Stories in the Stars: Indigenous Star Lore with Wilfred Buck
Thursday, February 13, 6 pm
Free
Look to the stars in an immersive planetarium, and journey through the skies guided by First Nations astronomer Wilfred Buck (Cree). This pop-up astronomical experience, presented in collaboration with the Bell Museum, features three sessions that center on Indigenous star lore and celestial tradition. Learn how the night sky has been central to traditional teachings across generations. Buck’s storytelling will illuminate the stars and constellations, offering insights into the wisdom and wonder of space.
Gather at 6, 7, or 8 pm for three opportunities to participate. No prior registration required. Some elements of this program may take place outdoors, weather dependent. Please dress accordingly. Enjoy complimentary hot cocoa and warming firepits all night on the Cardamom patio.
Gallery admission is free on Thursday nights, 5–9 pm. Admission tickets are available online or at the Main Lobby desk.
Copresented with the Bell Museum.
Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe)
Friday, February 14, 7 pm
$15 ($12 Walker members, free for students)
Walker Cinema
“Star Guy” Wilfred Buck, an elder from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, has committed his life to teaching how science has always been at the core of Indigenous ways of understanding the world. Inviting viewers to reconsider how we know the world around us, Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson’s hybrid documentary portrait of this First Nations astronomer integrates Buck’s life story with his deep knowledge of Cree, Ojibwe, and Lakota peoples’ millennia-long observations of the stars, revealed through legends, cosmologies, and quantum physics. 2024, Aamjiwnaang First Nation/Canada, DCP, 97 min.
A conversation with Wilfred Buck, filmmaker Lisa Jackson, and Ben Weiss, Chair of the Program in Planetary Sciences at MIT, follows the screening.
Don’t miss the chance to step inside an immersive planetarium and journey through the night skies with Wilfred Buck at Free Thursday Night on February 13.
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Indigenous Planetarium Experience
Thursday, February 20, and Thursday, February 27, 6 pm
Walker Art Center
This winter, the Walker invites you to embrace the beauty of the night sky and look to the stars. In collaboration with the Bell Museum, join us for a special pop-up planetarium experience. Enjoy guided, open-air stargazing and storytelling that showcase the beauty and wonder of the night sky. Cozy up at the Walker and let the dark of winter illuminate new curiosities.
No prior registration required. Some elements of this program may take place outdoors, weather dependent. Please dress accordingly. Enjoy complimentary hot cocoa and warming firepits all night on the Cardamom patio.
Gallery admission is free on Thursday nights, 5–9 pm. Admission tickets are available online or at the Main Lobby desk.
Copresented with the Bell Museum.