by drawing on both her scientific expertise and Indigenous wisdom. Dr. Kimmerer is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. And she is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, ...

When “Braiding Sweetgrass” arrived on the bestseller ... “who” rather than “it.” That would draw the pen of most copy editors. Like, no, you cannot personify plants.

“Braiding Sweetgrass” has now been a yearslong presence ... I could easily imagine someone reading your work and drawing the conclusion that you believe capitalism and the way it has oriented ...

A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to turn our Minnesota yard into a haven for bees and butterflies. We dug out the grass and planted native pollinators — coneflowers and monarda ...

Image With her blockbuster book, “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer’s ideas about how to repair humanity’s broken relationship with the natural world have spread far. Published in 2013 by ...

This philosophy of the “gift economy” is one she touched on in her 2013 book, “Braiding Sweetgrass,” which draws on Native beliefs and traditions as well as science to place humans in the ...