with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

How can we best celebrate Indigenous Peoples? June 21st is National Indigenous People’s Day (NIPD). It’s a time to recognize ...

Therefore, there are two solstices that occur annually: around June 21 (commonly known as "Summer Solstice" for being the first day of summer and the longest day of the year) and December 21 ...

Kim, an engineering professor at the university, and Native Hawaiian engineer and ... while “the right-most pillar indicated the summer solstice, traditionally linked to gathering and preparatio ...

The full moon's closeness to the date of the solstice, or the start of the astronomical summer, has a noticeable ... the Strawberry Moon, which has Native American origins, gets its name from ...

The summer solstice is almost here. The highly-anticipated event will take place at 10:58 a.m. ET on Wednesday 21st of June. For people who live in the northern hemisphere, it will be the longest ...

In addition, the two roads align with the winter solstice sunrise over Mount Taylor, which remains a sacred mountain among Indigenous peoples ... herradura were used in summer.

We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter solstice. Their answers highlight winter as a time for storytelling. Dennis Zotigh "The Snow Snake Game ...