Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
What's it about
Tired of feeling disconnected from the world around you? Discover how to see nature not as a resource to be used, but as an ancient teacher, a generous relative, and a source of profound joy. This is your guide to a richer, more reciprocal relationship with the Earth. You'll learn from botanist and Indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer as she weaves together scientific knowledge and ancestral wisdom. Uncover the forgotten stories of plants, the ethics of honorable harvest, and how simple acts of gratitude can help you heal our planet and yourself.
Meet the author
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces two ways of knowing—Indigenous wisdom and Western science—to explore our reciprocal relationship with the living world. Her work is an invitation to see the generosity of the earth and to understand what we can offer in return.
What's it about
Tired of feeling disconnected from the world around you? Discover how to see nature not as a resource to be used, but as an ancient teacher, a generous relative, and a source of profound joy. This is your guide to a richer, more reciprocal relationship with the Earth. You'll learn from botanist and Indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer as she weaves together scientific knowledge and ancestral wisdom. Uncover the forgotten stories of plants, the ethics of honorable harvest, and how simple acts of gratitude can help you heal our planet and yourself.
Meet the author
Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces two ways of knowing—Indigenous wisdom and Western science—to explore our reciprocal relationship with the living world. Her work is an invitation to see the generosity of the earth and to understand what we can offer in return.
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