RECORDING OF THE SEPTEMBER 21 EVENT. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. by CBC Indigenous via twitter 8/25/2019 10:09:33 AM 'I needed this journey': Inuk artist thanks Yellowknife healing camp ift.tt/2HjAoe3. Oct 19, 2019 - Some people fear that much of the Indigenous contribution to astronomy has been lost, but it's seeing a resurgence. Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington was the first Native American to fly in space. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Neilson, who is Mi'kmaw from the Qalipu First Nation in Newfoundland and Labrador, is an assistant professor in the University of Toronto's department of astronomy and astrophysics. These ideas are all necessary to provide the context of Indigenous astronomy. It's the final day of the Thebacha and Wood Buffalo Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Festival. And that knowledge has been here as long as people have been here," explained Hilding Neilson, who is Mi’kmaw and a professor in the department of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Toronto. One example is the star cluster called the Pleiades or, in Western culture the Seven Sisters. And then it dawned on him: the skies were heavily embedded in his culture. When he took the position at MFNERC, he wanted to teach First Nations in science. We are happy to announce that the new National Curriculum incorporating Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge is now available for teachers and educators via the University of Melbourne Indigenous Education web portal. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Submit Feedback; Help Centre; Audience Relations, CBC P.O. he says. by CBC Indigenous via twitter 5/1/2019 1:58:21 PM Sandy Lake family's lawsuit over lack of inquest into 4-year-old's death dismissed by judge bit.ly/2VH6SXO by CBC Indigenous … The Anishinaabek creator got his/her idea of creating the clans from the stars so everything starts with the stars. "It's just that through the colonial process it's been minimized and it's been marginalized.". Buffy Sainte-Marie - America The Beautiful, Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Contact CBC. "I wanted to see more of Indigenous knowledge in classrooms, because we are on Indigenous land," he says. Indigenous astronomies and 'astro-colonialism' | CBC Radio “Indigenous astronomies speak to a connection to the land and to the people. Contact CBC. To the Anishinaabe, stars are animate because they move and have a spirit. Buck's interest in the stars began when he was about five years old. When you think about the night sky, what constellations come to mind? "Simply put, if we're going to be here, we should be learning about the peoples whose land we colonized. Toll-free (Canada only): … This episode originally aired on Jan. 10. In 2017, he and Annette S. Lee (Founder of Native Skywatchers) co-curated the exhibition, "One Sky, Many Astronomies" for the new Canada … "Every night they're out there and my people believe we come from the stars.". CBC Indigenous Today at 7:00 AM Hilding Neilson, a professor in the department of astronomy and astr ... ophysics at the University of Toronto, is trying to change the dominant way of approaching astronomy by incorporating Indigenous astronomies in the classroom. But there's one streak that remains in the dark blue sky. For two days and nights, clouds and cool weather have hampered the group of astronomy enthusiasts hoping to enjoy the dark skies and perhaps even catch a display of the northern lights. Quebec 'out of their jurisdiction' with long-gun registry, says former band councillor bit.ly/2G9zXnq. Submit Feedback; Help Centre; Audience Relations, CBC P.O. ", Salt River First Nation elder Paul Boucher, who is standing nearby, looks skyward. ", "When they're referring to a hole in the sky, they're referring to a spatial anomaly. From Indigenous astronomy to the first Indigenous astronaut, find out how Indigenous people are reframing the way we look at the sky. Submit Feedback; Help Centre; Audience Relations, CBC P.O. 15 were here. Submit Feedback; Help Centre; Audience Relations, CBC P.O. … Every Indigenous culture in the world has that depth of knowledge, that intellectual capacity," he says. For English-speaking police in Quebec, access to PTSD services is not a guarantee ift.tt/2U4qEJz. Search CBC Listen. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. As an amateur astronomer, Nicole can be found looking up at the night sky appreciating the marvels of our universe. Sandra Laronde created and directed Trace, a performance inspired by Anishinaabe sky and star stories. "They meditated on these things, they dreamed about these things, they debated on these things and they philosophized on these things.". "Sitting in the sweat lodge, singing these ceremonial songs, partaking in [the] sun dance, partaking in fasting, partaking in ceremonies — a lot of these ceremonial songs are in reference to the stars," he says. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. 'We come from the stars': Indigenous astronomy, astronauts, and star stories. "And that connection was strong.". "Like every aspect of Indigenous knowledge, we know we have to be very worried about what has been lost and what is unavailable," Neilson says. That's the northern lights.". This week, we find out how Indigenous people are reframing the way we look up. A member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Buck is known as "the star guy" due to his knowledge of First Nations astronomy.He has researched and consulted with elders to learn more about the astronomical knowledge of Cree, Ojibway, and Lakota peoples. by CBC Indigenous via twitter 2/3/2019 10:07:20 AM. The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are a familiar sight in northern skies. He's a hard man to pin down; for many days of the year, he is travelling, often with his portable planetarium. Astronomy education in Canada is “very, very centred in the European model,” said Hilding Neilson, who is Mi’kmaw and a professor in the department of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Toronto. The recognition of First Nations contributions to science has been on the rise in recent years. "Stars are part of our lives," Buck says. Long nights are perfect for looking up at the stars, and that's exactly what we're doing on Unreserved this week. “Indigenous astronomies speak to a connection to the land and to the people. and, as if the sky takes pity on the group — made up of amateur astronomers and families with young children — the clouds begin to break up as the sun sets. How to Subscribe. Astronomers turn to teaching Indigenous star stories from around the world Mar 30, 2019 It’s just after dusk on a cool August night in Wood Buffalo Park in Alberta, roughly 50 kilometres southwest of Fort Smith, N.W.T. From Indigenous astronomy to the first Indigenous astronaut, find out how Indigenous people are reframing the way we look at the sky. When Sharon Shorty sees the northern lights, she recalls a story her grandmother told her. In astronomy, Indigenous people had thousands of years (millennia) of observing the night sky, and these visual observations (not instrument-based, as in Western astronomy), led to theories based on what was seen, and what changed over long periods of time. They're referring to a wormhole, an alternate reality," Buck says. From Indigenous astronomy to the first Indigenous astronaut, find out how Indigenous people are reframing the way we look at the sky.