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

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

Non-fiction. What an incredible, spiritual journey this book was. I read it via audiobook, which was narrated by the author herself. Robin Wall Kimmerer shares so much of her scientific knowledge and her cultural teachings that I found it impossible to not want to do something in return (especially given the subject of her book!) My takeaway will be figuring out the reciprocity I can partake in towards her for these generous teachings, and the rest of the world, moving forward. Her writing is absolutely beautiful but so thought provoking and deep I could finish a session of a chapter or two and have to mull it over for weeks. It is a little overwhelming to think that she published this book in 2013 - almost ten years ago now - and was talking about approaching (or perhaps surpassing) the climate change tipping point even then. This book has changed me in a way I can’t yet describe, but I know it is for the better. Absolutely recommend the audiobook for accurate pronunciations of the Indigenous languages she writes about. 
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