Braiding Sweetgrass

The main problem that Kimmerer identifies in Braiding Sweetgrass is the current climate crisis, and the solution she proposes is the intertwining of scientific knowledge with Indigenous wisdom.

In Braiding Sweetgrass, personification is a central literary device, portraying the earth as a living, wise entity. The author uses vivid imagery, anaphora, and chiasmus to create poetic prose and...

Kimmerer uses many Indigenous myths, such as the myths of Skywoman, Nanabozho, and the Windigo, in order to demonstrate themes of gratitude, reciprocity, indigeneity, and greed within Braiding...