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Braiding sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer

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  • "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"--
  • "As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any science. In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness--the analytic and the emotional, the scientific and the cultural--to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift that grows between people and nature. The woven essays that construct this book bring people back into conversation with all that is green and growing; a universe that never stopped speaking to us, even when we forgot how to listen"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 390 pages
Contents
  • Planting Sweetgrass
  • Skywoman Falling
  • The Council of Pecans
  • The Gift of Strawberries
  • An Offering
  • Asters and Goldenrod
  • Learning the Grammar of Animacy
  • Tending Sweetgrass
  • Maple Sugar Moon
  • Witch Hazel
  • A Mother's Work
  • The Consolation of Water Lilies
  • Allegiance to Gratitude
  • Picking Sweetgrass
  • Epiphany in the Beans
  • The Three Sisters
  • Wisgaak Gokpenagen: a Black Ash basket
  • Mishkos Kenomagwen : The Teachings of Grass
  • Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide
  • The Honorable Harvest
  • Braiding Sweetgrass
  • In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place
  • The Sound of Silverbells
  • Sitting in a Circle
  • Burning Cascade Head
  • Putting Down Roots
  • Umbilicaria: The belly Button of the World
  • Old-Growth Children
  • Witness to the Rain
  • Burning Sweetgrass
  • Windigo Footprints
  • The Sacred and the Superfund
  • People of Corn, People of Light
  • Collateral damage
  • Shkitagen: People of the Seventh Fire
  • Defeating Windigo
  • Epilogue: Returning the Gift
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9781571313355
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Braiding sweetgrass
Title
Braiding sweetgrass
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Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
  • "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"--
  • "As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any science. In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness--the analytic and the emotional, the scientific and the cultural--to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift that grows between people and nature. The woven essays that construct this book bring people back into conversation with all that is green and growing; a universe that never stopped speaking to us, even when we forgot how to listen"--
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Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Dewey number
305.897
Index
no index present
LC call number
E98.P5
LC item number
K56 2013
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
E98.P5
NAL item number
K56 2013
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Kimmerer, Robin Wall
  • Kimmerer, Robin Wall
  • Indian philosophy
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Philosophy of nature
  • Human ecology
  • Nature
  • Human-plant relationships
  • Botany
  • Potawatomi Indians
  • Potawatomi Indians
  • SCIENCE
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • NATURE
  • NATURE
  • Botany
  • Human ecology
  • Human-plant relationships
  • Indian philosophy
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Nature
  • Philosophy of nature
  • Potawatomi Indians
  • Potawatomi Indians
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Braiding sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-388)
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Planting Sweetgrass -- Skywoman Falling -- The Council of Pecans -- The Gift of Strawberries -- An Offering -- Asters and Goldenrod -- Learning the Grammar of Animacy -- Tending Sweetgrass -- Maple Sugar Moon -- Witch Hazel -- A Mother's Work -- The Consolation of Water Lilies -- Allegiance to Gratitude -- Picking Sweetgrass -- Epiphany in the Beans -- The Three Sisters -- Wisgaak Gokpenagen: a Black Ash basket -- Mishkos Kenomagwen : The Teachings of Grass -- Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide -- The Honorable Harvest -- Braiding Sweetgrass -- In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place -- The Sound of Silverbells -- Sitting in a Circle -- Burning Cascade Head -- Putting Down Roots -- Umbilicaria: The belly Button of the World -- Old-Growth Children -- Witness to the Rain -- Burning Sweetgrass -- Windigo Footprints -- The Sacred and the Superfund -- People of Corn, People of Light -- Collateral damage -- Shkitagen: People of the Seventh Fire -- Defeating Windigo -- Epilogue: Returning the Gift
Control code
ocn829743464
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 390 pages
Isbn
9781571313355
Lccn
2013012563
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781571313355
  • (OCoLC)829743464
Label
Braiding sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-388)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Planting Sweetgrass -- Skywoman Falling -- The Council of Pecans -- The Gift of Strawberries -- An Offering -- Asters and Goldenrod -- Learning the Grammar of Animacy -- Tending Sweetgrass -- Maple Sugar Moon -- Witch Hazel -- A Mother's Work -- The Consolation of Water Lilies -- Allegiance to Gratitude -- Picking Sweetgrass -- Epiphany in the Beans -- The Three Sisters -- Wisgaak Gokpenagen: a Black Ash basket -- Mishkos Kenomagwen : The Teachings of Grass -- Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide -- The Honorable Harvest -- Braiding Sweetgrass -- In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place -- The Sound of Silverbells -- Sitting in a Circle -- Burning Cascade Head -- Putting Down Roots -- Umbilicaria: The belly Button of the World -- Old-Growth Children -- Witness to the Rain -- Burning Sweetgrass -- Windigo Footprints -- The Sacred and the Superfund -- People of Corn, People of Light -- Collateral damage -- Shkitagen: People of the Seventh Fire -- Defeating Windigo -- Epilogue: Returning the Gift
Control code
ocn829743464
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 390 pages
Isbn
9781571313355
Lccn
2013012563
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781571313355
  • (OCoLC)829743464

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