Una trenza de hierba sagrada

As a botanist, Kimmerer asks questions about nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she shares the idea that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In A Braid of Sacred Grass, Kimmerer unites these two lenses of knowledge to guide us on "a journey that is as mythical as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as intelligent as it is wise", in the words of writer Elizabeth Gilbert. Drawing on her life as a scientist, indigenous, mother and woman, she shows us how other living beings offer us gifts and important lessons, even if we have forgotten how to listen to her voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Isla Tortuga to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, Kimmerer unfolds her central idea: the awakening of an ecological conscience requires the recognition and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest. of the living world. Only when we can listen to the languages of other beings will we be able to understand the generosity of the earth and learn to give our own gifts in return. A sacred herb braid is meant to be a classic of nature writing.