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Podcast: Life Examined
Episode: Living in reciprocity with nature, with Indigenous ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer
Description: Professor of American Indian Studies Mishuana Goeman addresses the common misconceptions about Native American land and the ties between the land and language.Indigenous ecologist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer draws on the knowledge of Indigenous peoples and speaks to the value of living in reciprocity with the natural world. A member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Kimmerer explains how our relationship with the planet can improve through a better understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture. “Human beings are newcomers here to this earth, and our existence is entirely dependent upo...