In 2016, the group published a Cree Star Map. Click on the picture to the right for a larger image. In Cree mythology, some constellations have different meanings, depending on which story is told.

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Oct 9, 2009 · First Nations used stars to find their way, determine a sense of time, and associated the constellations in their stories. This is a link to a First Nations Star Chart. Astronomer, Jane Houston Jones, shares Cree and Ojibway sky stories here.

Oct 16, 2024 · But here, on the Cree star map, the stars known as the Big Dipper, for example, have many acimowinuk (narratives) attached to them. Sometimes these acimowinuk refer specifically to the main dipper stars, and sometimes they are included in …

Using the material mentioned above, I have put together short constellation guides for the Cree, Dakota & Lakota and Ojibwe. (Click the links). The images below are cutouts of the large copies of the complete maps, which are shown at the end of this presentation.

Cree Star Map Book. See the night sky through an Ininew (Cree) cultural lens...Mista Muskwa-Bear, Pipon Pinisew-Thunderbird, Makinak-Turtle and more! Get More Info

“Makoċe Wiċaŋḣpi Wowapi – D(L)akota Star Map”, a Native Skywatchers star map created by Annette S. Lee, language by Jim Rock, ©2012

Cree Star Map Includes stories about stars and constellations such as the Sweat Lodge, the Great Bear Hunt, the Dog Stars, and Kokominakasis. Related resource: Cree Star Map

ININIW ACAKOSUK (the CREE STARS) Elder Wiifred Buck, Opaskwayak Cree Nation INtNlW ACAKOSUK will focus on astronomy from an Indigenous perspective generally and Cree Astronomy specifically.

3 days ago · Stellarium Web is a planetarium running in your web browser. It shows a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.