{"id":237394,"date":"2025-09-25T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=237394"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:36:08","slug":"native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Robin Wall Kimmerer challenges us to re-examine what we know about the natural world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, September 25, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Robin Wall Kimmerer challenges us to re-examine what we know about the natural world\r\n<\/div>\r\nPropelled by the success of her runaway bestseller, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mA8J9s\">Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robinwallkimmerer.com\">Robin Wall Kimmerer<\/a> (Citizen Potawatomi) continues a passion for weaving together the science, the cultural knowledge, and the beauty of the natural environment and importance of taking notice of it.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n In her new children\u2019s picture book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nIYXmk\">Bud Finds Her Gift<\/a>,\u201d a young girl discovers what it means to receive and give the gifts of nature. And her book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4niGZHt\">The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World<\/a>,\u201d lands on the small fruit clusters as a starting point to awaken one\u2019s gratitude for the environment\u2019s abundance. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to hear from Kimmerer about the arc of her work and the additional knowledge she\u2019s collected from it.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/robinwalkimmerer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-237580\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" data-attachment-id=\"237580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/robinwalkimmerer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25\/robinwalkimmerer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1535\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Robin Wall Kimmerer\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Robin Wall Kimmerer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robin Wall Kimmerer. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/inhumanities\/53043186149\/&gt;Indiana Humanities&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25\/robinwalkimmerer.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25\/robinwalkimmerer.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Wall Kimmerer\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-237580\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Robin Wall Kimmerer. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/inhumanities\/53043186149\/>Indiana Humanities<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-4>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3W120e1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1233\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"241159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/budfindshergift\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BudFindsHerGift.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1233,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bud Finds Her Gift\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bud Finds Her Gift&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3W120e1&gt;Bud Finds Her Gift&lt;\/a&gt; by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Illustrated by Naoko Stoop (Allida 2025)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BudFindsHerGift.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BudFindsHerGift.jpg\" alt=\"Bud Finds Her Gift\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-241159\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> <a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3W120e1>Bud Finds Her Gift<\/a> by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Illustrated by Naoko Stoop (Allida 2025)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=col-4>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/482r3o7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"241158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/theserviceberry\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/TheServiceberry.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1067,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/482r3o7&gt;The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World&lt;\/a&gt; by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Scribner 2024)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/TheServiceberry.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/TheServiceberry.jpg\" alt=\"The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241158\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> <a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/482r3o7>The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World<\/a> by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Scribner 2024)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=col-4>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IMspJi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"241169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/25\/native-america-calling-robin-wall-kimmerer-challenges-us-to-re-examine-what-we-know-about-the-natural-world\/braidingsweetgrass\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BraidingSweetgrass.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"971,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IMspJi&gt;Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants&lt;\/a&gt; by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions 2015)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BraidingSweetgrass.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/29\/BraidingSweetgrass.jpg\" alt=\"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241169\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> <a href=https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IMspJi>Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants<\/a> by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions 2015)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Author and educator Robin Wall Kimmerer continues to weave together science, cultural knowledge, and the beauty of the natural environment in her work.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18,11,1],"tags":[111,243,133,134,5551,102],"class_list":["post-237394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-education","category-environment","category-national","tag-books","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-robin-wall-kimmerer","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25\/robinwalkimmerer.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-ZKW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237394"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241170,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237394\/revisions\/241170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}