<p>For thousands of years, the Mi\u2019kmaq have been closely observing the natural world and the cycles of the moon and the stars to track the passage of time. Each full moon in an annual cycle was named by the Mi\u2019kmaq to relate to a seasonal event, such as tomcod spawning, birds laying eggs or berry ripening.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>For the past decade Mi\u2019kmaw Elders and Knowledge Keepers have shared stories of the traditional night sky calendar with authors Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman. In this book Cathy relays this knowledge in stories told to her young relation Holly.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>Each moon\u2019s story is richly illustrated with an evocative colour painting created for this book by the noted Mi\u2019kmaw artist Loretta Gould.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>Alongside this presentation of the Mi\u2019kmaw time-keeping traditions, this book offers a brief history of the modern Western calendar, and some basic astronomy facts about the moon\u2019s phases and why the seasons change.<\/p><\/p>\n
<p>This two-eyed seeing approach takes young readers on a journey through one full year in Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<p>Traditional teachings about the moon cycles and their relation to the natural history of Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki on Canada\u2019s East Coast<\/p><\/p>\n
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