Robin Wall Kimmerer, a renowned mother, scientist, and decorated professor from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, shares her insights on our relationship with nature. She emphasizes the importance of gratitude and reciprocity within Indigenous traditions. The captivating Creation Story of Sky Woman illustrates community and Earth care. Kimmerer advocates for viewing plants as teachers and highlights the need for a decolonial approach to ecology, merging land, culture, and identity, fostering a profound respect for the living world.
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Plants as Universal Medicines
Indigenous knowledge views plants as medicines, not just biological entities.
Plants are healers for all beings, emphasizing spiritual and physical health.
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Botany Meets Indigenous Curiosity
Robin chose botany to understand why goldenrod and asters look beautiful together.
Her botany professor dismissed her poetic and Indigenous curiosities on plants.
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Respect Before Plant Knowledge
Before sharing plant knowledge, learn responsibilities and respect for plants.
Protocols of reciprocity are essential to access Indigenous botanical knowledge.
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Gathering Moss is a series of linked personal essays that invite readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. Robin Wall Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly and artfully, while reflecting on what these organisms have to teach us. Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in both scientific terms and the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. The book serves as a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world, appealing to a wide range of readers from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment.
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
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Robin Wall Kimmerer
5x15 is delighted to announce an exclusive event with leading author Robin Wall Kimmerer, in the beautiful setting of Kew Gardens.
Robin Wall Kimmerer's internationally bestselling books, Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss, not only teach us about the biology of different organisms, but show us other ways of living in the world. It is through celebrating our reciprocal relationship with nature that we can awaken our ecological consciousness, and better protect our planet's gifts.
Don't miss the chance to hear this extraordinary writer share her unique perspectives on plants, ecology and the natural world.
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a Professor of Environmental Biology and the founder and director of the Centre for Native Peoples and the Environment. Her current work spans traditional ecological knowledge, moss ecology, outreach to tribal communities and creative writing.
Tickets for this event also include early access to Kew Gardens from 2pm on the day.
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