Hamptons Observatory with Suffolk County Community College (online)

About
the photo: According to the Dene, a constellation that includes the
Big Dipper represents the legend of a Traveller who lives in the
stars. The Milky Way, seen here, is the Traveller's trail.


On
October 21, 2026, at 7:00 PM, ET, Hamptons Observatory and co-host
<a href="https://www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/majors-and-programs/science/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SuffolkCounty Community College</a>
will present a free, virtual lecture, “The Astronomy of the
Northern Dene.” Dr. Chris Cannon, Chair of the Center for
Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, will
share his 17 year immersive experience learning from Northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dene" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dene</a>
elders across Alaska and Canada about their traditional astronomical
knowledge. His work has been featured in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/science/astronomy-yahdii-dene-alaska-native.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NewYork Times</a>;
in a recent PBS/NOVA documentary--”Knowledge Keepers”--on Dene
star navigation (watch on-demand on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/knowledge-keepers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">PBS</a>);
and in his recent book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2X81BY4?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Inthe Footsteps of the Traveller: The Astronomy of Northern Dene</a>.
 Details and registration information may be found on
<a href="https://HamptonsObservatory.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://HamptonsObservatory.org</a>

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The Astronomy of Northern Dene (A Free, Virtual Lecture)

OCT

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7:00 PM

East Hampton, NY