RDC Community Reading Circle: Braiding Sweetgrass
Oct 24, 2024 — 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
This October, the RDC Reading Circle will delve into the meditations and scientific explorations of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by botanist, professor, and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer.
About the book
Published in 2013, Braiding Sweetgrass is a beautifully crafted collection of essays exploring plants & other living beings, reciprocity & responsibility, and our connection to the Earth. Kimmerer encourages readers to envision scientific thinking in a way that transcends conventional approaches, to “stare too long at the world with science eyes [and] see an afterimage of traditional knowledge.” The book weaves together diverse themes such as botany, ecology, Indigenous science and culture, environmental conservation, sustainability, and more.
Copies of the book are available at the Morisset and the Brian Dickson libraries, on campus, or at the Ottawa Public Library.
If you’d like to purchase a physical copy, we encourage you to consider supporting a local bookseller.