.html