November is Native American Heritage Month. Join Mother Leslie in her role as Diocesan Missioner for Indigenous Engagement and people from around the diocese as we study and discuss the classic book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Braiding Sweetgrass is a modern classic, a mixture of ecological and cultural history that advocates for a reawakening of our connections with native wisdom and with the creation upon which we depend. The author, doctor Robin wall camera, is a distinguished professor of environmental biology at the State University of New York, a gifted writer and storyteller, and a member of the citizen Potawatomi nation.
If you are interested in botany, history, or creation care, as well as learning more about our indigenous kindred, this book will become one of your treasured resources. Even if you have read it before, come join in the discussion circle.
The book is available from online bookstores and also as an ebook.
Come join us as we discuss this book via zoom on the following dates:
November 4th, 7:00 PM
November 11th, 7:00 PM
November 18th, 7:00 PM
November 25th, 7:00 PM
Zoom link:
Please contact Leslie at to let her know your interest and to answer any questions you may have.