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February 24, 2020
Just in time to observe the spring equinox, The Ohio State University at Newark and The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology invite the public to learn how our American Indian ancestors used the moon, earthen architecture, and a turtle’s shell to predict astronomical events with remarkable precision.
![Jim Rock [Dakota] with Ojibwe Skies Map behind him. Image Courtesy of Jim Rock.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisakBQ8LWKEbXg_0xDVQIXnQ0pmLH8l97IxdPNQty4Up0XLOkRBE9pWPbrCNKJYjSwMokWcroYZlUNcqqqF64c5HSljc-CsSaQ_cNIMLxXIIs8HX0k8csODeSH7Eyu322D-jm1lBVKsruQ/s1600/in+UMD+planetarium.png)
In this Behind the Science lecture, James
Rock presents
“The Dakota and Ojibwe Skies”
on Thursday, March 19,
from 6 to 7 p.m. in the
SciDome planetarium.
Rock, a citizen of the Dakota Nation, is a faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Director of Indigenous Programming for the Marshall W. AlworthPlanetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth. In 2014 he co-authored the book D(L)akota Star Map Constellation Guide and has co-published several journal articles on Dakota sacred mound and cave sites. He will discuss both topics from his published works in addition to local connections with the Newark Earthworks and the Serpent Mound in Peebles.
This lecture is sponsored by the following units at The Ohio State University: Newark Earthworks Center (NEC), American Indian Studies program, Arne Slettebak Planetarium, and Global Arts and Humanities/Indigenous Arts andHumanities Initiative.
Behind the Science is a public lecture series presented by Ohio State Newark and The Works for adults who want an inside view of the science that makes our world.
All lectures are held in the SciDome at The Works located at 55 S. 1st Street in Newark.
Admission is free for The Works’ members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at attheworks.org or by calling The Works at 740-349-9277.
For additional details, visit go.osu.edu/SciDome or see The Works’ online calendar of events.
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