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Author | : Ronald Goodman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Dakota Indians |
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Download Lak̇ot̄a Star Knowledge Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This monograph, the result of years of study and discussion with tribal elders, is an important addition to our knowledge of Native American sky-related traditions. It demonstrates that knowledge of star and sun watching practices is very much alive in some tribal contexts, despite centuries of acculturation and attempts by the dominant society to root out such 'pagan' sacred observances. It also provides important lessons for other tribal groups who wish to retain more of their traditional practices for their descendants" (p. iii).
Author | : Ronald Goodman |
Publisher | : Sgu Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2017-08 |
Genre | : Indian astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780998950501 |
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Throughout the Americas, Native North American groups throughout the hemisphere have been avid watchers of the sky and have carefully noted the cyclic patterns of the Sun and Moon, the stars, and planets. In earlier years, they had to heed the teachings of celestial events in order to survive. One of the primary impediments to interpreting sky-related traditions is today's general lack of observational experience. Even many professional astronomers have little experience with naked eye observations. Yet naked eye observation allows one to construct a highly accurate calendar using the ordered patterns and motions of the celestial bodies. Native American groups also watched the motions of the planets, as well as other appearances including comets, meteor showers, and lunar and solar eclipses, in order to guide their lives. This book is concerned with regular celestial events that provided sacred order to the Lakota. The following pages summarize the primary stellar and solar features a naked eye observer would be able to follow and relate these observations to observational practices of Native North Americans.
Author | : Mark Hollabaugh |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2017-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1496201450 |
Download The Spirit and the Sky Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The interest of nineteenth-century Lakotas in the Sun, the Moon, and the stars was an essential part of their never-ending quest to understand their world. The Spirit and the Sky presents a survey of the ethnoastronomy of the nineteenth-century Lakotas and relates Lakota astronomy to their cultural practices and beliefs. The center of Lakota belief is the incomprehensible, extraordinary, and sacred nature of the world in which they live. The earth beneath and the stars above constitute their holistic world. Mark Hollabaugh offers a detailed analysis of aspects of Lakota culture that have a bearing on Lakota astronomy, including telling time, their names for the stars and constellations as they appeared from the Great Plains, and the phenomena of meteor showers, eclipses, and the aurora borealis. Hollabaugh’s explanation of the cause of the aurora that occurred at the death of Black Elk in 1950 is a new contribution to ethnoastronomy.
Author | : S. D. Nelson |
Publisher | : Abrams |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2014-05-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1613127278 |
Download The Star People Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A grandmother’s love is forever in Star People, a picture book about remembrance and tradition from S. D. Nelson, award-winning author and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. “A young Lakota Indian girl narrates the story of how she and her little brother, Young Wolf, survive a prairie fire.” —School Library Journal “A stirring, original story based on Lakota legend . . . The swirling images of the celestial dance beautifully reflect the story’s celebration and awe of the natural world.” —Booklist Sister Girl and her brother, Young Wolf, wander away from their village and soon find themselves far out in the surrounding prairie. They sit down in the grass and watch the clouds passing above billow to form an eagle, horses, and other creatures. We sat in the dry, sweet-smelling grass, watching the clouds drift overhead. Young Wolf pointed and said, “Sister Girl, that cloud looks like a buffalo’s head!” We both laughed with amazement. “There’s an eagle,” I cried! Suddenly, animals begin to race past the children on the ground—followed by a wall of fire! Fleeing along with the frightened beasts, Sister Girl and Young Wolf save themselves by tumbling into a shallow stream. The fire leaves behind ash and a barren, forbidding landscape. The children realize that they are hopelessly lost. Night is coming—how will they get home to their parents? And why are the evening stars dancing so? Drawing upon traditional Lakota ledger book art, S. D. Nelson’s illustrations bring to life a memorable new legend about the Star People.
Author | : Annette S. Lee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 2014-06-10 |
Genre | : Constellations |
ISBN | : 9780615986784 |
Download Ojibwe Sky Star Map - Constellation Guidebook Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A constellation guidebook focusing on Ojibwe Star Knowledge. Greek constellations and astronomical objects of interest are included along with the Ojibwe constellations organized by the four seasons and north circumpolar stars. Written by four native authors: Annette Lee, William Wilson, Jeff Tibbetts, Carl Gawboy. Accompanies the "Ojibwe Giizhig Anung Masinaaigan" - Ojibwe Sky Star Map created by Annette Lee, William Wilson, and Carl Gawboy.
Author | : Annette Sharon Lee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2014-06-25 |
Genre | : Constellations |
ISBN | : 9780692232545 |
Download Dakota/Lakota Star Map Constellation Guidebook Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"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 Makoce Wicanhpi 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.
Author | : James R. Walker |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1992-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780803297371 |
Download Lakota Society Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As agency physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation from 1896 to 1914, Dr. James R. Walker recorded a wealth of information on the traditional lifeways of the Oglala Sioux. Lakota Society presents the primary accounts of Walker's informants and his syntheses dealing with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time.
Author | : Dorcas S. Miller |
Publisher | : Westwinds Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
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Download Stars of the First People Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents a brief introduction to star lore in Native American beliefs and culture; describes and provides illustrations of classical Greek constellations; and features information about the cultures and star lore of various Native American tribes, organized by culture area.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780618809127 |
Download They Dance in the Sky Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A collection of legends about the stars from various North American Indian cultures, including explanations of the Milky Way and constellations such as the Big Dipper.
Author | : Regina Pustet |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2021-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1496226429 |
Download Lakota Texts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Lakota Texts is a treasure trove of stories told in the original language by modern Lakota women who make their home in Denver, Colorado. Sometimes witty, often moving, and invariably engaging and fascinating, these stories are both autobiographical and cultural. The stories present personal experiences along with lessons the women have learned or were taught about Lakota history, culture, and legends. The women share aspects of their own lives, including such rituals as powwows, the sweatlodge, and rites of puberty. The women also include details of the older Lakota world and its customs, revered myths, more recent stories, and jokes. In addition to the valuable light Lakota Texts sheds on the lives of modern Lakota women, these stories also represent a significant contribution to American Indian linguistics. Regina Pustet has meticulously transcribed and translated the stories in a detailed, interlinear format that makes the texts a rich source of information about modern Lakota language itself.