Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Paperback, 408 pages
English language
Published 2015 by Milkweed Editions.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is a 2013 nonfiction book by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, about the role of Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies. Braiding Sweetgrass explores reciprocal relationships between humans and the land, with a focus on the role of plants and botany in both Native American and Western traditions. The book received largely positive reviews, appearing on several bestseller lists. Kimmerer is known for her scholarship on traditional ecological knowledge, ethnobotany, and moss ecology. Source: Wikipedia (en)
potentially my favorite work of nonfiction to date. a work that i constantly come back to and revisit, one of the best things I read in college
“Imagine raising children in a culture in which gratitude is the first priority.” This is a sublimely beautiful work, an important one. A precious gift. Kimmerer writes of gifts and responsibilities, scarcity and abundance, greed and gratefulness. Of awareness. She weaves together scientific and native knowledge gracefully and without woo; building a path for our future based on respect and humility.
If you care about our future, you need to read this. Then pass it on.
