Strength from Stardust: Aotearoa Edition with Susan Bernard and Victoria Anderson-Gardner. 

In this episode we talk about the Milky Way which we both know as the Road or Pathway for Spirits and the star teachings associated with it from each of our nations. Listen to us talk about each of our nations language and how it affects our view of the world around us.

Show notes:

Mi’kmaq: skiteke’kmujuawti: road for spirits .

Anishinaabe: jiibay-miikana or jiibay-ziibi: known as the celestial passageway to the Spirit World. 

More information on Te Ikaroa and Māori teachings of the Milkyway: https://astronz.nz/pages/maori-astronomy

Mi’kmaq petroglyphs located at Bedford Barrens and Kejimkujik, NS. “Rock Drawing of the Micmac” by Marion Robertson. 

Instagram: 

Sue: @susanhmaria

Tori: @goforvictoria

Strength from Stardust: @strengthfromstardust

Podcast transcribed, edited and produced by Victoria Anderson-Gardner.

Podcast logo design: Victoria Anderson-Gardner.

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Episode 2 of Strength from Stardust: Aotearoa Edition with Susan Bernard and Victoria Anderson-Gardner. 

In this episode we share our experience viewing the night sky from Aotearoa and the difference between the sky we know over Turtle Island. Listen to us talk about the southern lights, the moon, lunar calendars, and the reason why celestial objects are flipped here.

Instagram: 

Sue: @susanhmaria

Tori: @goforvictoria

Strength from Stardust: @strengthfromstardust

Show notes:

Podcast transcribed, edited and produced by Victoria Anderson-Gardner.

Podcast logo design: Victoria Anderson-Gardner.

Matariki Calendar Explained: https://youtu.be/ZiNdmSGvQLU?si=iFlQqTAMmSd1woN5
Moon: https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/maori/matariki-maori-new-year/nights-maramataka-maori-lunar
Southern Lights: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2015/04/the-southern-lights-in-indigenous-oral-traditions#:~:text=The%20Maori%20of%20Aotearoa%2FNew,they%20will%20one%20day%20return.
Solar Maximum https://www.space.com/sun-magnetic-field-flip-solar-maximum-2024
Aurora Colors: https://www.space.com/aurora-colors-explained
How are Aurora’s formed? https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/st5/SCIENCE/aurora.html#:~:text=Auroras%20are%20brilliant%20ribbons%20of,ejections%20(ejected%20gas%20bubbles)
How to pronounce  ‘Whānau Mārama https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/10065

An introduction episode into the Strength from Stardust: Aotearoa Edition podcast with Susan Bernard and Victoria Anderson-Gardner. Listen to us as we tell you about ourselves as Indigenous people from Turtle Island (Canada), what brought us to Aotearoa (New Zealand), our own personal love for the stars, and how that love has grown since living in Aotearoa, what this edition of the podcast will focus on and what to look forward to in future episodes.

Instagram: 
Podcast: @strengthfromstardust
Victoria: @goforvictoria
Susan: @susanhmaria

Podcast transcribed, edited and produced by Victoria Anderson-Gardner.
Podcast logo design: Victoria Anderson-Gardner.