'Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants' by Robin Wall Kimmerer

In Braiding Sweetgrass, acclaimed botanist and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Robin Wall Kimmerer combines her scientific expertise with Indigenous knowledge to offer a transformative perspective on our relationship with the natural world. This bestselling collection of essays invites readers to embrace a reciprocal relationship with the Earth, blending personal reflections with cultural storytelling. Through plants and animals—like asters, strawberries, and sweetgrass—Kimmerer illuminates the gifts and teachings of nature, urging us to reconnect with the land and honor its offerings.

With powerful insights that bridge science and tradition, Braiding Sweetgrass inspires ecological consciousness and deep respect for all living beings. This book is a poetic reminder of nature's generosity, encouraging us to recognize our role in nurturing a sustainable world.

About the Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer is an esteemed botanist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Combining her scientific background with Indigenous wisdom, Kimmerer offers a unique lens on ecological and cultural relationships in her works. Her bestselling books, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants and Gathering Moss, have garnered widespread acclaim. A MacArthur Fellow, Kimmerer serves as a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology and directs the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment in Syracuse, New York.

Selected Reviews

"Robin Wall Kimmerer is a writer of rare grace."
"In Braiding Sweetgrass, she takes us on a journey that is mythic, scientific, sacred, and wise. Her words form a hymn of love to the world."
— Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of Eat, Pray, Love

"With deep compassion and graceful prose, Kimmerer encourages readers to weave their lives into the natural world."
"A mesmerizing storyteller, she shares Indigenous legends to foster gratitude and ecological consciousness."
— Publishers Weekly

"In Braiding Sweetgrass, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer reminds us that the answer to ecological imbalance has long been present in Indigenous knowledge."
— Outside Magazine