You know what's awesome? If anyone ever tries to tell you that Native Americans aren't scientific and their traditions and knowledge is silly, you can tell them WRONG!
This is the Eta Carine, one of the stars in the Milky Way, that exploded 7,500 years ago and has been observed since the 1800s, but only now are scientists really able to study this with their fancy equipment. But the Boorong aboriginal people in Australia saw it in 1800s and predicted it first!
So not technically Native American, but still probably put in the same genre. Either way, it proves that indigenous people are not just about spiritual things. They had their own way about measuring science and just because it's not the modern way, doesn't mean it's wrong! :) Different methods are great, so ha! (Incas? 2012? Eeks, we'll see)
Thought that was interesting, not necessarily related to Native Americans! Oh well!
Toodles
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