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Author:

Maryboy, Nancy C.

Title:

Sharing the skies : Navajo astronomy / Nancy C. Maryboy and David Begay ; original concept co-designed by Indigenous Education Institute, Bluff, Utah, and World Hope Foundation, Boulder, Colorado.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Rio Nuevo Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Indian astronomy--Southwest, New.
Navajo astronomy.
Navajo Indians--Science.
Navajo Indians--Folklore.--Folklore.
Stars--Mythology--Southwest, New.
Astronomy--Cross-cultural studies.

Other Authors:

Begay, David
Indigenous Education Institute
World Hope Foundation

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction -- Introduction to Navajo astronomy -- Introduction to Greek astronomy -- Introduction to Space Science -- pt. 2. Comparative astronomy -- N©Łhookos constellation -- N©Łhookos Bi'ka'/Ursa Major -- N©Łhookos Bi'©Ł©Łd/Cassiopeia -- N©Łhookos Biko'/Polaris -- Dily©♭h©♭/Pleiades -- Hubble : Bernard's Merope nebula -- ©ts©♭ Ets' ©đz©Ư/Orion -- Hubble : Horsehead nebula -- Hastiin Sik'a©Ư'i©Ư/Corvus -- ©ts©♭ Etsoh/Scorpius, top half -- Gah Hahat'ee/ Scorpius, lower half -- Yik©Ł©Ưsd©Łh©Ł/The Miky Way -- Ii'ni/Pegasus and Leo -- Shash/Sagittarius -- Tsetah Dib©♭/Cancer -- Hubble : Star AU Microscopii -- T¿ish Tsoh/Canis Major -- Ma'ii Bizo'/Argo Navis -- Hubble : the Eagle nebula -- Jo'hanaa'©♭©Ư/the Sun -- T¿'©♭honaa'©♭©Ư/the Moon -- Calendrical comparison : Navajo and Western months -- pt. 3. Resources -- Glossary -- Navajo pronunciation guide -- Constellation location guide -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Art and photography credits.

ISBN:

1933855401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781933855400 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320193276

LCCN:

2009028316

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)