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The serviceberry abundance and reciprocity in the natural world

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Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition,...

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Main Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall (Author, Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2024]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Ethnobotany.
Ethnoecology.
Traditional ecological knowledge.
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.
Ethnoscience.
Essays.
Audiobooks.
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Summary:Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth, its abundance of sweet, juicy berries, to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival.
Item Description:Title from container.
Physical Description:2 audio discs (2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:02:00:00
ISBN:9781668116715
1668116715
9781668116708
1668116707

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