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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Main Author: Posey, Dan G
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Victoria 2016
Subjects:
Pacific Northwest
Astronomy
Indigenous
Pacific
haida
Online Access:https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375
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spelling 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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Astronomy
Indigenous
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Astronomy
Indigenous
Posey, Dan G
Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
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Astronomy
Indigenous
description 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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author Posey, Dan G
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title Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
title_short Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
title_full Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
title_fullStr Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
title_full_unstemmed Each Star has a Story: Indigenous Astronomical Knowledge in the Pacific Northwest Circa 1900
title_sort each star has a story: indigenous astronomical knowledge in the pacific northwest circa 1900
publisher University of Victoria
publishDate 2016
url https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375
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op_source The Graduate History Review; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016)
1925-2455
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https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ghr/article/view/13375
op_rights Copyright (c) 2016 The Graduate History Review
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