Robin Wall Kimmerer on the wonders of nature

Robin Wall Kimmerer spoke about how nature teaches when people are willing to listen, describing plants as “relatives” and advocates for a respectful way of living with the land. In the interview, she referenced her 2013 book “Braiding Sweetgrass,” later reaching the New York Times Bestsellers List in 2020 and selling more than two million copies. Kimmerer, a Potawatomi member and botanist, said her work aims to give voice to plants and the land through both Indigenous knowledge and Western science. She discussed her “Grandmother Maple” outside Syracuse, and her plan to plant companion trees as climate pressures increase. She’s also launched “Plant Baby Plant,” including storytelling events for Indigenous kids in northern Michigan.