# Event Details - **Event Name**: Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Uncover lost Salish asterisms! Dr. Shandin Pete explores "The Canoe" and "Cast away Children," reconstructing ancient Indigenous astronomy.About this EventUncover Lost Indigenous Star KnowledgeJourney beyond Western constellations with geoscientific ethnographer Dr. Shandin Pete, Assistant Professor at UBC. This powerful presentation provides an overview of ongoing work to reconstruct and understand ancient Salish asterisms, drawing from ethnographic evidence across five Salish-speaking communities in Montana, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia.Dr. Pete’s research highlights deeply connected narratives surrounding three key celestial formations:"The Canoe" (part of Orion)"Cast away Children" (Pleiades and surrounding stars)"Camas Baking Pit" (Auriga)This exploration contributes to a crucial, nuanced understanding of a once-unified astronomical body of knowledge and illustrates the vital importance of integrating lived experience and archival research into the science of astronomy.Speaker ProfileDr. Shandin Pete is a geoscientific ethnographer, hydrogeologist, and science educator who specializes in his Nation's astronomy traditions. He is from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana, USA.Schedule2:30 PM Doors open for check-in3:00 PM - 3:45PM Feature Presentation: Dr. Shandin Pete (Auditorium)4:00 PM - 4:45PM 360° Planetarium Show: One Sky Project: Indigenous Astronomy (Star Theatre)4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Telescope viewing (weather permitting) https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/26164bf0-c836-11f0-8a24-fb1242c39043-rimg-w625-h740-dc7d8ea2-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/267a3de0-c836-11f0-a4e9-c9193a232180-rimg-w523-h740-dc17112d-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/26cc7c90-c836-11f0-a4e9-c9193a232180-rimg-w1200-h675-dc330745-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/salish-skies-indigenous-sky-stories/100001975137407154 - **Event Categories**: art, sports, fine-arts, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 74.5, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre - **lat**: 49.276281 - **long**: -123.14443900000003 - **full address**: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0d969542dc7f715e8832fa32813286ab1e94cb2fb6cb5420c7de0696299e64b6-rimg-w1200-h600-dc111213-gmir.jpg?v=1763879553 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories being held? - **A:** Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories takes place on Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories? - **A:** Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories is organized by H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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