Ancestral Science

As we waited for the First Thunder of the season, I was grateful to speak with Wilfred "The Star Guy" Buck , from Opaskwayak Cree Nation and Siksika Astrophysicist Rob Cardinal about the science and stories of the recent Solar Eclipse, the reverence and silence within the darkness of totality, the connection between the alignment, states of matter, and ceremonies, protocols of NOT LOOKING at these...

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DARYL KOOTENAY is a Traditional singer, dancer, artist, speaker, youth leader, and film maker, from Stoney Nakoda Nation in Treaty 7 and member of Dine (Navajo) Nation in New Mexico. He taught us about the science of sinew and its representation as connection, how he uses the teachings of travelling abroad to help his home community, what we can learn from the parfleche, changing genes through lau...

Mohawk Mathematician  Dr. Edward Doolittle , Kanyen’kehake from Six Nations, taught us about mathematics as medicine, the difference between global/Indigenous/and Western mathematics, how there are many ways to learn and understand math, connections between mathematics and the Creation Story, and the importance of bringing emotion and spirit back into mathematics. Support the pod w " Ancestra...

TESSA WOLFLEG from Siksika Nation, taught us about how 'science is LIFE and Math RUNS THE WORLD,' Ancestral scientific knowledge is on "another level of thinking," her deep love for the crocus, getting punched in the face by humility, the connection between non-Native plants and trees and railroads, "Alberta is POKEY," and the harms of over-harvesting and Pan-Indigenizing. Remember, profits from A...

Dr. LINDA FURUTO is a mathematics educator professor & Director of the Ethnomathematics Graduate Certificate and M.Ed. Curriculum Studies, Mathematics Education. She taught us about how math is all around us- from angles in spearfishing to trigonometry and navigation, ethnomathematics is used to solve real-world problems, the importance of service learning, the wisdom of the Hawaiian Star Comp...

JADE GOULD (Butchulla & Woppabura scientist) taught us about how Science helps us better understand Landscape & Country, significance of Native Fire Mitigation practices, depth of scientific knowledge & Land-connection within Native languages, what are Land Rights, the importance of original place names to local knowledges, and how Land is our grocery store, pharmacy, and teacher.... S...

LATIFA PELLETIER-AHMED, botanist, herbalist, educator, artist, co-owner of ALCLA Native Plants & Nursery in Treaty 7, taught us about critical thinking in science, plants as teachers and guides, the incredible adaptability and resilience of Native Plants, personalities of seeds, harm of mono-agriculture, honeybees aren’t native, how to decolonize your lawn, and the importance of recognizing an...

JESSIE FIDDLER-KISS, a Métis mother, beader, entrepreneur, and educator, taught us about Science as relationships between Land and time, how children are the best teachers of truth, love and how to play, the significance of trickster stories, anti-septic properties of moss, and the connection between swaddling and brain development. "Ancestral Podcast  ⁠MERCH⁠ " helps pay Knowledge Keepe...

With MIT scientists fron the Navajo Nation, ALVIN HARVEY described the differences between the two MIT's (yes, there are two!), what it means to be in relationship with space? "space justice," how space is alive, remembering not to do donuts on Mars, how relationships cannot be destroyed but renewed, and how humans are really not as disconnected from space as we may think. Remember,...

DR. NICOLE REDVERS (Deninu Kųę́ First Nation) chatted to us about berries changing genetics, Indigenous Medicine Science as a reawakening, Land as healing and amplifying these connections through consciousness, differences between spirit & soul, what is a gut feeling?, and decolonizing & recolonizing our microbiome. Remember, profits from the " AS Podcast MERCH " www.relationalsc...

We asked TORRES WEBB "what is science to you?" which lead to a conversation about fish traps & cosmic cycles, the harm terra nullius has done to Indigenous Science, the science of earth ovens, conciliation over reconciliation, Indigenous methodologies and climate change, a strength-based education, and DNA connections to the Earth! Remember, any support from "Ancestral Podcast M...

We chatted with Anishinaabekwe DR. MELANIE GOODCHILD and asked "what is science to you?" which lead to a conversation about how we talk to the universe, the three types of stories, being a Settler Whisperer, yarning with Duck Shit Tea, reconciliation through "the magical space," and the efficacy of science through art and language. Remember, any support from the Ancestral Podcast MERCH helps pay E...

We chatted AGAIN with Siksika Astrophysicist ROB CARDINAL about "Everything is a Reflection," who invented math?, determinism/free-will and the universe, flow states, A.I. responsibility and protocol, meaningless coincidences, and always remembering to forgive. Remember, any support from the " Ancestral Podcast MERCH " www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop helps pay Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and o...

We chatted with Siksika Astrophysicist ROB CARDINAL about: holistic science, quantum woo woo, frequencies & spirit within quantum (and the emission/absorption spectra), everything is a reflection, rocks never make mistakes, and the "one electron universe." Here we go, on this first two-part episode of ANCESTRAL SCIENCE! Remember, any support from the "Ancestral Science Podcast M...

MELISSA ROBERTS (Anishinaabe/Scottish Kwe), “What is science to you?” led to conversations about leaves and weather, Auntie support networks, the Sleeping Giant, hot wheel physics, blood memory & Science, and weaving Indigenous ways of knowing and science into the curriculum through hide tanning. Awesome MERCH is available www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop, (supports Elder honoraria, editin...

Support the podcast through buying come cool Ancestral Science merch which supports Elder honoraria, editing, and keeping the podcast going. This week's shirt is "My Ancestors were Mathematicians. Navigating using trigonometry of spirit, stars, and stones." “ Ancestral Science: Journeying by Spirit, Stars, & Stones ” with Dr. JUAN-CARLOS CHAVEZ began with the question “ what is s...

We asked HAL EAGLETAIL “what is science to you?” which sparked a conversation about Natural Laws, connections between Quantum, Spirit, and energy, the Sky River, portals, Sasquatch, and how Indigenous ceremonies have gifted knowledge about viruses! Ask questions at Patreon and get some “Ancestral Science Merch !” Each podcast has its own unique shirt based on the theme of the podcast. “Don’t take...