Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Robin Wall Kimmerer
2013 • 391 pages

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