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8 Week Series
April 1st - May 31st, 2021
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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WEEKLY READING SCHEDULE
Week 1 Reading
April 1 - 9, 2021
It's Week 1 Bookworms!
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
Skywoman Falling, pg 3
The Council of Pecans, pg 11
The Gift of Strawberries, pg 22
An Offering, pg 33
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Week 2 Reading
April 10 - 16, 2021
Welcome to Week 2!
Let's dive right into the week's reading...
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
Asters and Goldenrod, pg 39
Learning the Grammar of Animacy, pg 48
Maple Sugar Moon, pg 63
Witch Hazel, pg 72
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Week 3 Reading
April 17 - 23, 2021
Welcome to Week 3!
Let's dive right into the week's reading...
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
A Mother's Work, pg 82
The Consolation of Water Lilies, pg 98
Allegiance to Gratitude, pg 105
Epiphany in the Beans, pg 121
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Seattle Arts & Lectures is hosting Braiding Sweetgrass author, Robin Wall Kimmerer on 4/21. Tickets and details available at http://www.lectures.org/events/robin-wall-kimmerer. Use discount code CC20 for 20% off your ticket purchase. (EVENT HAS CONCLUDED)
Week 4 Reading
April 24 - 30, 2021
Welcome to Week 4 - we're halfway there!
Let's dive right in...
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
The Three Sisters, pg 128
Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket, pg 141
Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass, pg 156
Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide, pg 167
Week 5 Reading
May 1 - 7, 2021
Welcome to Week 5!
You know the drill...
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
The Honorable Harvest, pg 175
In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place, pg 205
The Sound of Silverbells, pg 216
Sitting in a Circle, pg 223
Week 6 Reading
May 8 - 14, 2021
Welcome to Week 6, here we go!
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
Burning Cascade Head, pg 241
Putting Down Roots, pg 254
Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World, pg 268
Old-Growth Children, pg 277
Week 7 Reading
May 15 - 21, 2021
Welcome to Week 7 - let's get it!
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
Witness to the Rain, pg 293
Windigo Footprints, pg 303
The Sacred and the Superfund, pg 310
People of Corn, People of Light, pg 341
Week 8 Reading
May 22 - 31, 2021
Welcome to Week 8!
Follow along as we read the following chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Join us every Friday on Instagram to catch a live reading from this week's chapters.
Collateral Damage, pg 348
Shkitagen: People of the Seventh Fire, pg 360
Defeating Windigo, pg 374
Epilogue: Returning the Gift, pg 380