Acakosuk (The Star) ~ Discover the night sky with Elder Wilfred Buck

Event Date: 
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 12:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
via Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Anna Chief
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Acakosuk ~ The Stars

Discover the night sky with Elder Wilfred Buck, Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Thursday, March18, 2021 | 12 pm to 1 pm EST

EVERY Culture on the face of Nikawiy Aski has connections to the sky.

All cultures have contemplated the stars, planets, moon, sun, comets…

We have heard of one perspective but there are so many more….

Register in advance to join this event:

https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfu2srDoqEta6hgn4W3Mr92oaX...

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Wilfred Buck

WILFRED BUCK OPASKWAYAK CREE NATION (OCN) Wilfred has taught Math, Science, Indigenous Issues and Cultural Awareness to classes at the middle & high school levels as well as speaking at numerous universities. Taught a 1st year Astronomy class for the University of Brandon. Husband, Father, Educator, Astronomer, Author, Artisan and all around good guy… I have had the opportunity to meet and share with Indigenous People from all over the world and the thing that has made an impact in my thought processes is the understanding that ALL people have deep concepts of intellectual thought, capacity of intellectual discourse, unbounding common-sense and a shared belief/faith that ACAK (spirit) guides our interactions with everything….

EVERYONE WELCOME