“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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“All thrive together”
Human eye have a cone designed to pick up yellow and purple
“Yahweh” is how you refer to living things, ironic that that is also the name of the Hebrew god
Thinking about nature as a ‘Who’ better respects it
Grammar is how we track relationships
Successful ponds ensure eutrophic, a self-reinforcing nutrients cycle
The muck compiles until it becomes a meadow
Algae generally cycles every two weeks
Prepare adventures in place of grieving
Gifts and responsibility are one and the same
“Perhaps the earth has domesticated us?”
Beans house bacterium that injects nitrogen from the air into the dirt
Monocultural gardens attract more pests that polyculture
Harvesting trees is important to open forests
“Never take the first plant you find” because it may be the last one
Grasses carry their growing points must below the surface
Grass grows faster after it is mowed down
Cat tail leaves expand and contract with water, allowing breezes in the summer and waterproofing in the winter
Ceremonies focus attention
Language is where expressed ideas live
Lichen are an amalgam of fungi and algae
- The two only bond under stress
Lichen is very sensitive to the air conditions
Tabaco seeds germinate when they “smell” smoke
We need to bring wisdom to science
Newts are juvenile salamanders
“You have to contribute”
We can hunt down the Wendigo in the summer, the time of plenty, instead of times of scarcity
Our entire economy is based on the notion of scarcity

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