https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/saranac-clarksville/rss/search?query=Kimmerer%2C%20Robin%20Wall&searchType=author&view=groupedRSS for NodeWed, 11 Mar 2026 23:00:20 GMTBraiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise" (Elizabeth Gilbert).
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.]]>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1322149https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C1322149Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1322149980EBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781571318718/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=An Instant New York Times Bestseller

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, "Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency."

As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is "a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world." The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that "hoarding won't save us, all flourishing is mutual."

Robin Wall Kimmerer is donating her advance payments from this book as a reciprocal gift, back to the land, for land protection, restoration, and justice.]]>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10516500https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10516500Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/10516500980EBOOKAbundance and Reciprocity in the Natural Worldenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668072257/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5323790https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5323790Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5323790147BKAbundance and Reciprocity in the Natural Worldenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668072240/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=An Instant New York Times Bestseller

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, "Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency."

As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is "a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world." The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that "hoarding won't save us, all flourishing is mutual."

Robin Wall Kimmerer is donating her advance payments from this book as a reciprocal gift, back to the land, for land protection, restoration, and justice.]]>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10685178https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10685178Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/10685178980EAUDIOBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668116692/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowing together to reveal what it means to see humans as "the younger brothers of creation." As she explores these themes, she circles toward a central argument: The awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgement and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the world. Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return.]]>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2854558https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C2854558Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2854558980EAUDIOBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781515925903/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth's oldest teachers: the plants around us. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.]]>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9314248https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9314248Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9314248980EAUDIOBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798765071212/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11783580https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11783580Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11783580981EBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781571318718/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C18180592https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C18180592Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/18180592981EAUDIOBOOKgerhttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=4069828070547/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C17261591https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C17261591Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/17261591981EBOOKUna historia natural y culturalspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063441323/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C17264146https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C17264146Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/17264146981EAUDIOBOOKUna historia natural y culturalspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063441309/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16619873https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C16619873Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/16619873981EBOOKSaber indígena, conocimiento científico y las enseñanzas de las plantasspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063395701/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15480284https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15480284Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/15480284981EAUDIOBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798765071212/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15184003https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C15184003Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/15184003981EBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781728460642/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C14338893https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C14338893Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/14338893981EAUDIOBOOKSabiduria indigena, conocimiento cientifico y la ensenanza de las plantas (Indigenous Wisdom, Scientspahttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781638112525/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C12215198https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C12215198Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/12215198981EAUDIOBOOKA Natural and Cultural History of Mossesenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781977326157/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11672096https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C11672096Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11672096981EAUDIOBOOKIndigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plantsenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781515925903/MC.GIF&client=lakep&type=xw12&oclc=