Two-Eyed Seeing: Navajo (Dine) Indigenous Astronomy & NASA Moon to Mars

Friday, January 29, 2021
9AM PT,  10AM MT,  11AM CT, 12 PM ET

Live Show Webinar:

Join us for an exciting session on Navajo (Dine) little known ancient astronomy! Learn how the Coyote created chaos as the Holy Beings were naming the stars. See how Navajo star knowledge is still used today, and what is the Navajo protocol for telling stories of the sky. We will focus on the skies of the Navajo winter months. Learn from Navajo traditional knowledge holders, and visit actual classrooms in the American Southwest.

Presented by: David Begay-Ph.D., Nancy Maryboy-Ph.D., Wilphina Becenti-M.Ed., Albert Brent Chase, Sarah Margoles-M.S.,M.Ed., Ashley Teren-M.Ed., Tom Tomas-M.Ed., Vikki Tomas-M.Ed., and Annette S. Lee-Ph.D. Our lead schools are: Little Singer Community School in Winslow, Arizona, Miller Middle School in Durango, Colorado, and Puente De Hozho Trilingual Magnet School in Flagstaff, Arizona. Supporting organizations are Native Skywatchers, Indigenous Education Institute, and NASA. Funded by NASA – Next Gen STEM.

Weaving together Indigenous Navajo (Dine) Astronomy & NASA science this work offers insights from both world-views. “Etuaptumumk” as described by Mi’kmaw elders: "Two-Eyed Seeing is learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledges and ways of knowing, and to use both these eyes for the benefit of all."
(Bartlett, Marshall and Marshall 2012, 336)

Please follow this link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FXCZKxlSSmO5miymDRwxVg