From Space to Indigenous Ancestral Engineering: Commander John Herrington Charts New Territory

Chickasaw astronaut John Herrington, the first Native American in space,
flew with an eagle feather.
Image Courtesy of John Herrington and Indian Country Today.

June, 6, 2015.

Terri Hansen, of Indian Country Today, has written an brief article about Commander John Herrington's missions into space with NASA and his research into engaging and motivating Native students in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields.

"Native American and Alaskan Natives earned just 0.6 percent of master’s degrees in science and engineering in 2009, according to the National Science Foundation—a dismal statistic that highlights the importance of his research and of his motivation to study different approaches to engage Native students in STEM education."

-Terri Hansen, Indian Country Today.

To read the full article, click here.

For more information,

Visit:

• Chickasaw Nation
• Chickasaw Nation.tv
• The First American Indian in Space Videos
• NASA
• International Space Station (ISS)
• Preflight Interview: John Herrington
• Ask the Crew: STS-113
• First Native Astronaut Tells Students at Hopi High About Space Journeys
• Indian Country Today, May 28, 2015.
• Native History: Astronaut John B. Herrington, Chickasaw, Becomes First American Indian in Space
• Theresa Braine, Indian Country Today, November 23, 2013.
• Chickasaw.tv
• Making a Flute
• How Flutes are Made
• When the Animals Spoke: Woodpecker and the Flute
• The Choctaw River Cane Flute
• Chahta Anumpa Aiikhvna School of Choctaw Language
• What is a didgeridoo?
• Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Centre
• Didgeridoo acoustics/yidaki acoustics
• The University of New South Wales
• The Choctaw River Cane Flute
• Chahta Anumpa Aiikhvna School of Choctaw Language
• History & Reconstruction of Native American Flutes in the Dayton C. Miller Collection
• August 12, 2014.