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Connect with Mi’kmaw Moons—
a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach
Cathy LeBlanc (Acadia First Nation)
&
Dave Chapman (RASC Halifax Centre)
photo: kristinerosephotography.com
This presentation © 2021 Dave Chapman & Cathy LeBlanc: Mi’kmaw Moons
[40 s] Listen to “The Song of the Stars” [25 m] Watch the video “Muin and the 7 Bird Hunters”
The Mi’kmaw Moons project
started in 2013.
We are in our 9th year!
Look for ”Mi’kmaw Moons” on
• Facebook
• YouTube
Two-Eyed Seeing
www.integrativescience.ca
Cape Breton University
Learning to see from one …and from the other
eye with the strengths of eye with the strengths of
Indigenous knowledge Western knowledge
and ways of knowing… and ways of knowing…
photo: Steve Irvine
Astronomy Review: The Solar Cycle
“tropical” year is 365 ¼ daysWinter Solstice
|
Spring Equinox — — Fall Equinox
credit: "Mi'kmaq Elders in
| conjunction with CBU
Summer Solstice Canada Research Chair in
Integrative Science team”.The 12 Mi’kmaw Moons
Full Moon Date Range English Mi’kmaw
(approximate)
5 Jan – 3 Feb Tomcod Spawning / Frost Fish Punamujuiku’s
3 Feb – 5 Mar Snow-Blinding Apuknajit
5 Mar – 4 Apr Spring / Maple Sugar Siwkewiku’s
4 Apr – 5 May Birds Laying Eggs Penatmuiku’s
5 May – 5 June Frogs Croaking Sqoljuiku’s
5 June – 6 July Trees Fully Leafed Nipniku’s
6 July – 7 Aug Birds Shedding Feathers Peskewiku’s
7 Aug – 7 Sep Berry Ripening Kisikewiku’s
7 Sep – 8 Oct Mate Calling Wikumkewiku’s
8 Oct – 7 Nov Animal Fattening Wikewiku’s
7 Nov – 6 Dec Rivers Starting to Freeze Keptekewiku’s
6 Dec – 5 Jan Winter / Chief Moon Kesikewiku’s / Kjiku’sMi’kmaw Language Videos
with Curtis L. Michael
Meet Curtis Michael [30 s]
Frogs Croaking Moon [30s]
artwork: Autumn McDonaldStorytelling
as
Knowledge-Keeping
photo: Dave ChapmanFrogs Croaking Time
a “Holly and Auntie” story “Frogs Croaking” Time
from our forthcoming book 11 May–10 June 2021
Full Moon: 25/26 May 2021
next: ”Trees Fully Leafed” TimeAstronomy Review: The Cycle of the Moon “synodic” month is 29 ½ days (Full Moon to Full Moon) (shorter than typical calendar month of 30 or 31 days)
Let’s do Some Math!
“tropical” year is 365 ¼ days
“synodic” month is 29 ½ days (Full Moon to Full Moon)
Twelve Moons: 12 x 29 ½ days = 354 days, about 11 ¼ days short of a year!
After 3 years, a 12-moon cycle would be more than one moon behind.
Thirteen Moons: 13 x 29 ½ days = 383.5 days, about 18 ¼ days longer than a year!
Combine short and long lunar “years”
(12 + 12 + 13 ) x 29 ½ days = 1091 ½ days, about 4 ¼ days short of 3 yearsWinter Solstice
|
Spring Equinox — — Fall Equinox
credit: "Mi'kmaq Elders in
| conjunction with CBU
Summer Solstice Canada Research Chair in
Integrative Science team”.13 Full Moons in 2020 / 12 Full Moons in 2021
Longitude of the Sun on Full Moon Dates
WinSol WinSol
2020 2021
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SumSol SumSol
Two “Trees Fully Leafed” Moons last summer!2010 December 21 2016 June 20
rise: 4 p.m. rise: 8 p.m.
transit: 12 a.m. @ 69º transit: 1 a.m. @ 26º
set: 8 a.m. set: 6 a.m.
duration in sky: ~16 h duration in sky: ~10 h
Chief Moon
2010
Trees Fully
Leaved Moon
2016Mi’kmaw Moons Resources
! Publications:
! Griffith Observer 80 (11), 3–16, Nov 2016
! JRASC 111(1), 10–15, Feb 2017
! Book in progress—draft text complete
(2021?)
! www.facebook.com/www.MikmawMoons
! www.youtube.com/c/Mi'kmawMoonsAcknowledgments
! Don Awalt (Acadia) italics = First Nation
! Cheryl Bartlett (Cape Breton University)
! Tim Bernard (Millbrook)
! Tom Christmas (Eskasoni)
! Halley Davies—videographer
! Gerald Gloade (Millbrook)
! Jennifer King—pianist
! Ed Krupp (Griffith Observatory)
! Holly LeBlanc (Acadia)
! Bill Lewis (Millbrook)
! Autumn McDonald—artist (Acadia)
! Curtis L. Michael (Sipekne'katik)
! Andrea Bear Nicholas (St. Thomas University)
! Kristine Richer—photographer
! Chris Young (RASC Halifax)—research
Wela'lioq / Thank You!Q&A
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