Native American Astronomy & Science
Native Skywatchers Designed by Annette S. Lee (2007), the Native Skywatchers initiative seeks to remember and revitalize indigenous star and earth knowledge. The overarching goal of Native Skywatchers is to communicate the knowledge that indigenous people traditionally practiced a sustainable way of living and sustainable engineering through a living and participatory relationship with the above and below, sky and earth.
We aim to improve current inequities in education for native young people, to inspire increased cultural pride, and promote community wellness. We hope to inspire all people to have a rekindling or deepening sense of awe and personal relationship to the cosmos-terrestrial and celestial.
For sixteen years we have been leading indigenous astronomy revitilization efforts starting with our own communities, Ojibwe and D/Lakota. We invite you to join our effort in 'building community around the native star knowledge'.
We aim to improve current inequities in education for native young people, to inspire increased cultural pride, and promote community wellness. We hope to inspire all people to have a rekindling or deepening sense of awe and personal relationship to the cosmos-terrestrial and celestial.
For sixteen years we have been leading indigenous astronomy revitilization efforts starting with our own communities, Ojibwe and D/Lakota. We invite you to join our effort in 'building community around the native star knowledge'.
Chaco Canyon
The Solstice Project The Solstice Project is an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, archaeoastronomers, geodesists, and remote sensing experts that studies the rich heritage of the ancient Chaco culture in the American Southwest. It was founded in 1978 by Anna Sofaer, following her rediscovery of the Sun Dagger site on Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Our non-profit organization continues to research, publish, and present our findings on the achievements of the Chaco people; how they envisioned an order of cosmology through monumental buildings, non-utilitarian roads, and rigorous geometries, in a vast expanse of a remote and inhospitable desert. Our two films, The Sun Dagger and The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (frequently aired on PBS) document how the Chaco culture developed a complex astronomy and aligned their ceremonial architecture with the cycles of the sun and moon.
Indigenous Education Institute
The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI) was created in 1995 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) institution with a mission to preserve, protect and apply traditional Indigenous knowledge in a contemporary setting, that of Indigenous peoples today, around the world. IEI has developed numerous projects that preserve traditional knowledge, protect the knowledge in terms of Indigenous protocol, and apply it to areas such as astronomy and other science disciplines.
The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI) was created for the preservation and contemporary application of traditional Indigenous knowledge.
The mission and goals were developed in order to provide awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity in the world today. Cultural and linguistic diversity provide strength and richness to individuals and nations. Indigenous ways of knowing contain knowledge that can provide greater sustainability and stewardship of the earth and cosmos, leading to a harmonious, balanced future.
The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI) was created in 1995 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) institution with a mission to preserve, protect and apply traditional Indigenous knowledge in a contemporary setting, that of Indigenous peoples today, around the world. IEI has developed numerous projects that preserve traditional knowledge, protect the knowledge in terms of Indigenous protocol, and apply it to areas such as astronomy and other science disciplines.
The Indigenous Education Institute (IEI) was created for the preservation and contemporary application of traditional Indigenous knowledge.
The mission and goals were developed in order to provide awareness of the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity in the world today. Cultural and linguistic diversity provide strength and richness to individuals and nations. Indigenous ways of knowing contain knowledge that can provide greater sustainability and stewardship of the earth and cosmos, leading to a harmonious, balanced future.
Dinetah
The traditional boundaries of the Dinetah are marked by four sacred peaks. They are Blanca Peak to the east, Mount Taylor to the south, the San Francisco Peaks to the west, and Hesperus Peak to the north. The four Sacred Mountains of Navajoland with the celestial bodies above. The movement of the Sun, the four cardinal directions, the colors of the directions (white, blue, yellow and black), the phases of the moon, and the Navajo constellations, all these and more reflect the importance of the relationships of Mother Earth and Father Sky. (TWO-EYED SEEING DINÉ (Navajo) ASTRONOMY January 29, 2021 INDIGENOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTE NATIVE SKY WATCHERS Indigenous Education Institute: Nancy C. Maryboy, MFA, PhD David Begay, PhD Ashley C Teren, M.Ed)
“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, 2021
“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, 2021
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Institute for Integrative Science and Health
Two-Eyed Seeing is the main Guiding Principle for Integrative Science. It was brought forward by Mi’kmaw Elder Albert Marshall.
Read more about Two-Eyed Seeing and our other Guiding Principles.
Two-Eyed Seeing is the main Guiding Principle for Integrative Science. It was brought forward by Mi’kmaw Elder Albert Marshall.
Read more about Two-Eyed Seeing and our other Guiding Principles.
Moon Phases - These eight phases are, in order, new Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. The cycle repeats once a month (every 29.5 days).
Indigenous Full Moon Names Native American tribes each had their own full Moon names — we introduce the most common names and the traditions behind them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX3Y5bzNDiU