Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of the Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Elise Krohn, M.Ed.
Volume 14, Number 2 (2025) 14 (2): 107-108
Keywords Indigenous Knowledge, Reciprocity, Stewardship, Native Science, Indigenous Wisdom, Relationship between Humans and Nature, Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Abstract
This article reviews Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of the Plants. The book highlights Indigenous ways of knowing as essential complements to scientific knowledge, advocating for a worldview that recognizes kinship and mutual respect between humans and the natural environment.
Elise Krohn, M.Ed.
Published August 13, 2025
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of the Plants By Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed Editions (2013), 390 pages
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