Angela Kingsawan teaches classes, works with non-profits, believes city can develop herbal industry. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Angela Kingsawan says the earth communicates with her through her garden, which encompasses her backyard. Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz/NNS. As a child, Angela Kingsawan remembers treating illnesses with salves and teas, similar to what her Indigenous and Mexican ancestors from the Mexica, Tigua and Tarahumara tribes used. Since then, instead of keeping the knowledge to herself, Kingsawan has always found ways to pass her knowledge on. When she worked as a machinist and welder for Harley-Davidson, Kingsawan would make salves to help with the aches and pains that came with the job, sharing her homemade remedies with co-workers.