Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants / Robin Wall Kimmerer.

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 ol.

Record details

ISBN: 9781571318718
ISBN: 1571318712
Physical Description: 1 online resource (405 pages)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Multi-User.

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CatMonthString:june.16
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-388).
Formatted Contents Note:: Planting sweetgrass -- Tending sweetgrass -- Picking sweetgrass -- Braiding sweetgrass -- Burning sweetgrass -- Epilogue : returning the gift.
Source of Description Note:: Print version record.