09/01/2026
Ever wonder what’s hanging out at the centre of the Milky Way? 👀
Oh, just a SUPERMASSIVE black hole called Sagittarius A*. 🌌
In Blackfoot stories, the Milky Way is named Makoiyohsokoyi, which translates as "the Wolf Trail". From Calgary, in the Northern Hemisphere, you can see the centre of the galaxy in the Southern sky during the summer.
Within this part of Wolf Trail, you can find the Wolf's Eye; the blackhole!
The story of Makoiyohsokoyi teaches us about humility, reciprocity, and how to work together as a community to survive. Indigenous knowledges across Turtle Island have always known of this location and its significance, they just had a different name and story to explain it.
Humans from across Turtle Island have always learned from the Milky way, even creating sacred mounds and stone circles on the Land to reflect its movement and the science within those sky-land connections.
Come learn about serpent mounds, the milky way, and more from Jim Rock, Dakota Astronomer, and Wilfred Buck, the Cree "Star Guy." at Indigenous Science Night on October 16th.
For more information: https://bit.ly/4wpqZr3
📸 Photo credit: Joey BigSnake
