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

Braiding Sweetgrass book cover.

Robin Wall Kimmerer. Milkweed Editions, 2013.

Topic(s): Ecological Systems, Plants: Natural & Cultural History

This inspiring book weaves together scientific knowledge, personal stories, and "indigenous ways of knowing" to help us find meaningful ways to "heal our relationship with the world." Kimmerer is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Biology at SUNY Syracuse.