Two Eyed Seeing: D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA Moon 2 Mars
Date: Friday, Nov. 13, 2020
Time: 10AM -11AM CST, 8AM PT, 11AM ET
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Hau Mitákuyepi! Join us for a 60 m live show featuring the Native Skywatchers - D(L)akota Team: Janice Bad Moccasin, Ida Downwind, Ramona Kitto Stately, Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, Annette S. Lee, and James Spotted Thunder. Weaving together Indigenous D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA science this event will offer insights from both world-views.
Supporting organizations : Dakhóta Iápi Okhódaki hiye, Minnesota Indian Education Association, and We Are Still Here Minnesota!
Educator Leads and Partnering Schools: Michael Connelly-Science Specialist-American Indian Magnet-St. Paul Public Schools, MN and Jillian Stately, Equity Specialist-Indian Education-Osseo Area Schools, Osseo, MN.
D(L)akota Months/Moons-Wi:
October ...Trees shaking off the leaves Moon/Drying Rice Moon
November ....Deer Rutting Moon/Moon of Rutting Deer
December...Deer Antler Shedding Moon
Reference - Lee, Annette S., Rock, J., O'Rourke, C. D(L)akota Star Map Constellation Guidebook: An Introduction to Ojibwe Star Knowledge. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Native Skywatchers Press, 2014.)
Educator Materials
Coming Soon....
- Star Map of D(L)akota Fall Constellations
- Booklet featuring D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA Moon 2 Mars
- Classroom Ready Worksheet
Date: Friday, November 13, 2020
Time: 10 p.m. - 11 p.m.