{"title":"Sweetgrass Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"braiding-sweetgrass-for-young-adults","title":"Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things―from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen―provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totem Design House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44646295535868,"sku":"9781728458991","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/7882\/files\/Screenshot2023-09-28at12.57.48PM.png?v=1695934667"},{"product_id":"braiding-sweetgrass-indigenous-wisdom-scientific-knowledge-and-the-teachings-of-plants","title":"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNamed a \"Best Essay Collection of the Decade\" by Literary Hub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Totem Design House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44646303301884,"sku":"9781571313560","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/7882\/files\/Screenshot2023-09-28at12.57.12PM.png?v=1695934895"},{"product_id":"sacred-sweetgrass-smoke-free-smudge-spray","title":"Sacred Sweetgrass Smoke-Free Smudge Spray","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"717\" class=\"\"\u003eInfused with sacred purpose, our \u003cstrong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eSacred Sweetgrass Room Spray\u003c\/strong\u003e is a true plant medicine offering—not just a fragrance. Unlike mainstream sprays that mimic Indigenous medicine scents with artificial ingredients, \u003cstrong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"716\"\u003eours is the only room spray that retains the full medicinal power of real sweetgrass essential oil!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"949\" class=\"\"\u003eSweetgrass, known as the \u003cem data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"766\"\u003eHair of Mother Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, has long been used in Indigenous cultures to release negativity\u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"854\"\u003e, and invite healing, and balance\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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Created as a smokeless way to carry sacred medicine into everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormulated with Sweetgrass essential oil — rare, authentic, and deeply aromatic — this roll-on honors the spirit of traditional smudging. Its soft, vanilla-like scent invites peace, warmth, and gentle protection, wherever you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUY 4 ROLL ONS GET THE GIFT BOX FREE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.totemdesignhouse.com\/products\/essential-wellness-collection-wooden-box-for-4-roll-ons\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.totemdesignhouse.com\/products\/essential-wellness-collection-wooden-box-for-4-roll-ons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis formula isn’t just fragrance — it’s connection. Use it on the skin as part of your grounding practice, meditation, or prayer. A sacred scent to walk with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach roll on bottle features English, with the option of: \u003c\/strong\u003eHaida, Cree, or Kwak’wala—(the languages of our family and Nations). 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