Plants Have So Much To Give Us, All We Need To Do Is Ask : Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings

Written by Anishinaabe author Mary Siisip Geniusz, this work presents botanical knowledge as an integral part of Anishinaabe ways of living and understanding the world. Rather than offering a simple reference guide to plant use, the book conveys teachings drawn from Anishinaabe knowledge systems, linking traditional practices with contemporary life. Plants are approached as living beings with their own identities and relationships, and each is introduced according to Anishinaabe cultural protocols. The text weaves together teachings passed down from elders, particularly those of an Anishinaabe medicine woman and ethnobotanist who mentored the author, along with stories, foodways, and medicinal practices drawn from lived experience and shared traditions.

Notes adapted from the Preface.