Braiding Sweetgrass, 9780141991955
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Indigenous wisdom and science intertwine, revealing nature’s gifts and teachings.
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Braiding Sweetgrass

indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    22 April 2020

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Summary

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Nature

A graceful and illuminating exploration of the natural world’s wisdom, from a renowned indigenous scientist.

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer employs scientific tools to investigate nature. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she understands that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer unites these perspectives, guiding us on a j…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141991955
ISBN-10:014199195X
Author:Robin Wall Kimmerer
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:22 April 2020
Weight:293g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Remarkable, wise and potentially paradigm-shifting

Her words were an awakening – Caroline Lucas * Guardian *It is beautiful and unusual, the rare book that might cause you to forever see the world a little differently – Sophie McBain * Observer *Remarkable, wise and potentially paradigm-shifting * Guardian *Braiding Sweetgrass is the book we all need right now. It is a vision of a new world, of reciprocity, gratitude and seeing the living world for what it is: an abundance of gifts. Kimmerer is uniquely placed to braid indigenous knowledge with scientific learnings and she does it with kindness, ingenuity and a poet’s prose. It is truly the text for our times. – Lucy Jones * author of Losing Eden *An extraordinary book, showing how the factual, objective approach of science can be enriched by the ancient knowledge of the indigenous people. It is the way she captures beauty that I love the most - the images of giant cedars and wild strawberries, a forest in the rain and a meadow of fragrant sweetgrass will stay with you long after you read the last page – Jane GoodallOne of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. * Daily Herald *I give daily thanks for Robin Wall Kimmerer for being a font of endless knowledge, both mental and spiritual. – Richard Powers * The New York Times *Reading this book was like looking at the world afresh. Radical, hopeful, honest and wise, Robin Wall Kimmerer has woven us a precious heartsong for difficult times – Helen JukesA journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise – Elizabeth GilbertRobin Wall Kimmerer opens a sense of wonder and humility for the intelligence in all kinds of life we are used to naming and imagining as inanimate. – Krista Tippett

About The Author

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants as well as Gathering Moss- A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Kimmerer is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

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