Native American Firsts
The January issue of National Geographic magazine is called “The Firsts Issue”. I think that Native Americans might “take issue” with...
Native American Skies: Eclipse Legends
A couple of weeks ago, we observed a “Lunar Eclipse”. Because this year is when the moon is in its minor “Lunar Standstill” (refer to...
Chaco Phenomenon (Yupkoyvi): A Hopi Story
The civilization that inhabited the canyon in central New Mexico known as “Chaco Canyon” was indeed a “phenomenon”. Despite extensive...
Native America Skies: Lunar Standstill in Chaco Canyon
In any given month, the rising moon swings between two extremes on the eastern horizon, similar to the oscillation of the rising sun...
Native American Skies: Winter Solstice
The sky has been an important indicator of what is happening and what will happen on earth for ancient peoples all over the world for as...
Native American History: Rediscovery of Ancestral Pueblos
When the Ancestral Puebloan People, popularly known as the Anasazi, Left their magnificent pueblos in Chaco Canyon and throughout New...
Native American Skies: Perceiving Spring
Twice a year, a day comes along where the length of daylight equals the length of darkness. Today we call that day the “equinox”. We...