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

Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.

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Published Aug 11, 2015

408 pages

Average rating: 8.31

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Readers say *Braiding Sweetgrass* beautifully weaves indigenous wisdom with scientific knowledge, highlighting themes of reciprocity, gratitude, and r...

BenRowswell
May 25, 2023
10/10 stars
Botany changed my worldview
Melissasburns27
Oct 21, 2025
8/10 stars
This book really made me think about the relationship between plants and humans. It should be beneficial to both and Native American communities knew that.
JJM
Sep 28, 2025
9/10 stars
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Kim_mermaid
Aug 29, 2025
10/10 stars
A brilliant combination of women’s struggles, wins, family and natural history.
Sommer B. Williams
Jul 31, 2025
10/10 stars
Stories that we don't typically hear of the relationship of the American original people and the land we should all love.

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