Reachable Stars: Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North America, George Lankford's 2007 study from University of Alabama Press, is a scholarly study of star lore and sky related belief among Eastern North American Indigenous peoples. Its strength is that it is a full length academic study from a respected university press. Its limit is that it synthesizes source material recorded across different periods and communities, so a claim about one specific nation's own star lore should also be checked against that nation's own account where available.
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AuthorGeorge E. Lankford
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press
Publication Year2007
Source Typeacademic monograph
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a full length academic study from a respected university press. NotesScholarly study of star lore and ethnoastronomy among Eastern North American peoples, University of Alabama Press, 2007.
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Source Reachable Stars: Patterns in the Ethnoastronomy of Eastern North AmericaGeorge E. Lankford
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Constellations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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