Book Launch and Talk with Cathy Jean LeBlanc and David Chapman
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
6:30 pm, Small Craft Gallery
For the past decade, Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman have studied the meaning of the names of the Mi’kmaw Moons, and their connection with the ecological and celestial cycles. In the book Mi’kmaw Moons: The Seasons in Mi’kma’ki, the authors describe their journey by telling the “Holly and Auntie stories,” which have been central to their teachings. Alongside the Moon stories, the book offers insights into seasonal traditions from past times and the astronomy behind the Moon cycles and the modern Western calendar. Cathy and Dave will share how they met and worked on the Mi’kmaw Moons Project using the method of Eptuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing.
Authors: Cathy Jean LeBlanc is a member of Acadia First Nation and a graduate of St. Thomas University. She is a Mi’kmaw cultural interpreter and Student Support Worker for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian youth. She lives in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. David Chapman is a physicist who worked for 31 years for the federal government. He is a life member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and was the editor of the RASC Observer’s Handbook (2012–2016 editions). He is a lifetime amateur astronomer. He lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
