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"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take 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)....
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Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take 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)....
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation"--
Author
Publisher
World Wisdom
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Through carefully chosen stories from the olden days and art that meticulously reflects traditional designs and colors, Goble provides wonderful insights into the spiritual life of the Plains Indians. His intimate knowledge of their world transports the reader into a vision of the sacred beauty and wisdom that defined traditional Native America.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Collection of essays on Native American life in contemporary America, exploring issues such as Pueblo language and literature, the importance of the land to the Indian people, and the unfair treatment Native Americans receive from the U.S. legal system.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing from ancestral knowledge, as well as her experience as an attorney and activist, Sherri Mitchell addresses some of the most crucial issues of our day, such as environmental protection and human rights. Sharing the gifts she has received from elders around the world, Mitchell urges us to decolonize our language and our stories. For those seeking change, this book offers a set of cultural values that will preserve our collective survival for...
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Explores Native American healing traditions, philosophy, and methods, explaining how they can be integrated with Western medicine, how Native Americans understand healing therapies, and how the Native American approach can be interpreted.
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