Braiding Sweetgrass

Description

Called the work of a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose (Publishers Weekly) and the book that| anyone interested in natural his| botany| protecting nature| or Native American culture will love| by Library Journal| Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nature writing.
As a botanist| Robin Wall Kimmerer asks questions of nature with the tools of science.
As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation| she embraces indigenous teachings that consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.
Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific| as sacred as it is historical| as clever as it is wise (Elizabeth Gilbert).
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist| a mother| and a woman| Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons| even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices.