Fellow Spotlight: Robin Wall Kimmerer

June 18, 2025 Videos MacArthur Fellows

In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Robin Wall Kimmerer and learn more about Traditional Ecological Knowledge. 

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a plant ecologist, educator, and writer articulating a vision of environmental stewardship grounded in scientific and Indigenous knowledge. 

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.

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