Questions from the book “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

1. What is the Potawatomi creation story of strawberries? (23)
2. Why can’t Wally “Bear” Meshigaud PURCHASE sweetgrass for the Powwow Ceremony? (26-27)

3. What is the misunderstanding that arose, according to scholar Lewis Hyde, that led to the term “Indian Giver”? (27-28)
4. What is YOUR reaction to the author’s ideas about food, gratitude and honoring life? (30,31)

5. Read the last paragraph aloud twice. What is the author saying here in her poetic language about the way humans perceive nature, food, and gifts?

6. A repeated word in this essay is ______________________.

7. Look up the definitions of the following words and share:
Reciprocity Parity Commodity Carcass Fragaria virginiana Inherent

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