Ecologist, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance, ” Kimmerer’s other books include “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” and “Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses”
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