For a long time, Western science and indigenous knowledge were seen as different ways of learning about the world. But as we plunge the planet deeper into environmental crises, it’s becoming clear that it’s time to pay attention to both. Bridging that gap has been the driving force behind the career of botanist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer. She tells Madeleine Finlay what we can learn from the oldest plants on earth, why we need to cultivate gratitude for the natural world and what Western science can learn from indigenous knowledge
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