{"id":368300,"date":"2026-01-06T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=368300"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:30:30","slug":"native-america-calling-the-pleiades-star-cluster-ushers-in-winter-story-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/06\/native-america-calling-the-pleiades-star-cluster-ushers-in-winter-story-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The Pleiades star cluster ushers in winter story season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, January 6, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">The Pleiades star cluster ushers in winter story season\r\n<\/div>\r\nAnishinaabe call the cluster of seven stars in the winter sky <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bugonaygeshig\">Bugonagiizhig<\/a>, or \u201cHole in the Sky\u201d. Navajos say it is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Din%C3%A9_Bahane%CA%BC\">Dily\u00e9h\u00e9<\/a>, or \u201cSparkling.\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd Senecas say it is the S<a href=\"https:\/\/snpolytechnic.com\/resource\/seven-dancers-origin-pleiades\">even Dancers<\/a>. On conventional Western star maps, the cluster is known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pleiades\">Pleiades<\/a>, a name that refers to Greek mythology. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nProminent during winter months, these stars bookmark the winter season and are important symbols for many tribes\u2019 origin stories. Tune into Native America Calling hear about those stories and the teachings connected to the Pleiades.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"368344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/06\/native-america-calling-the-pleiades-star-cluster-ushers-in-winter-story-season\/pleiades-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06\/Pleiades.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pleiades\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pleiades&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Pleiades, an open cluster consisting of approximately 3,000 stars at a distance of 400 light-years (120 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Taurus. Image: &lt;a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pleiades_large.jpg&gt;NASA, ESA, AURA\/Caltech, Palomar Observatory&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06\/Pleiades.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06\/Pleiades.jpg\" alt=\"Pleiades\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-368344\" \/> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Pleiades, an open cluster consisting of approximately 3,000 stars at a distance of 400 light-years (120 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation of Taurus. Image: <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pleiades_large.jpg>NASA, ESA, AURA\/Caltech, Palomar Observatory<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/acakwuskwun.com\/\">Wilfred Buck<\/a> (Opaskwayak Cree Nation), knowledge keeper in Canada\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/revolvingsky.com\/\">Michael Waasegiizhig Price<\/a> (Wikwemikong First Nation), Anishinaabe culture and language keeper in Canada\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/calnezdesign.wixsite.com\/calnez\">Cal Nez<\/a> (Navajo), fine arts artist and graphic designer, Navajo spiritualist\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca), managing curator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/rmsc.org\/exhibits\/haudenosaunee-continuity\/\">Rock Foundation collections<\/a> at the Rochester Museum and Science Center\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anishinaabe call the cluster of seven stars in the winter sky Bugonagiizhig, or \u201cHole in the Sky.\u201d Navajos say it is Dily\u00e9h\u00e9, or \u201cSparkling.\u201d","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":368344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,11,1],"tags":[7009,7008,6636,175,243,6599,490,133,24,34,134,278,540,7007],"class_list":["post-368300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-environment","category-national","tag-astronomy","tag-cal-nez","tag-jamie-jacobs","tag-languages","tag-media","tag-michael-waasegiizhig-price","tag-museums","tag-native-america-calling","tag-navajo","tag-new-york","tag-radio","tag-religion","tag-seneca","tag-wilfred-buck","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/06\/Pleiades.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1xOk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368300"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368346,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368300\/revisions\/368346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}