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Robin Wall Kimmerer

This author, professor of biology and botany, and indigenous Potawatomi mother of two narrates Braiding Sweetgrass.

Hazel Barnett

This elderly woman was a neighbor to the author and became a dear friend based on their shared love of nature, gardening, and plant medicines. The author prepared a special surprise for her by hosting a party at her old home.

Franz Dolp

This individual purchased about 40 acres of cutover forestland in the Oregon Coast Range, where he planted thousands of trees in an effort to restore the local ecosystem.

Skywoman

This figure from Potawatomi lore (and that of many other indigent nations) was the first human being on the planet and gave to the earth plants borne from saplings and seeds carried from her former home.

Nanabozho

According to the Anishinaabe tradition, this was the first Man on earth. He learned from the plants and animals how...

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