…The novelist Richard Powers said "Braiding Sweetgrass" moved him — he had to pull over when he was listening to the audiobook in his car because he was crying so hard. The book profoundly shaped his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Overstory," which centers on the lives of trees.
"So much of 'The Overstory' is imbued with Robin's vision of the agency of plants, seeing them as complex creatures that have a kind of intelligence," Powers said.
As her profile and influence have grown, Kimmerer has helped turn a lonely pursuit into a growing field of study and research.
Kimmerer now gives 80 to 100 talks a year, addressing universities, environmental groups, and state and federal conservation agencies. She founded the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Universities around the country have created programs and centers dedicated to traditional ecological knowledge. Some Indigenous leaders credit her with paving the way for more Indigenous people to pursue careers in science and ecology...
I just ordered it! I figure if it inspired "The Overstory" I cannot go wrong. Thank you for sharing.
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