Connecting People Through Time - Makowa: The Worlds Above Us with Misha Pipe and Kaela Waldstein
About this episode
The episode discusses the connection between Indigenous peoples and the cosmos, featuring insights from Misha Pipe and Kaela Waldstein about the Makowa exhibition.
For as long as humans have been on this earth, we have looked to the cosmos for information and direction. The Indigenous people of North America used the skies to make sense of their environments and to guide them in planting crops, building villages, and conducting ceremonies. The new exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Makowa: The Worlds Above Us , showcases a wide range of art, photographs, videos, and more to center the wisdom and longevity of Native astronomy and to remind us that we are all interconnected. On this episode of Encounter Culture , guest consultants for the Makowa exhibition, Misha Pipe and Kaela Waldstein, join host Emily Withnall in the studio to talk about all of this and more. Mentioned in this Episode: Makowa: The Worlds Above Us exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture "Symphonies in the Skies" : article about Makowa in Summer 2025 issue of El Palacio " Star Parties, Rim Blown Flutes, and Pueblo History at Jemez Historic Site with Marlon Magdalena ," Encounter Culture podcast episode Lowell Observatory Jemez Historic Site (and summer Star Party events) We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you loved about the episode, share…
People in this episode
Host: Emily Withnall
Guests: Misha Pipe, Kaela Waldstein
Topics covered
- Native astronomy
- Indigenous culture
- Art exhibition
- Cosmos
- Interconnectedness
Keywords
- Native astronomy
- Indigenous culture
- art exhibition
- cosmos
- Makowa
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, El Palacio, newmexicoculture.org
Books & works: Makowa: The Worlds Above Us, Symphonies in the Skies
Places: Jemez Historic Site
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