Robin Wall Kimmerer on Nov 14, 2023 | UCSB Arts & Lectures
Indigenous Environmentalist and Botanist
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
| Tue, Nov 14 | 7:30 PM | |
| Campbell Hall |
“Robin Wall Kimmerer has written an extraordinary book, showing how the factual, objective approach of science can be enriched by the ancient knowledge of the indigenous people.” – Jane Goodall
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a plant ecologist, 2022 MacArthur fellow and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the acclaimed author of Braiding Sweetgrass, which celebrates the reciprocal relationship between humans and nature and embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. Articulating a vision of environmental stewardship grounded in scientific and Indigenous knowledge, Kimmerer was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2023.
Books will be available for purchase and signing, courtesy of Chaucer's
| Tue, Nov 14 | 7:30 PM | |
| Campbell Hall |
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Event Sponsors:
G.A. Fowler Family Foundation
Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Eva & Yoel Haller, Dick Wolf, and Zegar Family Foundation
Presented in association with the following UCSB partners: American Indian and Indigenous Collective, Bren School, Environmental Studies Program and Learning Institute for Visionary Epistemologies in STEM and Interdisciplinary Studies