Neshnabé Nengosêk Kenomagewen: Potawatomi Star Knowledge
Using the Sky Theater at the Abrams Planetarium, Dr. Morseau will guide participants in identifying culturally significant Potawatomi constellations while sharing relevant stories and discussing the importance of Indigenous traditional knowledge. She will also provide updates on a recent digital humanities project focused on making Potawatomi star knowledge more accessible to her community.
Blaire Morseau is a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. She recently released an edited volume featuring the collection of antique birch bark books written by 19th century Potawatomi author Simon Pokagon titled, As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories in their Contexts.