Activities
The project:
– Visited young indigenous people in Quebec, Wendake, and Trois-Rivieres: 3 presentations were organized to present astronomy, Indigenous astronomy, and the career of the first indigenous woman to obtain a PhD in astronomy
– Visited the festival of popular astronomy in Mont-Megantic: 3 groupes reached this festival and visited the professional Observatory of Mont-Megantic.
The project is supported by School Waht’a; CRAQ, CASCA, CFHT, Astrolab, Aboriginal Friendship Center of Québec and Trois-Rivières, Discovery of the Universe
Article on the project: http://craq-astro.ca/2019/07/12/phd-student-ismael-moumen-leads-an-astronomy-project-for-first-nations-youth/?lang=en
