Sharing the skies
Subtitle: Navajo astronomy
By: Nancy Cottrell Maryboy and David Begay ; original concept co-designed by Indigenous Education Institute, Bluff, Utah, and World Hope Foundation, Boulder, Colorado.
Contributors: Begay, David.; Indigenous Education Institute.; World Hope Foundation.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Rio Nuevo Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tucson, Ariz
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933855400
Subjects: Indian astronomy -- Southwest, New; Navajo Indians -- Science; Navajo Indians -- Folklore; Stars -- Mythology -- Southwest, New; Astronomy -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Folklore; Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction; title: Introduction to Navajo astronomy; title: Introduction to Greek astronomy; title: Introduction to Space Science; title: pt. 2. Comparative astronomy; title: Nakhookos constellation; title: Nakhookos Bi'ka'/Ursa Major; title: Nakhookos Bi'aad/Cassiopeia; title: Dilyehe/Pleiades; title: Hubble : reflection of the nebula in Pleiades; title: Hastiin Sik'ai'ii/Corvus; title: Atse Etsoh/Scorpius, top half; title: Gah Hahat'ee/ Scorpius, lower half; title: Hubble : the Omega nebula; title: Shash/Sagittarius; title: Hubble : the Trifid nebula; title: Tsetah Dibe/Cancer; title: Hubble : Star AU Microscopii; title: Tlish Tsoh/Canis Major; title: Hubble : spiral galaxies; title: Ma'ii Bizo'/Canopus in Argo Navis; title: Hubble : super-massive star Eta Carina; title: Hubble : the Eagle nebula; title: Jo'hanaa'ei/Sun; title: Tl'ehonaa'ei/Moon; title: Calendrical comparison : Navajo and Western months; title: pt. 3. Activities; title: Star wheel; title: Navajo flash cards; title: pt. 4. Resources; title: Glossary; title: Navajo pronunciation guide; title: Constellation location guide; title: Cosmic hands; title: Map of the universe; title: Dine universe.