Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teachings of Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants weaves scientific and indigenous knowledge to make the case that living on the earth is a reciprocal relationship in which other beings such as asters, turtles and sweetgrass are our companions, teachers and fellow travelers.
Published in 2013 and a New York Times bestseller, this non-fiction book of essays was selected by a committee of students, staff and faculty from a short list that included a range of genres, including fiction and poetry.
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Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land.
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