For our September 7, 2022 meeting, we will have a early preview of the new Planetarium Show developed by Abrams Planetarium highlighting Anishinaabe Star Knowledge.
Living in Balance: A Collaborative Planetarium Show on Anishinaabe Star Knowledge
The Abrams Planetarium collaborated with Dr. Beth LaPensée to create a planetarium show on Anishinaabe Star Knowledge. The script and art were created by Dr. LaPensée and the show heavily features the Eastern dialect of Anishinaabemowin. It was narrated, reviewed, and approved by Anishinaabe elders and community members including Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Aarin Dokum, and Dr. Annette Lee. Abrams translated the assets into a show using Gimp and Digistar 6 programming. We took the information from Dr. LaPensée to develop an educator guide that accompanies the show. We are distributing it for free or at low cost for anyone who is interested.
The show highlights Anishinaabe stories of constellations and moons in relation to contemporary insights about environmental changes. Teachings shared by Native Skywatchers Carl Gawboy, William Wilson, and Dr. Annette S. Lee are narrated by Aarin Dokum with Anishinaabemowin translations by Alphonse Pitawanakwat set to art by Elizabeth LaPensée.
Please join us for the preview of this new show! We will be meeting at Abrams Planetarium at 7pm on Wednesday Sept. 7.
