Native Skywatchers Projects...Connecting Science-Art-Culture:
Native Skywatchers - Heising Simons Three-Year Initiative
Indigenous Ecosystem Learning - The Two-Eyed Seeing team has the experience and resources needed as inputs for the project, including Indigenous and NASA expertise, prior success in digital storytelling, NASA-based research experiences for students, and committed networks and partners. ....Principal Investigator Annette S. Lee-DSc, PhD, MFA, Indigenous Scientist and Artist.
South High School-We are Stardust-Year 1
Native Skywatchers-Kapemni Dance - Celestial performance design students from South High School in Minneapolis create digital performances at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Creating a new model for narrative change led by our Indigenous youth...Led by Annette S. Lee and Nancy Nair.
Native Skywatchers-Ocean Voices-Year 1
Native Skywatchers-Ocean Voices - Sea and Stars students from the Kula ‘Amakihi Program at the Volcano School of the Arts and Sciences, in Volcano Hawai'i create digital narratives at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Creating a new model for teaching and learning....Led by Barbara Sarbin.
Little Singer - We are Stardust - Year 1
Little Singer Community School - Navajo Nation near Winslow, Arizona students from Little Singer Community School engage in STEM learning and STEM identity at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Creating a new model for more inclusive STEM education....Led by Tom Tomas, Albert Brent Chase, Wilphina Becenti, Nancy Maryboy, David Begay.
We are Stardust - Maya Team - Year 1
Native Skywatchers-We are Stardust - Students in the remote community of Zona Maya were supported in creating their own materials from the knowledge of the sky developed by their indigenous community. It invited them to have a complete vision of their relationship with the universe.....Led by Milagros Varguez and team
Kapemni Dance - Bell Museum
Native Skywatchers-Kapemni Dance - Celestial performance design students from South High School in Minneapolis create digital performances at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Creating a new model for engaging museum visitors....Led by Annette S. Lee and Nancy Nair.
Kapemni Dance - Spring Thaw
Native Skywatchers-Kapemni Dance - Celestial performance design students from South High School in Minneapolis create digital performances at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Creating a new model for partnering with national parks! Led by Annette S. Lee and Nancy Nair.Led by Annette S. Lee and Nancy Nair.
Spring Equinox Gathering
Celebrate the Seasons with us... Wetu-Ziigwan-Spring Equinox Online Gathering - The birds are back and so is Spring! Join the Native Skywatchers team for a sharing of art-based story and unique digital content .... also updates from the We are Stardust team!
Ocean Voices - Sea & Stars
Native Skywatchers-Ocean Voices-Sea & Stars - supports Hawaiian Indigenous and non-Indigenous students at the Volcano School of the Arts & Sciences to create digital productions at the intersection of science, art, and culture. Led by Kumu Barbara Sarbin & team.
We are Stardust
Native Skywatchers-We are Stardust - supports Mankato Area Public Schools native students to explore their relationship with the stars through the lens of science, art, and culture. Digital narrative productions are created by students. Led by Educator Elaine Hardwick.
Kapemni Dance
Native Skywatchers-Kapemni Dance Performance - supports high school dance students at South High School to lead narrative change through movement, visuals, and audio. Led by Teacher Nancy Nair.
Turtle Island Skywatchers
Native Skywatchers-Turtle Island Skywatchers - Stories of Us - supports MN Indigenous artists to create, produce, and present culture-based, art infused stories embedded with relationship to earth and sky. Four seasonal presentations (online) throughout the year!
Making Spirit, Making Art
A Native Skywatchers Art Project - Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Organizations grant. Seasonal art activites related to sky and earth and us! Light, dark, shadow, imagination!
Astronomia Comca 'ac
A Native Skywatchers Collaboration with the Comca 'ac Nation of the Sonora Desert, Mexico. Facilitated by Andrea Medina.
We are Stardust 2021
A Native Skywatchers Collaboration with Starry, Starry, Night, Interdisciplinary Research: Art-Science-Culture, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, and Fall 2021 Cohorts
Indigenous Skywatchers-Searching for Earth 2.0 & University of Southern Queensland
Research Experience for Undergraduates: Exoplanet Science & Indigenous Astronomy, Summer (Northern Hemisphere) 2021
Two-Eyed Seeing: NASA & Indigenous Astronomy - For the Benefit of All
Seven live (virtual) events, monthly, Oct 2020 to Apr 2021
International Traveling Exhibit - One Sky, Many Worlds
Ingenium & Nomad Exhibits-opening May 2022
Indigenous Star Knowledge Symposium Series
Four Equinox/Solstice events-Ingenium & U-Ottawa,Fall 2020 to Summer 2021
Ojibwe Star Map
created in 2012, A. Lee, W. Wilson, C. Gawboy
D(L)akota Star Map
created in 2012, A. Lee, J. Rock
Cree-Ininew Star Map
Led by W. Buck, painted by A. Lee & W. Wilson, 2016
Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections
12 workshops, 4 native artists, funded by MN State Arts Board FY15
Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections
12 workshops, 4 native artists, Arts Learning-MN State Arts Board FY17
Native Skywatchers-Earth Sky Connections Tour
9 exhibits statewide, 24 native and/or community artists, Arts Tour MN-MSAB FY17
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Acknowledgement: Native Skywatchers is located on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people, who along with the Ojibwe are the Indigenous peoples of this land, Mni Sota Makoce or Minnesota.