Belonging to the Earth: An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer

Explore how scientific inquiry can be enriched by Indigenous ecological knowledge.

The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is honored to present a special lecture featuring Robin Wall Kimmerer - mother, scientist, distinguished professor of environmental biology, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and best-selling author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants.

Trained as a plant ecologist, Kimmerer weaves together Indigenous knowledge and Western science, offering an integrative approach to understanding the natural world. Her lecture will explore how scientific inquiry can be enriched by Indigenous ecological knowledge rooted in observation, experience, and ethical responsibility.

She will reflect 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.

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