The teachings tell us that a harvest is made honorable by what you give in return for what you take.
Quotes from Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer
born 1953 United States
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Doing science with awe and humility is a powerful act of reciprocity with the more-than-human world.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Names are the way we humans build relationship, not only with each other but with the living world.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
A path scented with sweetgrass leads to a landscape of forgiveness and healing for all who need it.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
The truth of our relationship with the soil is written more clearly on the land than in any book.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Nuts are like the pan fish of the forest, full of protein and especially fat—"poor man's meat."
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
In some Native languages the term for plants translates to "those who take care of us."
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
The maples carried the people through, provided food just when they needed it most.
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To name and describe you must first see, and science polishes the gift of seeing.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Ceremony is a vehicle for belonging—to a family, to a people, and to the land.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
That, I think, is the power of ceremony: it marries the mundane to the sacred.
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A harvest is made honorable when it sustains the giver as well as the taker.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Leadership is rooted not in power and authority, but in service and wisdom.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
If we allow traditions to die, relationships to fade, the land will suffer.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Sweetgrass is a teacher of healing, a symbol of kindness and compassion.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Being a good mother means teaching your children to care for the world.
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robin Wall Kimmerer (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.