Note: The video of Belonging to the Earth will not be available after March 30.
Best-selling author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer weaves together Indigenous knowledge and Western science, offering an integrative approach to understanding the natural world. The talk explores how scientific inquiry can be enriched by Indigenous ecological knowledge rooted in observation, experience, and ethical responsibility.
She reflects on what plants and ecosystems can teach us about resilience, interdependence, and gratitude — and how, as detailed in her book The Serviceberry, practices of reciprocity can guide more sustainable and meaningful relationships with the living world. Blending science, story, and reflection, her talk invites us to see the environment not as a collection of resources, but as a community to which we belong.
Plant Baby Plant
A new grassroots movement led by Robin Wall Kimmerer that invites people to reimagine our shared future through acts of care for the living world.