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Record 1 2021-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Peoples
CONT

When most of us look at the night sky, we're used to seeing stories not of Indigenous origin, but of Greek or Roman: Andromeda chained to a rock, Perseus staring down a sea monster, Hercules slaying a lion. But just as the people of early Western civilizations looked to the stars and told stories about them, so did Indigenous people around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peuples Autochtones

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