Samantha Doxtator: Indigenous Astronomy as told by the Haudenosaunee
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Join us for a presentation that will take you on an introspective journey through Haudenosaunee Cosmology. From creation to current innovations, perseverance, restoration, the cycles of birth and death, and how they all correlate with the stars. Experience your own connections to grief and healing, compassion, resilience, and peace. Many communities have referred to this presentation as Good Medicine. This aligns with Samantha's intentions to help heal Indigenous oppression with astronomical knowledge and original ways of knowing. This information will light a spark inside of you, and you will want to see it again and again.
This event takes place in the A. Montgomery Ward Lecture Hall on the lower level. Registration is required.
Samantha is a personal development and land based learning consultant who teaches life and employability skills that are grounded by traditional values. She uses her knowledge and experience to help build bridges of new understandings.
Samantha has accepted the gift to continue the work and research on Indigenous Astronomy by her sister Sasha Doxtator who passed away in July 2021. The sharing of this work and knowledge has been referred to as medicine by many communities. This aligns with Samantha's intentions which are to heal Indigenous oppression with astronomical knowledge and original ways of knowing with the focus of nurturing intergenerational gifts, creativity, and innovation.
This past February, Samantha presented at the world-famous Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and became the first presenter in history to receive a standing ovation.
Samantha Doxtator, is Haudenosaunee from Oneida Nation of the Thames and Wolf Clan.
This event is part of Native American Heritage Month programming, which aims to celebrate Native people and tell Native stories.