95 pages 3 hours read

Robin Wall Kimmerer

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

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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The book receives its title from the sweetgrass that is such a mainstay of Indigenous tradition. In what ways does sweetgrass represent the author’s beliefs about ecology and the environment?

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The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, orients much of the text around her own personal memories, experiences, and research. To what extent does she become a character in the text?

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The importance of family is clear throughout the book, but to what extent do central prescriptions of the novel depend upon family?