Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants indigenous language books Drawing references and inspiration from

Drawing references and inspiration from the oral stories of the Lakota tradition

persuaded the federal government that training Native children to accept the white man’s ways and values would be more efficient than fighting deadly battles

Elaina Albers of Northern California holds a tape player to her womb so her baby can hear old songs in Karuk

and land—an affirmation that colonialism and capitalism must be overturned for this planet to be habitable for human and other-than-human relatives to live dignified lives

Jones offers a nuanced and often biting look at the lives of Native peoples from the inside

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants indigenous language books Drawing references and inspiration fromUpdated with a new introduction from Robin Wall Kimmerer, the special edition of Braiding Sweetgrass, reissued in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Milkweed Editions, celebrates the book as an object of meaning that will last the ages. Beautifully bound in stamped linen cloth with a deckled edge, this edition features five brilliantly colored illustrations by artist Nate Christopherson. In increasingly dark times, we honor the experience that more