Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer (born 1953) is an American Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology; and Director, Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).

She is the author of numerous scientific articles, and the books ''Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses'' (2003), and ''Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants'' (2013). An audiobook version was released in 2016, narrated by the author. ''Braiding Sweetgrass'' was republished in 2020 with a new introduction.

She is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and combines her heritage with her scientific and environmental passions. Provided by Wikipedia