98 pages • 3 hours read
Robin Wall KimmererBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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The book receives its title from the sweetgrass that is such a mainstay of Indigenous tradition. In what ways does sweetgrass represent the author’s beliefs about ecology and the environment?
The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, orients much of the text around her own personal memories, experiences, and research. To what extent does she become a character in the text?
The importance of family is clear throughout the book, but to what extent do central prescriptions of the novel depend upon family?
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