Braiding Sweetgrass

by Kimmerer, Robin Wall
ISBN: 9781571313560
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As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert).

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass--offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall
  • ISBN: 9781571313560
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.30 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 390
  • Publication Year: 2015

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    Pickup C. - 4 years 8 months ago

    Excellent book full.of scientific & indigenous information. Well-written, well-researched and engaging narrative by a very knowledgeable indigenous person. Loved this book & learned a lot!

  • A must read

    Lisa B. - 4 years 10 months ago

    A deceptively simple book that stays with you. This has changed how I garden and harvest.

  • Loved it

    Mary M. - 5 years 1 month ago

    I especially liked the first half. After that the message was a bit repetitive

  • Super fun book to read.

    Greg W. - 5 years 4 months ago

    Fun book to read about the Native American philosophy of harvesting only for natures sake not for profit. Fun to hear the Native American perspective on plants for food. Good read.

  • Hope for the earth

    Daniel D. - 5 years 9 months ago

    I highly recommend this book for those interested in people's interactions with the earth. It makes me hopeful for how things could be if people took care of the plants and environment around them. This is a meaningful book that's calming to read. #SummerReading