Conservation Corner: A Star by Many Other Names
October 1, 2016
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October/December 2016 Wildland Advocate article, by Niki Wilson.
Dad loves the stars. As a child I remember him showing me the easy-to-find constellations like Orion the Hunter and the Summer Triangle. He showed me how to navigate using Polaris, the North Star, located just up from the upper right tip of the ladle or “dipper” from the Big Dipper. Since then, I’ve looked up and found the familiar comfort of the Big Dipper many times. However, now I know it by another name – Mista Muskwa – the Cree name for The Big Bear.