Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
65 reviews
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide and Colonisation
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
Minor: Violence, Religious bigotry, War, and Sexism
luxton's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse
onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Colonisation
ashwaar's review against another edition
4.5
The book has its basis in science, but Kimmerer explains ecological processes so deftly and poetically that it's easy to take in. Even if you don't understand everything, the language and writing style clearly shows her love and respect for the topic. The chapters range in length and topic, but a few of my favourites include the erasure of indigenous languages, stories of tapping maple syrup trees, and rituals performed in thanks for the land.
The book acknowledges and discusses the role of indigenous knowledge in scientific understanding of the Earth and how to live in balance with our land. After reading this, I felt more compelled to pause when hiking to accept the landscapes around me and feel gratitude for them. Braiding Sweetgrass is a non-fiction book I'd recommend to almost everyone as essential reading.
Rating: 4.5/5
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Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Animal death
Moderate: Death and Racism
madzie's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Animal death, Vomit, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Genocide, and Death
Minor: Cannibalism
This book goes into graphic depth about climate change and the death of nature and our planet.karcitis's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Colonisation, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia
Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism
lizziaha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Genocide
Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
leefox's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Murder, War, and Violence
antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Colonisation, Child abuse, Genocide, and Grief
Minor: Child death
itkit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Genocide
Minor: Suicide