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On Being with Krista Tippett

Robin Wall Kimmerer — The Intelligence of Plants

May 12, 2022
49:32

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  • The importance of embracing traditional plant knowledge and sustainable practices in environmental problem-solving.
  • The recognition of plants as living beings with their own gifts and capacities, and the need for reciprocity in our relationship with the natural world.

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The Power of Indigenous Knowledge and Science

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, explores the intersection of indigenous knowledge and Western science. She discusses the importance of embracing traditional plant knowledge and sustainable practices in environmental problem-solving. Kimmerer highlights the need for reciprocity with the natural world and acknowledges the sentience and intelligence of plants and other beings.

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