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Genre/Form: | Autobiographies Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Robin Wall Kimmerer; Robin Wall Kimmerer |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robin Wall Kimmerer |
ISBN: | 1571313354 9781571313355 1571313567 9781571313560 |
OCLC Number: | 829743464 |
Awards: | Winner of Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Nonfiction) 2014 |
Description: | x, 390 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Planting Sweetgrass. Skywoman falling -- The council of pecans -- The gift of strawberries -- An offering -- Asters and goldenrod -- Learning the grammar of animacy -- Tending Sweetgrass. Maple sugar moon -- Witch hazel -- A mother's work -- The consolation of water lilies -- Allegiance to gratitude -- Picking Sweetgrass. Epiphany in the beans -- The three sisters -- Wisgaak Gokpenagen : a black ash basket -- Mishkos Kenomagwen : the teachings of grass -- Maple nation : a citizenship guide -- The honorable harvest -- Braiding Sweetgrass. In the footsteps of Nanabozho : becoming indigenous to place -- The sound of silverbells -- Sitting in a circle -- Burning cascade head -- Putting down roots -- Umbilicaria : the belly button of the world -- Old-growth children -- Witness to the rain -- Burning Sweetgrass. Windigo footprints -- The sacred and the superfund -- People of corn, people of light -- Collateral damage -- Shkitagen : People of the seventh fire -- Defeating Windigo -- Epilogue: Returning the gift. |
Responsibility: | Robin Wall Kimmerer. |
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"Her book of wisdom, knowledge and teachings celebrates life that is both ordinary...and magical." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "It's rare to find a book that teaches you scientifically and also nurtures you philosophically." --Hans Weyandt, Micawber Books, St. Paul, Minnesota "A beautiful important work." --Jack Hannert, Brilliant Books, Traverse City, Michigan "Robin Wall Kimmerer is writer of rare grace." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things "An extraordinary book." --Jane Goodall "A great writing and beautiful work."--Oren Lyons, Onodaga Nation Faithkeeper "Beautifully written... Anyone who enjoys reading about natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love this book." --Library Journal "A mesmerizing storyteller." --Publishers Weekly Read more...


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