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The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world  Cover Image Book Book

The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world / Robin Wall Kimmerer ; with illustrations by John Burgoyne.

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  • ISBN: 9781668072240
  • ISBN: 1668072246
  • Physical Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2024.

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In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects on the practice of harvesting serviceberries and the concept of reciprocity central to Indigenous wisdom. She contrasts this with the dominant economic system rooted in scarcity, competition, and resource hoarding. Kimmerer highlights how the serviceberry tree, by sharing its abundance with its ecosystem, embodies a model of interdependence and mutual support. This ethic of reciprocity, she argues, shows us that true wealth arises from relationships, not self-sufficiency, and encourages us to reimagine our values in a way that nurtures both people and the planet.
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Subject: Ethnobotany.
Philosophy of nature.
Human ecology > Philosophy.
Amelanchier > Philosophy.
Potawatomi Indians > Ethnobotany.
Potawatomi Indians > Social life and customs.
Human-plant relationships.
Botany > Philosophy.
Indian philosophy.
Economics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Amelanchier.
Science and civilization.
Sharing > Social aspects.
Philosophie de la nature.
Relations homme-plante.
Économie politique > Aspect moral.
Amélanchier.
Sciences et civilisation.
Partage > Aspect social.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.

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