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2019

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Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator Aug 2019

Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator

2019 Cohort

Colonization has greatly reduced the extent to which Indigenous astronomy is presently known and shared. Much sky lore has become lost or fragmented, and the connections between stories, night sky observations, and their relevance is not as obvious as it once was. A detrimental spiral has ensued with many Western-trained scientists being reluctant to share sky lore out of fear of being misunderstood, disrespected, and dismissed.


Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator Aug 2019

Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator

Head and Heart Posters 2019

Colonization has greatly reduced the extent to which Indigenous astronomy is presently known and shared. Much sky lore has become lost or fragmented, and the connections between stories, night sky observations, and their relevance is not as obvious as it once was. A detrimental spiral has ensued with many Western-trained scientists being reluctant to share sky lore out of fear of being misunderstood, disrespected, and dismissed.


Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator Aug 2019

Indigenous Astronomy As Told By The Haudenosaunee, Sasha Doxtator

Learning with your Head & Heart

Colonization has greatly reduced the extent to which Indigenous astronomy is presently known and shared. Much sky lore has become lost or fragmented, and the connections between stories, night sky observations, and their relevance is not as obvious as it once was. A detrimental spiral has ensued with many Western-trained scientists being reluctant to share sky lore out of fear of being misunderstood, disrespected, and dismissed.