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D(L)akota Star map constellation guidebook : an introduction to D(L)akota Star knowledge / Annette S. Lee, Jim Rock, Charlene O'Rourke.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF E98.A88 L443 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Annette S., author, illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian astronomy--North America.
- Indian astronomy.
- Indian astronomy--Minnesota.
- Dakota astronomy.
- Dakota calendar.
- Dakota mythology.
- Constellations--Mythology.
- Constellations.
- Stars--Mythology.
- Stars.
- Genre:
- Celestial charts.
- Physical Description:
- 49 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Manufacture:
- North Rocks, CA : Lightning Source-Ingram Spark
- Other Title:
- Dakota Star Map Constellation Guidebook
- Lakota Star Map Constellation Guidebook
- At head of title: Makoc̣e Wic̣anḣpi Wowapi
- Place of Publication:
- [St. Cloud, Minnesota] : [Native Skywatchers], 2014.
- Summary:
- "This book is an outgrowth of Native Skywatchers research and programming...We seek to address the crisis of the loss of the Indigenous star knowledge, specifically the Dakota and Ojibwe who are the native peoples of Minnesota...Together, we have created two astronomically accurate and culturally important star maps, Ojibwe Giizhig Anung Masinaa'igan--Ojibwe Sky Star Map and Mako<U+fffd>ce Wi<U+fffd>can<U+fffd>hpi Wowapi--D(L)akota Sky Star Map, which were first disseminated to regional educators at a Native Skywatchers Middle School Teacher workshop in June 2012"--Introduction.
- "This book is an outgrowth of Native Skywatchers research and programming...We seek to address the crisis of the loss of the Indigenous star knowledge, specifically the Dakota and Ojibwe who are the native peoples of Minnesota...Together, we have created two astronomically accurate and culturally important star maps, Ojibwe Giizhig Anung Masinaa'igan--Ojibwe Sky Star Map and Makoc̣e Wic̣anḣpi Wowapi--D(L)akota Sky Star Map, which were first disseminated to regional educators at a Native Skywatchers Middle School Teacher workshop in June 2012"--Introduction.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
- Appendix includes D(L)akota celestial vocabulary.
- Local Notes:
- Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection
- ISBN:
- 9780692232545
- 0692232540
- OCLC:
- 904574558
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