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The next monthly meeting of the Halifax Centre of the Royal =20
Astronomical Society of Canada will be held on

Friday, September 17, 2010, 8:00 p.m.!
Room SB160, (downstairs at the Sobey Building), Saint Mary's University

All welcome!

Our invited presenter is Mi=92kmaq Elder Murdena Marshall of the =20
Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton, assisted by Ms Prune Harris. =20
Elder Marshall will provide background and interpretation of a =20
traditional night sky story of =93Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters=94. =
This =20
sky story, passed on in the oral tradition of the Mi=92kmaq First =20
Nation, links the annual cycle of the seasons with the movement of the =20=

stars and the Mi=92kmaq constellations. The story carries the =20
information to use the seasonal star positions as a calendar to mark =20
the date of the Mi=92kmaq Mid-Winter Feast. The presentation  will =20
include a showing of the animated audio/video production of =93Muin and =20=

the Seven Bird Hunters=94. This video presentation was first shown at =20=

the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa as part of the =20
start up of the 2009 IYA celebrations. The story provides insight and =20=

appreciation of the Mi=92kmaq view and understanding of the earth and =20=

sky as well as a valuable and memorable lesson of the relationship of =20=

the earth=92s seasons and night sky star patterns.

Elder Marshall is the spiritual leader of the Mi=92maq people and an =20
authority in traditional Mi=92kmaq culture with a long interest in =20
Mi=92kmaq astronomy. She provided guidance in the production of the =20
animated video of the traditional story of =93Muin and the Seven Bear =20=

Hunters=94 ensuring that the traditional Mi=92kmaq understanding of the =20=

story was clearly conveyed. Elder Marshall received her Bachelor of =20
Education from the University of New Brunswick and her Masters in =20
Education from Harvard University. She has worked as an educator in =20
the community prior to joining Cape Breton University where she was =20
instrumental in setting up the Integrative Science Program. In this =20
Program students learn Indigenous and Western sciences side by side. =20
Elder Marshall has retired as an Associate Professor in Mi`kmaq =20
Studies from Cape Breton University.Elder Marshall is assisted by Ms =20
Prune Harris M.A. of the Integrative Science Program of Cape Breton =20
University who is knowledgeable in the Mi=92kmaq culture and was =20
involved in the production of the animated story.

For more information about the RASC, visit:
Halifax Centre: http://halifax.rasc.ca
National: http://rasc.ca
Astronomy Events in N.S.: http://http://www.astronomynovascotia.ca/


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font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our invited presenter is =
Mi=92kmaq Elder Murdena Marshall of the Eskasoni First Nation in Cape =
Breton, assisted by Ms Prune Harris. Elder Marshall will provide =
background and interpretation of a traditional night sky story =
of&nbsp;<b>=93Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters=94.</b>&nbsp;This sky =
story, passed on in the oral tradition of the Mi=92kmaq First Nation, =
links the annual cycle of the seasons with the movement of the stars and =
the Mi=92kmaq constellations. The story carries the information to use =
the seasonal star positions as a calendar to mark the date of the =
Mi=92kmaq Mid-Winter Feast. The presentation&nbsp; will include a =
showing of the animated audio/video production of =93Muin and the Seven =
Bird Hunters=94. This video presentation was first shown at the Canada =
Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa as part of the start up of the =
2009 IYA celebrations. The story provides insight and appreciation of =
the Mi=92kmaq view and understanding of the earth and sky as well as a =
valuable and memorable lesson of the relationship of the earth=92s =
seasons and night sky star patterns.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" =
style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style=3D"font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; ">Elder Marshall is the spiritual leader of the =
Mi=92maq people and an authority in traditional Mi=92kmaq culture with a =
long interest in Mi=92kmaq astronomy. She provided guidance in the =
production of the animated video of the traditional story of =93Muin and =
the Seven Bear Hunters=94 ensuring that the traditional Mi=92kmaq =
understanding of the story was clearly conveyed.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span lang=3D"EN-GB" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Elder Marshall received her =
Bachelor of Education from the University of New Brunswick and her =
Masters in Education from Harvard University. She has worked as an =
educator in the community prior to joining Cape Breton University where =
she was instrumental in setting up the Integrative Science Program. In =
this Program students learn Indigenous and Western sciences side by =
side. Elder Marshall has retired as an Associate Professor in Mi`kmaq =
Studies from Cape Breton University.</span><span style=3D"font-family: =
Arial, sans-serif; ">Elder Marshall is assisted by Ms Prune Harris M.A. =
of the Integrative Science Program of Cape Breton University who is =
knowledgeable in the Mi=92kmaq culture and was involved in the =
production of the animated story.</span><span style=3D"font-family: =
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