University/Organization
Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium
University of Minnesota – Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Education Department
Ruth A. Meyer Center for Indigenous Education/Environmental Education
University of Minnesota – Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Title
Indigenous Riverscapes and Mounds: The Feminine Relationship of Earth, Sky and Water
Synopsis
This session focuses on the burial and effigy mounds along the rivers of Turtle Island, as well as who and how they were created. Many mounds contain knowledge that mirrors earth with sky as expressions of art, humanities, science, math. and engineering. We will examine the strong feminine cosmology connected to these sites through a lens of Critical Indigenous Pedagogy of Place and what they offer to the study of astronomy, environmental and Indigenous education.