Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
Abstract: The earliest accounts of Indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest gathered by anthropologists in the late 19th century contain detailed descriptions of celestial bodies. This article will examine the accounts of astronomical knowledge present in these sources focusing on the Nlaka’pamu...
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ftunivictoriaojs:oai:journals.uvic.ca:article/13375 2023-07-16T03:58:51+02:00 Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900 Posey, Dan G 2016-09-20 application/pdf https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375 eng eng University of Victoria https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375/6828 https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375 Copyright (c) 2016 The Graduate History Review The Graduate History Review; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016) 1925-2455 Pacific Northwest Astronomy Indigenous info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2016 ftunivictoriaojs 2023-06-27T18:29:09Z Abstract: The earliest accounts of Indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest gathered by anthropologists in the late 19th century contain detailed descriptions of celestial bodies. This article will examine the accounts of astronomical knowledge present in these sources focusing on the Nlaka’pamux (Thompson), Secwépemc (Shuswap), and T’it’q’et (Lillooet) people of central British Columbia, as well as the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), Nuxalkmc (Bella Coola), and Haida from the Northwest coast. Article in Journal/Newspaper haida University of Victoria (Canada): Journal Publishing Service Pacific |
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Abstract: The earliest accounts of Indigenous cultures in the Pacific Northwest gathered by anthropologists in the late 19th century contain detailed descriptions of celestial bodies. This article will examine the accounts of astronomical knowledge present in these sources focusing on the Nlaka’pamux (Thompson), Secwépemc (Shuswap), and T’it’q’et (Lillooet) people of central British Columbia, as well as the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), Nuxalkmc (Bella Coola), and Haida from the Northwest coast. |
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Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900 |
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