The book receives its title from the sweetgrass that is such a mainstay of Indigenous tradition. In what ways does sweetgrass represent the author’s beliefs about ecology and the environment?

The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer, orients much of the text around her own personal memories, experiences, and research. To what extent does she become a character in the text?

The importance of family is clear throughout the book, but to what extent do central prescriptions of the novel depend upon family?