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Hilding Neilson: Astro-colonialism and honoring the stories of our night skies

Hilding Neilson: Astro-colonialism and honoring the stories of our night skies

FromGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration


Hilding Neilson: Astro-colonialism and honoring the stories of our night skies

FromGreen Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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In Green Dreamer's episode 413, we welcome Dr. Hilding Neilson, who shares with us his knowledge of the night skies and expertise as an astronomer traced by his Mi’kmaw lineage. Trained in the Western-scientific sphere of astrophysics and shaped by Mi'kmaq methodologies, Dr. Neilson aims to disrupt the Euro-centric claim on the night sky as codified through historical and modern Astro-colonial pursuits of objectivity, discovery, nomenclature. In demanding that Indigenous stories and systems of knowledge not only be heard but given a leading role on the stage of public policy making, Hilding invites us to reflect upon the value of night sky knowledge and ponder how it reflects and shapes life on earth, as well as how we choose to ethically engage with this knowledge moving forward.
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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