This book is nothing short of a revolution in Black thought at its intersection with what we know of as the natural world. Dunning's discussions of land and sovereignty, and ownership and the Black self, are paradigm shifting and so very necessary. Black to Nature is beautifully argued and challenges us in this moment to find ourselves at the feet of Black conceptions of inhabitation and, yes, life.–Sharon P. Holland, Townsend Ludington Distinguished Professor, Department of American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill