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Sharing the skies : Navajo astronomy

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.
Author
Maryboy, Nancy C.
Publication
Tucson, Ariz. : Rio Nuevo Publishers, c2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Begay, David.
  • Indigenous Education Institute.
  • World Hope Foundation.
Description
96 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Subject
  • Indian astronomy > Southwest, New
  • Navajo astronomy
  • Navajo Indians > Science
  • Navajo Indians > Folklore
  • Stars > Mythology > Southwest, New
  • Astronomy > Cross-cultural studies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
pt. 1. Introduction -- Introduction to Navajo astronomy -- Introduction to Greek astronomy -- Introduction to Space Science -- pt. 2. Comparative astronomy -- Náhookos constellation -- Náhookos Bi'ka'/Ursa Major -- Náhookos Bi'áád/Cassiopeia -- Náhookos Biko'/Polaris -- Dilyéhé/Pleiades -- Hubble : Bernard's Merope nebula -- Átsé Ets' ózí/Orion -- Hubble : Horsehead nebula -- Hastiin Sik'aí'ií/Corvus -- Átsé Etsoh/Scorpius, top half -- Gah Hahat'ee/ Scorpius, lower half -- Yikáísdáhá/The Miky Way -- Ii'ni/Pegasus and Leo -- Shash/Sagittarius -- Tsetah Dibé/Cancer -- Hubble : Star AU Microscopii -- Tłish Tsoh/Canis Major -- Ma'ii Bizo'/Argo Navis -- Hubble : the Eagle nebula -- Jo'hanaa'éí/the Sun -- Tł'éhonaa'éí/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.
Call Number
JGE 10-228
ISBN
  • 9781933855400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1933855401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009028316
OCLC
YBP 2009028316
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.
Imprint
Tucson, Ariz. : Rio Nuevo Publishers, c2010.
Edition
4th ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Begay, David.
Indigenous Education Institute.
World Hope Foundation.
Research Call Number
JGE 10-228
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