With MIT scientists fron the Navajo Nation, ALVIN HARVEY described the differences between the two MIT's (yes, there are two!), what it means to be in relationship with space? "space justice," how space is alive, remembering not to do donuts on Mars, how relationships cannot be destroyed but renewed, and how humans are really not as disconnected from space as we may think.

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SHOWNOTES:

- think about what it means to go away from your home? to go to University, college, or away for a job. How does this change you? Can those changes, or scars become armour?

-Think about what happens when you are forced from your home, homeland, community, plant medicines, teachings, and how significant those wounds and scars can be?

- humility and mistakes: how much room do you leave for those? to learn and grow from them?

-part of this is to remember and acknowledge your helpers- these can be people, gifts, medicines, trees, animals, etc. that have helped guide you on your journey. Because this journey is difficult, and we cannot do it alone.

Space Justice: How do we travel to space in a good way?

-"Blending science & tradition: sharing remote sensing technologies with Indigenous communities and their land" (article) https://www.nasa.gov/feature/blending-science-and-tradition-sharing-remote-sensing-technologies-with-indigenous

- The Settler Logics of (outer) Space: https://www.societyandspace.org/articles/the-settler-logics-of-outer-space

- Dr John Harrington: Indigenous and Anti-Colonial Views of Human Activity in Space. https://www.media.mit.edu/events/panel-discussion-with-dr-john-herrington-indigenous-view-of-human-activity-in-space/

- Indigenous & Anticolonial Views of Human Activity in Space. https://www.media.mit.edu/events/mit-anti-colonialism-seminar-series-panel-discussion-with/

- IRM and the Science of Being Off-Earth. https://irc.skc.edu/colloquium-day-3/

- Thinking about tribal sovereignty, space justice, and peace-making- disconnecting community from space and the consequences of not connecting.

- what is your relationship with Space? Think about your relationship with air, wind, stars, where is the connection between them all?

Navajo Nation and Cremated Remains on Moon: (article) https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/jan/15/navajos-upset-after-ashes-sent-to-moon-nasa/#:~:text=In%20a%20tribute%20to%20Shoemaker,and%20upset%2C”%20he%20said

"Indigenizing Philosophy through the Land: A Trickster Methodology for Decolonizing Environmental Ethics & Indigenous Futures" (book) by Brian Burkhart

Two-Eyed Seeing from Mi'kmaw Elder ALBERT MARSHALL: (article)

https://www.2eyedseeing.ca/about-5

- (article) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406918812346#

- Two Row Wampum Belt, more https://honorthetworow.org/learn-more/history/

- LIke Dr. Melanie Goodchild said (Episode 6), that space between world is the "spirit space," and Alvin mentioned, this is the space of complementary ideas and relationality.

Alvin would like to send gratitude to:

- Mi’kmaw Professor Hilding Neilson. http://hildingneilson.com

- Ojibwe, Black, and Swedish descent Professor Deondre Smiles. https://deondresmiles.com

- Shoshone Scholar and Director of the Salish Kootenai Indigenous Research Center, Dr. Ren Freeman. https://irc.skc.edu

- Kanaka Maoli Scholar and Activist Dr. Uahikea Maile. https://uahikea.com/about

- Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Douglas Sinclair.

- Sonoran Yaqui Scholar and Educator Dr. Juan-Carlos Chavez.

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