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

The following materials bring books to life and support both individual and group literature study. Use these resources to draw real-world connections, plan interdisciplinary lessons, inspire unique research projects, create enrichment activities, and support differentiated instruction.

• “LibGuides: Braiding Sweetgrass: Shared Resources: Articles”

Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s shared resources from a study group on Braiding Sweetgrass.

• Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings

In this illustrated volume, Wendy Makoons Geniusz—an Anishinaabe who grew up in a household practicing traditional medicine—contrasts the story of her tribe as told by colonialists versus its story as represented from within.

• Questions for a Resilient Future

A talk by author Robin Wall Kimmerer, PhD for the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

• Reciprocal Healing: Interview with the author.

A Natural History Institute conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer.