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Climate Writer in Residence Recommends

Pick up one of these amazing climate-themed reads recommended by Climate Writer in Residence, Katłįà Lafferty.

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  • Braiding Sweetgrass

    [Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants]

    Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 1953-
    An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature…
    Book, 2020Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2020. — 304.2 KIM
  • Indigenomics

    Taking a Seat at the Economic Table

    Hilton, Carol Anne, 1975-
    It is time. It is time to increase the visibility of the emerging modern Indigenous economy and the role and responsibility of the people involved. This is Indigenomics. Indigenomics lays out the tenets of the emerging Indigenous economy, built…
    Book, 2021Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers, [2021] — 338.708997 HIL
  • The Right to Be Cold

    One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic, and the Whole Planet

    Watt-Cloutier, Sheila,
    The Arctic ice is receding each year, but just as irreplaceable is the culture, the wisdom that has allowed the Inuit to thrive in the Far North for so long. And it's not just the Arctic. The whole world is changing in dangerous, unpredictable ways.…
    Book, 2015Toronto, Ontario : Allen Lane, 2015. — 333.72092 WAT
  • Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence is the second book of the best blogs and articles authored by Pamela Palmater since her first book: Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. Like the first book, this one provides…
    Book, 2020Halifax : Fernwood Publishing, 2020. — 305.897071 PAL
  • Sand Talk

    How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World

    Yunkaporta, Tyson,
    A paradigm-shifting book from Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta, who brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to history, education, money, power, and sustainability-and offers a new template for living.
    Book, 2020[San Francisco, California] : HarperOne, [2020] — 909.83 YUN
  • Finding the Mother Tree

    Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

    Simard, S. (Suzanne)
    Dr. Suzanne Simard was born and raised in the rainforests of British Columbia and has forged a lifelong relationship of love and respect with the trees. This relationship was the driving force behind her decision to dedicate her life to better…
    Book, 2021[Toronto, Ontario] : Allen Lane, 2021. — 333.75 SIM
  • How Rachel Carson exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government, and sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
    Book, 2002Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 2002, c1962. — 632.9 CAR