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Winter Solstice Dec 21st.

Jupiter and Saturn will close to each other create one bright star on this day. Look to the SE at dusk.

It is the time of year for the Winter Solstice. When winter arrives, it is a time to tell stories, round dance and gather for a long winter.



Here is a link to stories from the Blackfoot trickster Napi.

Napi Legends



Here is a Cree sky stories to listen and learn from Cree Elder Wilfred Buck.




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