Summary of Braiding Sweetgrass

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants is a book by Robin Wall Kimmerer. In it, Kimmerer combines scientific knowledge with traditional Indigenous knowledge to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. She draws on her life as a scientist, a mother, and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation to weave together stories, teachings, and reflections from her life and the lives of other Indigenous peoples. Kimmerer shows how our relationship with the natural world is based on reciprocity, respect, and responsibility, and that when we pay attention to the plants and animals around us, we can better understand our own place in the world.