Kimmerer issues a far-reaching challenge to look at even the simplest things around us differently ... Although it asks big questions, the answers, Kimmerer suggests, don’t have to be sweeping – at least in the beginning. They could be as simple as a bucket of berries given to a neighbour.
The author engages wisdom from Indigenous teachings to address how we can enrich the natural world and our relationships ... Robin Wall Kimmerer asks readers to question capitalism’s accepted wisdom that competition between individuals leads to success in economics and in natural selection among plants and animals.
Vivid ... A kind reminder that we would do well to restore the sovereignty and practices of Indigenous peoples for the present and future of our world.
Accompanied by John Burgoyne’s vibrant line drawings, Kimmerer’s deeply rooted, wise, and inspiring reflections coalesce into a fresh approach to connecting ecology, economics, and ethics, beginning with achievable grassroots endeavors in the hope of gradually widening the circle.
