There is so much wisdom and erudition in this book, but perhaps what surprised me the most was the enormous common sense that all of Kimmerers words give off. For me, the Three Sisters Garden offers a model for the imutualistic relationship between TEK and SEK. One story I would share is one of the things my students (Reid 2005; Shebitz and Kimmerer 2005) have been working on: the restoration of Sweetgrass (Anthoxanthum niten), an important ceremonial and material plant for a lot of Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and other peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands use it intensively. Dr.Robin Wall Kimmerer has written, Its not the land that is broken, bur our relationship to it. As a mother, plant ecologist, author, member of the Citizen Band of the indigenous Potawatomi people, professor, and Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New Yorks College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Dr. Kimmerer works to restore that relationship every day. Due to its characteristics, the Prat de Dall from Can Bec could become a perfectdonor meadow. In lecture style platforms such as TED talks, Dr. Kimmerer introduces words and phrases from her Indigenous Potawatomi language as well as scientific names of flora a fauna that is common to them. There is certainly an appreciation among plant ecologists of the role of natural disturbance regimes . Other than being a professor and a mother she lives on a farm where she tends for both cultivated and wild gardens. We dive deep in this podcast to explore where the engine driving the lies in our food system might have gotten its start. The aroma of your region, the perfume of your farm or that of the landscape that you contemplated years ago from the window of your room, in that summer house. We have lost the notion of the common. So increasing the visibility of TEK is so important. We design tailor-made olfactory experiences adapting to your needs. Need to land on a decision that works for everyone? Behavioral economist Colin Camerer shows research that reveals how badly we predict what others are thinking. LIVE Reviewing Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Mar. Excellent food. Lurdes B. Unless we regard the rest of the world with the same respect that we give each other as human people, I do not think we will flourish. Robin Wall Kimmerer She is the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment whose mission is to: create programs which combine the wisdom of both indigenous and scientific knowledge as applied to sustainability. Plant ecologist, author, professor, and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New Yorks College of Environmental Science and Forestry shares insight and inspiration. Dr. Kimmerer will be a key note speaker at a conference May 18-21 this spring. In her Ted Talk, Reclaiming the That we embark on a project together. In the opening chapter of her book, braided sweetgrass, she tells the origin story of her people. In indigenous ways of knowing, we say that we dont really understand a thing until we understand it with mind, body, emotion, and spirit. This and other common themes such as home and gift giving dominate her speech both on paper and off. What about the skill of indigenous people in communication, and storytelling. Made from organic beeswax (from the hives installed in our Bee Brave pilot project in Can Bech de Baix) and sweet almond oil from organic farming. I remember, as an undergraduate in a forest ecology class, when our professor was so excited to report that a scientist with the Forest Service had discovered that fire was good for the land. The first botanical studies made by Joan Font (a biology professorat Girona University) confirmed our intuitions, and they exceeded our expectations. Robin Wall Kimmerer has written, Its not the land that is broken, bur our relationship to it.. What do we need to learn about that? Starting from here, the book does not stop teaching us things, lessons that are hard to forget. Join me, Kate Kavanaugh, a farmer, entrepreneur, and holistic nutritionist, as I get curious about human nature, health, and consciousness as viewed through the lens of nature. Its essential to recognize that all of our fates our linked. All rights reserved. TED.com translations are made possible by volunteer Theres complementarity. WebWith a very busy schedule, Robin isnt always able to reply to every personal note she receives. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. (Barcelona), Last Saturday I went to one of the Bravanariz walks and I came back inspired byso much good energy and by having been in tune with nature in such an intimate way, such as smell. Robin Wall Kimmerer Talk - Confluence Project We are primarily training non-native scientists to understand this perspective. At the end, if you are still curious and want to take one of our 100% natural fragrances with you, you will have a special discount on the purchase of any of our products. Bonus: He presents an unexpected study that shows chimpanzees Sustainability, #mnch #stayconnectedstaycurious #commonreading. As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. James covers school systems, as someone who has run a non-profit for schools in New York, and how were taught what to think, not how to think and the compulsory education experiment. There is probably as great a diversity in that thinking among native peoples as among non-native people. Being aware of that is already a first step. She Kimmerer | Search Results | TED We convinced the owner to join the project and started the cleaning work to accommodate our first organic bee hives and recover the prat de dall. Robin alerts us to the danger of the pronouns we use for nature. Both native burning and wildfires were suppressed, historically. Where are you in the process of creating that curriculum, and are non-native students involved? All of this leads into a discussion of the techno-utopia that were often being marketed and the shape of the current food system. Andri Snr Magnason | Open Letter, 2021 | Book, Robin Wall Kimmerer | Milkweed Editions, 2015 | Book. Her real passion comes out in her works of literary biology in the form of essays and books which she writes with goals of not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. Having written for theWhole Terrain, Adirondack Life, Orion and several other anthologies her influence reaches into the journalistic world. How far back does it go? His work with Food Lies and his podcast, Peak Human, is about uncovering the lies weve been told about food. Water is sacred, and we have a responsibility to care for it. & Y.C.V. There are exotic species that have been well integrated into the flora and have not been particularly destructive. Colin Camerer: When you're making a deal, what's going on in your brain? Robin Wall Kimmerer. Speaking of reciprocitywhat about trust and reciprocity when it comes to the integration of TEK and Western science? By putting the Sweetgrass back into the land, and helping the native community have access once again to that plant, that strengthens the cultural teachings of language and basket making. When we began doing the restoration work in a returning Mohawk community, that community was about being a place for restoration of language and community. We also talk about intimacy with your food and connecting to death. Colin Camerer is a leading behavioral economist who studies the psychological and neural bases of choice and strategic decision-making. We unpack Jake and Marens past and history with food, with veganism, and whether or not eating meat imbues us with more aliveness and a sense of the sacredness of relationships. The word ecology is derived from the Greek word Oikos, the word for home.. If the tree was a him instead, maybe wed think twice. Indigenous languages and place names, for example, can help inform this. 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The Discipline/Pleasure Axis and Coming Home to Farming with Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto, Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto could not be defined by a single metric, maybe other than to say that her joy and zest for life are definitively contagious. WebSUNY ESF is the oldest and most distinguished institution in the United States that focuses on the study of the environment. We call the tree that, and that makes it easier for us to pick up the saw and cut it down. Robin Wall Kimmerer Do you think it is truly possible for mainstream Americans, regardless of their individual religions, to adopt an indigenous world view-one in which their fate is linked to, say, that of a plant or an insect? By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. She is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and has reconnected with her Anishinaabe ancestry. Not on the prat de dall, but some 500m away (limit of the usual minimum radius of action for honey bees) , on a shrubland of aromatics, so we also give a chance to all the other pollinators to also take advantage of the prat de dalls biodiversity. I'm digging into deep and raw conversations with truly impactful guests that are laying the ground work for themselves and many generations to come. The Indigenous worldview originates from the fact that humans are slightly inferior. Its warm and welcoming background will make you feel good, with yourself and with your surroundings. Reclaiming the Honorable Harvest: Robin Kimmerer at TEDxSitka TEDx Talks 37.6M subscribers 65K views 10 years ago Robin Kimmerer is a botanist, a writer and 0:42:19: Where the food lies meet big money0:46:07: The weaponization of the greater good0:52:09: What to do to get out of a broken system/exit the matrix1:04:08: Are humans wired for comfort and how do we dig into discomfort?1:14:00: Are humans capable of long term thinking?1:26:00: Community as a nutrient1:29:49: SatietyFind Brian:Instagram: @food.liesPodcast: Peak HumanFilm Website: Food LiesResources:The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson IserbytEat Like a Human by Bill SchindlerPeak Human Guest: Gary FettkePeak Human Guest: Ted Naiman on SatietyPeak Human Guest: Mary Ruddick on Debunking Blue ZonesJustin Wren on Joe Rogan re: CommunityAlso Mentioned in Intro:What Good Shall I Do ConferenceCurrent Discounts for MBS listeners:15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off a href="https://us.boncharge.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" A 30,000 Foot View of Our Food, Health, and Education System (aka the Sanitization, Medicalization, and Technification of Nearly Everything) with James Connolly. We often refer to ourselves as the younger brothers of creation. We are often consumers of the natural world, and we forget that we must also be givers. How has your identity as a Native American influenced you as a scientist? Frankly good and attractive staging. Robin Wall Kimmerer: Repeating the Voices of WebWestern Washington University 3.67K subscribers Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, presents The Honorable Harvest followed by a Q&A session. In this lively talk, she takes us through her art -- a telephone line connected to a melting glacier, maps of dying stars and presents her latest project: the Future Library, a forested room holding unread manuscripts from famous authors, not to be published or read until the year 2114. But what is most important to me is not so much cultural borrowing from indigenous people, but using indigenous relationship to place to catalyze the development of authentic relationships between settler/immigrant society and place. How can that improve science? Of mixed European and Anishinaabe descent, she is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Browse the library of TED talks and speakers, 100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds. A 10 out of 10! I.L.B. Let these talks prepare you to sit down at the negotiation table with ease and expertise. Read transcript Talk details Your support means the world! The Onondaga Nationhas taken their traditional philosophy, which is embodied in an oral tradition known as Thanksgiving Address, and using that to arrive at different goals for the restoration of Onondaga Lake that are based on relationships. We looked into how the Sweetgrass tolerated various levels of harvesting and we found that it flourished when it was harvested. Exhibit, She believes that ecological restoration, which can help restore this relationship, has much to gain from Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). So thats a new initiative that were very excited about. In fact, the Onondaga Nation held a rally and festival to gather support for resistance to fracking. We are the little brothers of Creation, and as little brothers, we must learn from our older brothers: the plants, the eagle, the deer or the frog. Many thanks for yourcollaboration. Restoring the plant meant that you had to also restore the harvesters. Casa Cuervo. This idea hurts. We were honored to talk with Dr. Kimmerer about TEK, and about how its thoughtful integration with Western science could empower ecological restoration, conservation planning, and regenerative design to restore truly a flourishing planet. Its essential that relationships between knowledge systems maintain the integrity and sovereignty of that knowledge. Kimmerer will be a key note speaker at a conference May 18-21 this spring. So the use of traditional place names, language, oral history, etc. A collection of talks from creative individuals striving to bring light to some of the world's most pressing issues. It is a day of living with a group of wonderful people, learning about plants and perfumes and how they are made in Bravanariz, sharing incredible food and wines, but, above all, giving you a feeling of harmony and serenity that I greatly appreciate. Marta Sierra (Madrid), Fantastic day in the Albera, Ernesto transmits his great knowledge of thelandscape, the plant world, and perfumes in a very enthusiastic way. Open Translation Project. But not only that, we can also capture the fragrance of a lived experience, a party, a house full of memories, of a workshop or work space. We tend to respond to nature as a part of ourselves, not a stranger or alien available for exploitation. This, for thousands of years, has been one of natures most beautiful feedback cycles. What a beautiful and desirable idea. The idea is simple: give a bit back to the landscape that gives us so much. Wednesday, March 1, 2023; 4:00 PM 5:30 PM; 40th Anniversary We are going to create a shared forestry class, where TEK and an indigenous world view are major components in thinking about forest ecology, as well as the scientific perspective. It had been brought to our attention by indigenous basket makers that that plant was declining. We dont have either one of them anymore. Speaking Agent, Authors UnboundChristie Hinrichs | [email protected] View Robins Speaking Profile here, Literary Agent, Aevitas Creative ManagementSarah Levitt | [email protected], Publicity, Milkweed EditionsJoanna Demkiewicz | [email protected], 2020 Robin Wall KimmererWebsite Design by Authors Unbound. She shares about her journey raising 4 homeschooled kids largely solo and what it has meant to be a single mother farming. So what are those three sisters teaching us about integration between knowledge systems? Whats good for the land is usually good for people. Timestamps:00:01:33: Introducing Alex + A Note on Discipline00:08:42: Home of Wool00:11:53: Alex and Kate are obsessed with salt00:18:23: Alexs childhood environment and an exploration of overmedicating children00:25:49: Recreating vs re-creating; drug use and the search for connection00:32:31: Finding home in farming and being in service to land00:50:24: On ritual: from the every day, to earth based Judaism, and beyond00:59:11: Creating layers in the kitchen01:22:13: Exploring the Discipline/Pleasure Axis01:47:44: Building Skills and North Woods Farm and Skill01:55:03: Kate + Alex Share a side story about teeth and oral health journeys02:12:31: Alex closes with a beautiful wish for farmingFind Alex:Instagram: @alexandraskyee@northwoodsfarmandskillResources:Bean Tree Farm - ArizonaDiscipline is Destiny by Ryan HolidayDiscipline/Pleasure Axis GraphicWhat Good Shall I Do ConferenceCurrent Discounts for MBS listeners:15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off Bon Charge blue light blocking gear using code: MINDBODYSOIL15Join the Ground Work Collective:Find a Farm: nearhome.groundworkcollective.comFind Kate: @kate_kavanaughMore: groundworkcollective.comPodcast disclaimer can be found by visiting:groundworkcollective.com/disclaimerYouTube Page, Where Do the Food Lies Begin? Fax: 412.325.8664 At the SUNY CFS institute Professor Kimmerer teaches courses in Botany, Ecology, ethnobotany, indigenous environmental issues and the application of traditional ecological knowledge to conservation. (Barcelona). Not to copy or borrow from indigenous people, but to be inspired to generate an authentic relationship to place, a feeling of being indigenous to place. Alex shares about how her experiences with addiction led her to farming and teases out an important difference in how we seek to re-create various environments when, really, we are trying to find connection. But more important is the indigenous world view of reciprocity and responsibility and active participation in the well-being of the land. What role do you think education should play in facilitating this complimentarity in the integration of TEK & SEK? Plants are our teachers, so what is it theyre trying to teach us? Look into her eyes, and thank her for how much she has taught me. It had the power to transport me back to a beautiful winter's day in the Can Fares forest with new friends and new findings. When people go out to pick Sweetgrass together, there is language that is shared, there are picking songs and rituals that are shared. What is less appreciated is the anthropogenic nature of many disturbance regimesthat it is a small-scale, skillfully-applied fire, at just the right season. And on the other hand, these bees help with their pollination task, the recovery and maintenance of this semi-natural habitat. Its a Mohawk community that is dedicated to restoration of culture. Talks Bee Brave starts from a basic idea. MEL is our sincere tribute to these fascinating social beings who have silently taught us for years the art of combining plants and aromas. Robin Wall Kimmerer A gift, as Robin explains it, is something for nothing, something for the obligations that come with it. We talk about hunting and the consumption of meat vs animal and how butchery evolves alongside humans. Braiding Sweetgrass isavailable from White Whale Bookstore. If there are flowers, then there are bees. can be very useful to the restoration process. Location and intensity, for particular purposes, helps create a network of biodiversity. One of the very important ways that TEK can be useful in the restoration process is in the identification of the reference ecosystems. This plays a large role in her literary work as her chapters in Braiding Sweetgrass are individual stories of both her own experiences and the historical experiences of her people. In this commission from INCAVI, we traveled to five wine regions to capture the aromas of the plants that influence the territory and the wines of five very unique wineries. Katie Paterson's art is at once understated and monumental. We look at the beginning of agriculture all the way to the Rockefellers to find answers. All are included within what the author calls the Culture of Gratitude, which is in the marrow of Indigenous life. Robin Wall Kimmerer says, "People can't understand the world as a gift unless someone shows them how it's a gift." First of all, TEK is virtually invisible to most Western scientists. The Western paradigm of if you leave those plants alone, theyll do the best wasnt the case at all. And I think stories are a way of weaving relationships.. In this episode, she unpacks why you might start a farm including the deep purpose, nutrition, and connection it offers. What are you working on now? Speaking of storytelling, your recent book Gathering of Moss, was a pleasure to read. We owe a lot to our natural environment. This talk was presented at an official TED conference. Common Reading, Her, me and the Indigenous peoples of America. I discovered her, like most people, through her wonderful and sobering book Braiding Sweetgrass. You say in your writing that they provide insight into tools for restoration through manipulation of disturbance regimes. I strongly encourage you to read this book, and practice since then and forever, the culture of gratitude. Robin Wall Kimmerer is the State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Its a big, rolling conversation filled with all the book recommendations you need to keep it going.We also talk about:Butchery through the lens of two butchersThe vilification of meatEffective Altruism& so much more (seriously, so much more)Timestamps:09:30: The Sanitization of Humanity18:54: The Poison Squad33:03: The Great Grain Robbery + Commodities44:24: Techno-Utopias The Genesis of the Idea that Technology is the Answer55:01: Tunnel Vision in Technology, Carbon, and Beyond1:02:00: Food in Schools and Compulsory Education1:11:00: Medicalization of Human Experience1:51:00: Effective Altruism2:11:00: Butchery2:25:00: More Techno-UtopiasFind James:Twitter: @jamescophotoInstagram: @primatekitchenPodcast: Sustainable DishReading/Watching ListThe Invention of Capitalism by Michael PerelmanDaniel Quinns WorksThe Poison Squad by Deborah BlumMister Jones (film)Shibumi by TrevanianDumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor GattoThree Identical Strangers (film)Related Mind, Body, and Soil Episodes:a href="https://groundworkcollective.com/2022/09/21/episode29-anthony-gustin/" Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, The Evolving Wellness Podcast with Sarah Kleiner Wellness. Never again without smelling one of their magical perfumes, they create a positive addition! Claudia (Cadaqus), It has been incredible to see how an essential oil is created thanks to anexplosion. ngela, 7 aos (Cadaqus), Unforgettable experience and highly recommended. In this episode, we unpack a lot of the stories, mythologies, narratives, and perhaps truths of what it means to be human. This notion of poisoning water in order to get gas out of the ground so we can have more things to throw away is antithetical to the notion of respect and reciprocity. Creation of an exclusive perfume for a Relais & Chteaux in Pollensa, on the island of Mallorca. We need these books (and their authors!). The entire profit will be used to cover the expenses derived from the actions, monitoring and management of the Bee Brave project. You have a t-shirt and two different models of cap. Theres certainly a lot of potential. At the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment we have been working on creating a curriculum that makes TEK visible to our students, who are resource managers, conservation biologists, environmental planners, scientists, and biologists. Our goal is to bring the wisdom of TEK into conversations about our shared concerns for Mother Earth. By the hand of the creator and perfumer of BRAVANARIZ, Ernesto Collado, you will do a tasting of 100% natural fragrances, tinctures and hydolates, you will discover, first-hand, the artisanal processes and the secrets that make us special and while you have a glass of good wine from Empord with us, you will get to know our brand philosophy in depth. InBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants,Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together through her memoir of living in the natural world and practicing heart-centered science. Transforming a "hurricane of feeling" into images of pure, startling beauty, he proves language can penetrate deeper than human touch. Of European and Anishinaabe ancestry, Robin is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. In the West, as I once heard from Tom Waits, common sense is the least common of the senses. It is as if, in our individualistic society, we have already abandoned the idea that there is a meeting space, a common place in which we could all agree, without the need to argue or discuss. Two Ways Of Knowing | By Leath Tonino - The Sun Magazine My neighbors in Upstate New York, the Onondaga Nation, have been important contributors to envisioning the restoration of Onondaga Lake. The basket makers became the source of long-term data concerning the population trajectories , showing its decline. Ocean Vuong writes with a radiance unlike any author I know of. Joina live stream of authorRobin Wall Kimmerer's talk onBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. It can be an Intensive Workshop (more technical) or a playful experience of immersion in the landscape through smell, which we call Walks. Robin Wall Kimmereris a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. That material relationship with the land can certainly benefit conservation planning and practice. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But Kimmerer contends that he and his successors simply overrode existing identities. In Anishinaabe and Cree belief, for example, the supernatural being Nanabozho listened to what natures elements called themselves, instead of stamping names upon them. It seems tremendously important that they understand these alternative world views in order to collaborate with tribes and indigenous nations, but also because these are just really good ideas. We are just there to assist andescort her. People feel a kind of longing for a belonging to the natural world, says the author and scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer. A powerful reconnection to the very essence of life around us. We dive into topics around farming, biohacking, regenerative agriculture, spirituality, nutrition, and beyond. By subscribing, you understand and agree that we will store, process and manage your personal information according to our. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Yes! This event content is powered by Localist Event Calendar Software. All rights reserved. This is how we ensure the health and good nutrition of the ecological hives that we have installed there. Please note if you want more of the foundations of 'Eat Like a Human' and Bill's work - I've linked to a couple of interviews of his that I enjoyed on other podcasts. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge takeaways from Robin Wall Kimmerer The plants needed to be in place in order to support this cultural teaching. And this energy is present in everything she writes. There is also the cultural reinforcement that comes when making the baskets. She is full of humility to learn, to respect and empathize with nature. This event is free. Shop eBooks and audiobooks at Rakuten Kobo. Soft and balsamic, delicately aromatic. The ability to tell the stories of a living world is an important gift, because when we have that appreciation of all of the biodiversity around us, and when we view [other species] as our relatives bearing gifts, those are messages that can generate cultural transformation.