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The chief and his councilessay 1992 • Chamberlain, Von Del
Pawnee • North America > Plains and Plateau
This article, written by an astronomer and director of the Hanson planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a study of Pawnee ethnoastronomy. In this essay, the author demonstrates how a constellation -- here referred to as the 'Chief and his Council' ...When stars came down to earthBook 1982 • Chamberlain, Von Del
Pawnee • North America > Plains and Plateau
This is a study of Pawnee ethnoastronomy. The work attempts to describe the objects and phenomena of the sky as they were perceived by the Skidi (Skiri) Pawnee, and the effect that they had on religious beliefs and practices. In general the book atte...