Zeidler Dome Legends of the Northern Sky

For thousands of years, humanity has gazed up at the stars in wonder, searching for truth, understanding, and insight.

With that infinite canvas spread out before us every night, it is no wonder the stars served as a foundation for exploring human nature, and a mechanism for looking back at ourselves.

Embark on a journey with the Indigenous peoples of the western plains of Canada and share in their wisdom conveyed by the stars.

Alongside Ocek, the fisher, and his band of animal friends, audiences take a dangerous expedition south to retrieve summer and return it to the frozen north. To the Plains Cree, Ocek was forever running across the night sky, ensuring the arrival of summer after the cold, perilous winter.

Learn how the great bully, the giant bear Mista Maskwa, was finally tamed by a brave band of birds. This adventure is mapped in the stars as the birds chase Mista Maskwa every night, keeping us safe from his foul temperament.

The Indigenous people of North America connected with the night sky in fundamental ways that resonated with their world. In Legends of the Northern Sky, we learn and appreciate their stories in the stars and in turn, learn a little bit more about the spirit that connects us all.

For thousands of years, humanity has gazed up at the stars in wonder, searching for truth, understanding, and insight.

With that infinite canvas spread out before us every night, it is no wonder the stars served as a foundation for exploring human nature, and a mechanism for looking back at ourselves.

Embark on a journey with the Indigenous peoples of the western plains of Canada and share in their wisdom conveyed by the stars.

Alongside Ocek, the fisher, and his band of animal friends, audiences take a dangerous expedition south to retrieve summer and return it to the frozen north. To the Plains Cree, Ocek was forever running across the night sky, ensuring the arrival of summer after the cold, perilous winter.

Learn how the great bully, the giant bear Mista Maskwa, was finally tamed by a brave band of birds. This adventure is mapped in the stars as the birds chase Mista Maskwa every night, keeping us safe from his foul temperament.

The Indigenous people of North America connected with the night sky in fundamental ways that resonated with their world. In Legends of the Northern Sky, we learn and appreciate their stories in the stars and in turn, learn a little bit more about the spirit that connects us all.

Suitable for: General audience. Grades 1-7, and 9.

Best Curriculum Fit:

Grade 1

Earth Systems: Students analyze environments and investigate interactions and changes. 

Grade 2

Earth Systems: Students investigate Earth, its landforms, its bodies of water, and its relationship to the Sun.

Grade 3

Living Systems: Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how its layers hold stories of the past.

Grade 4

4.2 The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta
Space: Students investigate and describe objects in space in connection to daily life.

Grade 5

5.2 Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
5.3 Canada: Shaping an Identity
Space: Students investigate and interpret astronomical phenomena. 

Grade 6

Space: Students analyze and represent celestial bodies of the solar system.

Grade 7

Canada: Origins, Histories and Movement of People

Grade 9

Unit E: Space Exploration