There are 88 star patterns known as constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union;
Indigenous astronomy seeks to reclaim the stories on how and why star clusters within constellations — known as asterisms — look the way they do.
https://t.co/3KtXHTpl6S
"...Grandmother Willow from Disney's Pocahontas serves as a reminder of the misplaced conception of botanical kin...misunderstanding...can permeate across...scholarship when culturally defined terms are not provided...accurate description." Read more here https://t.co/LUTBuQmBwr
"...misapplication of culturally defined relationality may serve to invalidate... norms used to define kin. This may diminish... the spiritual work it takes to exhibit culturally tested reciprocal and relational behaviors toward the botanical world."
https://t.co/XEQtPKDwNn
The sky is full of stories.
Throughout the world different cultures have looked up at the sky, and have seen patterns - constellations of stars - and handed down different names and stories.
Storytelling and astronomy is the theme of our next event.
https://t.co/e3hH2qlpq7
Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow for the next #KTConnects webinar featuring Dr. Shandin Pete (@spete74) on Indigenous perspectives of what "knowledge" is and the ways culture can influence the questions we ask and methods we use to gather it.
https://t.co/cYIXXMHB6F