Braiding Sweetgrass

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. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, she shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices.

Endorsements

"A mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose." — Publishers Weekly

"Anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love it." — Library Journal

"Takes 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