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| Author | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
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| Audio read by | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
| Cover artist | Gretchen Achilles |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous American philosophy, Plant ecology, Botany |
| Genre | Non-fiction Indigenous American philosophy Philosophy of Nature |
| Set in | North America |
| Publisher | Milkweed Editions |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Pages | 408 |
| Awards | 2014 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award |
| ISBN | 978-1-57131-335-5 (hardback; alkaline paper) |
| OCLC | 829743464 |
| LC Class | E98.P5K56 2013 |
| Preceded by | Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses |
| Followed by | "Council of the Pecans" in Orion Magazine in 2013 |
| Website | Official site |
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is a 2013 nonfiction book by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, about the role of Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies.
Braiding Sweetgrass explores reciprocal relationships between humans and the land, with a focus on the role of plants and botany in both Native American and Western European traditions. The book received largely positive reviews, and has appeared on several bestseller lists. Kimmerer is known for her scholarship on traditional ecological knowledge, ethnobotany, and moss ecology.