Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer | Language: English | ISBN:
1571313354 | Format: PDF
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Description
An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing.
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowing together to reveal what it means to see humans as “the younger brothers of creation.” As she explores these themes she circles toward a central argument: the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgement and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the world. Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return.
- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Milkweed Editions (October 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1571313354
- ISBN-13: 978-1571313355
- Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This new book by Robin Kimmerer describes our relationships to the nural world and our responsibilities to the other members of Creation. should be required reading for every secondary school student. this beautiful book illustrates a good way to walk in partnership with the plants, animals, and elements.
By eileen conroy
This book weaves native american teachings with real world issues while learning about plants and our relationship to the plants and animals.
By Brian Hayes
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