Native Skywatchers - Two-Eyed Seeing: NASA & D(L)akota Indigenous Astronomy

LIVESTREAM EVENT & RESOURCES!

INDIGENOUS LED CONTENT & PRODUCTION

event flyer, A. Lee, Oct. 2020

"Two Eyed Seeing: D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA Moon 2 Mars”

Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, 10 am – 11 am cst

Hau Mitákuyepi! Join us for a 60 m live show featuring the Native Skywatchers - D(L)akota Team: Janice Bad Moccasin, Ida Downwind, Ramona Kitto Stately, Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, Annette S. Lee, and James Spotted Thunder. Weaving together Indigenous D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA science this event will offer insights from both world-views.

Supporting organizations : Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye, Minnesota Indian Education Association, and We Are Still Here Minnesota!

Educator Leads and Partnering Schools: Michael Connelly-Science Specialist-American Indian Magnet-St. Paul Public Schools, MN and Jillian Stately, Equity Specialist-Indian Education-Osseo Area Schools, Osseo, MN.

D(L)akota Moon Months - Haŋ Wi:

October - Čhaŋwápakasna Wí - Trees shaking off the leaves Moon

November - Thahéčapšuŋ Wí - Deer Antler Shedding Moon

December - Čhaŋkápopha Wí - Moon of Popping Trees

Reference - Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye

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Educator Materials & Resources:

Star Map of D(L)akota Ptaŋyetu-Fall Constellations | View & Download
Booklet featuring D(L)akota Astronomy & NASA Moon 2 Mars content | View & Download
Student-Generated Worksheet | View & Download
Panelist-Generated Worksheet | View & Download
Recorded Video of Live Event (aired on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, 10 -11 am cst) | View Recording

"Janice Bad Moccasin Presents..."

Janice Bad Moccasin shares a few teachings. A Collaboratively Produced Video by Janice Bad Moccasin and Annette S. Lee. Nov. 2020

"Ida Downwind Presents..."

Ida Downwind shares a few teachings. Collaboratively Produced video by Ida Downwind and Annette S. Lee, Fall 2020

"Ramona Kitto Stately Presents..."

Ramona Kitto Stately shares a few teachings, Fall 2020. A Collaboratively Produced Video by Ramona Kitto Stately and Annette S. Lee. Nov. 2020

"Ethan Neerdaels Presents...Hello My Relatives "

Ethan Neerdaels shares a few teachings, Fall 2020

"James Spotted Thunder Presents..."

James Spotted Thunder shares a song and a teaching from his grandmother. A Collaboratively Produced Video by James Spotted Thunder and Annette S. Lee. Nov. 2020

"Land Acknowledgement"

This is the Land Acknowledgement by Jim Knutson-Kolodzne from this "Two-Eyed Seeing" Webinar series - Ojibwe and D(L)akota live (virtual) events. Produced by Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, Fall 2020

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"NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars"

First attempt at powered flight on another planet. Credit: nasa.gov

Indigenous Students Asking Questions at the Dakota Two-Eyed Seeing event, Fall 2020

Pilamaya students for these great questions!

"D(L)akota Night Skies - Fall 2020"

Presented by Annette S. Lee, Nov. 2020

Calling All Educators - Free Ojibwe or D(L)akota Star Map Poster!

Interested in getting a free native star map for your classroom? Deliver one NASA activity related to this project to your class before May 1, 2021 and send us feedback. Contact Jim Knutson-Kolodzne at nativeskywatchers@gmail.com for more details or call us at (612)-314-9717

Email Jim directly: ainckolodzne@hotmail.com

Our Favorite NASA Resources - Moon to Mars and STEM on Station:

Moon To Mars - Build a Heat Shield!

Students work together as a team to design and build a heat shield that will protect the contents (candy) of a crew module from a simulated atmospheric re-entry (hair dryer)...from the Educator Guide - Crew Transportation with Orion

Grades 6-8

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Moon To Mars - Test Materials for a Radiation Shield

Students will use UV-sensitive beads to test a variety of materials to determine if they are suitable for shielding against ultraviolet (UV) raditaion...from the Educator Guide - Habitation with Gateway

Grades 6-8

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Moon Pod Essay Contest & NASA Moon 2 Mars

Your challenge is to imagine a one-week expedition to the Moon's South Pole...What should you bring? Who gets to be on your team? What skills should they have? What tech do you need? Write an essay and tell NASA about your idea!

Grades K-4; 5-8; 9-12

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NASA STEM-Forward to the Moon - Educator Guide

Hands-on science activities...Scale of Earth-Moon-ISS-Mars; Make a ballon rocket with a payload; simulating gravity with magnets; water filtration with a 2L bottle; design a lunar habitat; simulating finding oxygen on the Moon and more!

Grades K-4, 5-8, Informal Education

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STEM on Station & Mircosoft-STEM Hacking Lesson - Analyzing Colors of Earth -

The astronauts have been observing and documenting changes to our planet through photographs in pursuit of their mission of improving life both in space and on Earth. With the aid of computational predictive models and artificial intelligence, the color values from these images are now being analyzed by scientists to study and predict climate change.

Grades 6-8; 9-12

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