Скачать или смотреть 2022-11-18 PZS Chris Cannon - Astronomy of the Northern Dene (Athabaskan's)

The 2022 Nov 18 Planetarians' Zoom Seminar was "The Astronomy of the Northern Dene (Athabascans)", with Chris Cannon, Assistant Professor with the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. At the center of these knowledge systems is a principal constellation identified as the incarnated spirit of a Traveler-Transformer figure who journeyed around the world in ancient time. Although this Traveler is widely known in Dene stories as the one who instilled balance and order in the world, his enigmatic transformation to the sky is known by few remaining Elders and tradition bearers. The Traveler constellation is not only a world custodian but also a teacher, ally, gamekeeper, and the embodiment of the world. These large constellations (sometimes covering the entire sky) composed of numerous smaller groups of stars named after body parts have deep antiquity in the Dene family. Chris Cannon has been involved with language and cultural documentation projects with Northern Dene Elders, speakers, and community members since 2008.