Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants in Science and Inquiry

Apr 07, 2021 Katy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Science, environmental care, mothering, and gratitude. Wonderful read.

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May 02, 2022 GONZA rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book, biblioteca

Probably my main mistake was listening to the audiobook, where the names of the plants, already difficult for non-native speakers, became even more confusing, leaving me with a lot of questions. I must also admit to a certain impatience on my part with the rhetoric of the "good savage". Of course, I do not want to say that we do not have a major and current problem, not only with our behavior towards nature, but also with the fact that so much traditional knowledge has been lost with a chilling ...more

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Jan 19, 2021 Valley rated it it was ok

idk, it was written beautifully and there were parts I genuinely really liked about this book and I really would recommend it to most people. There were just a few things that bothered me personally too much related too closely to my personal worldview that I made me dislike the book. Basically what I'm saying is chances are you won't have the same issues with this book I do. and you absolutely should read it. ...more

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Jun 23, 2020 Katherina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: nature-environment, spirituality

Beautifully written. Amazing insights into how we should live- with a true sense of gratitude and reciprocity with the ecosystems we reside in. Like opening right to another's soul. The best book I've ever read. ...more

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