An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer | Featured Book "The Serviceberry"

The National Writers Series, in partnership with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Mindimooyenh Healing Circle, Clark and Karen Bunting "Natural Wonders" Author Series, and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, is thrilled to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer, a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, in conversation with Matthew L.M. Fletcher. Kimmerer is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Serviceberry and Braiding Sweetgrass.

This is an exceptional opportunity to hear Robin’s powerful message of a “gift economy,” a shift from capitalism and scarcity toward abundance, much like the humble serviceberry that generously distributes its fruit to the ecosystem around it. Building on the lesson of reciprocity, she writes about humanity’s inextricable relationship to the planet and the deep joy of receiving nature’s gifts and giving back to her with thanks.

Robin lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a distinguished teaching professor at the State University of New York and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

You don't want to miss this powerful conversation. In person and virtual tickets are available online now on the National Writers Series website.