Drawing on her life as an indigenous scien tist\, and as a woman\, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―aste rs and goldenrod\, strawberries and squash\, salamanders\, algae\, and swe etgrass―offer us gifts and lessons\, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today\, she circles tow ard a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness req uires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship wi th the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages o f other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the e arth\, and learn to give our own gifts in return. (From the publisher.)
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