Alternate Title
Stellar Connections: Explorations in Cultural Astronomy
Speaker relates seven star stories: Ojiig - The Fisher which encompasses the Big Dipper; Maang - The Loon, the inverted Little Dipper; Bishi Bizhiw - the Great Underwater Panther whose tail is the head of the Leo and its head which is the head of Hydra; Animikii Binesii - Thunderbird, the constellation Cignus; Nanboozhoo or Nanabush, the constellation Orion; Gwiingwa'aage "The One who Came from a Falling Star" - Wolverine which refers to a meteor striking the Earth and creating a lake; and No'aachige'anang - the Prophecy Star which refers to Halley's Comet.
Duration: 26:20.
Author/Creator
Michael Wassegijig Price
Contributor/Editor
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Publisher
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Publication Date
2012-10-20
Location
Resource Type
Media -- Film and Video
Format
Video
Language