Overview

Since the earliest days of human memory, countless generations have turned their eyes to the skies in wonder, drawing patterns, understanding the stars' connection to cycles and events, and carrying their stories and teachings forward to subsequent generations. The Song of the Stars offers a unique journey through the skies, linking us to generations of ancestors who marvelled at the same stars we still gaze upon today. The book brings together Anishinaabe cultural teachings about the cosmos and the Anishinaabemowin language with scientific insights to demonstrate how both viewpoints can help us foster deeper and more meaningful relationships to the Earth and the cosmos. Robert Animikii Horton, Anishinaabemowin educator, proves that this dual perspective can be a source of awe and wonder, inspiring in us a love of both language and science. Demonstrating how Anishinaabe cultural teachings and scientific insights can complement one another and need not be irreconcilable opposites, The Song of the Stars provides a combination of perspectives that cultivates a deeper understanding of the vast mystery surrounding our place in the universe.

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Author:   Robert Animikii Horton
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   Aevo UTP
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.40cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781487564155

ISBN 10:   1487564155
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   21 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD  
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Table of Contents

1. In Awe of the Awe-Inspiring 2. Aki: The Earth 3. Giizis: The Sun 4. Gichi-giizis: The Solar Eclipse 5. Naawakwe: Solar Noon 6. Ma’iingan Omiikana: The Sun’s Ecliptic 7. Aadwaa’amoog: Orion’s Belt 8. Waawaate: The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) 9. Jiibay Miikana: The Milky Way 10. Gookomisinaan Dibiki-giizis: The Moon 11. Gaagige-giizhig: The Universe 12. Anang: Star 13. Ojiig Anang: Fisher Star 14. Ojiig: The Big Dipper 15. Gichi-Ogimaa Anang: Vega 16. Gaa-bibooniked: The Wintermaker 17. Maang: The Little Dipper 18. Bagonegiizhig: The Pleiades 19. Moonz: Pegasus 20. Onwaajige Anang: Halley’s Comet 21. Madoodiswan: Corona Borealis 22. Ma’iingan: Canis Major 23. Nanaboozhoo: Scorpius 24. Waaban Anang: The Morning Star 25. Biidaaban, Waaban, Zaagajiwens, & Mooka’am: The Process of Sunrise 26. Mishibizhiw: Leo, Cancer, and Hydra 27. Gaa-madoodood: Hercules 28. Bangishin Anang: Falling Star 29. Binesi: Cygnus 30. Mishiginebig: Draco 31. Ikwe Anang: Venus 32. Directions and More

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Robert Animikii Horton (Manidoo Baawitigong Anishinaabe and member of the Rainy River First Nations) is a post-secondary Anishinaabemowin educator (Gaa-aazhide-gikinoo’amaaged) at the Seven Generations Education Institute and a professor at Durham College.

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