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Line 46: − |- − |'''June 15th, 2023''' − − − 10:30am - 11:30am EST − |<big>'''Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants'''</big> '''<small>by Robin Wall Kimmerer</small>''' − *[https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/braiding-sweetgrass-indigenous-wisdom-scientific/9781571313560-item.html?ikwid=braiding+sweetgrass&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=b2d1fe8e713e31a902be224ef5867b87 Indigo.ca] − *[https://www.amazon.ca/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B1AT5W8VCU9O&keywords=braiding+sweetgrass&qid=1681226705&sprefix=braiding%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1 Amazon.ca] − *[https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/braiding-sweetgrass-1 ebook] − *[https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiobook/braiding-sweetgrass-2 audiobook] − *[https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/braiding-sweetgrass-for-young-adults/9781728458991-item.html?ikwid=braiding+sweetgrass+for+young+adults&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=6be1f11a1c21638da0a0354dcaac8547 for young adults] − |"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." − | − * What challenged you in the book? − * What did you enjoy about the book? − * And, how do you relate what you read to our organization? − − Bonus Questions: − [[:en:images/2/26/EN_10_Braiding_Sweetgrass_Book_Club_Questions.pdf|10 Braiding Sweetgrass Book Club Questions]] Line 130:
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|'''September 7th, 2023'''
|'''September 7th, 2023'''
* What did you enjoy about the book?
* What did you enjoy about the book?
* And, how do you relate what you read to our organization?
* And, how do you relate what you read to our organization?
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|'''June 15th, 2023'''
10:30am - 11:30am EST
|<big>'''Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants'''</big> '''<small>by Robin Wall Kimmerer</small>'''
*[https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/braiding-sweetgrass-indigenous-wisdom-scientific/9781571313560-item.html?ikwid=braiding+sweetgrass&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=b2d1fe8e713e31a902be224ef5867b87 Indigo.ca]
*[https://www.amazon.ca/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B1AT5W8VCU9O&keywords=braiding+sweetgrass&qid=1681226705&sprefix=braiding%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1 Amazon.ca]
*[https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/braiding-sweetgrass-1 ebook]
*[https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiobook/braiding-sweetgrass-2 audiobook]
*[https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/braiding-sweetgrass-for-young-adults/9781728458991-item.html?ikwid=braiding+sweetgrass+for+young+adults&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=6be1f11a1c21638da0a0354dcaac8547 for young adults]
|"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."
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* What challenged you in the book?
* What did you enjoy about the book?
* And, how do you relate what you read to our organization?
Bonus Questions:
[[:en:images/2/26/EN_10_Braiding_Sweetgrass_Book_Club_Questions.pdf|10 Braiding Sweetgrass Book Club Questions]]
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