Duane Hamacher Duane Hamacher i(12557822 works by)
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United States of America (USA),
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Gender: Male
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1 Rising Seas and a Great Southern Star : Aboriginal Oral Traditions Stretch Back More Than 12,000 Years Duane Hamacher , Greg Lehman , Patrick D. Nunn , Rebe Taylor , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 14 August 2023;
1 From 7809 Marcialangton to 7630 Yidumduma: 5 Asteroids Named After Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Duane Hamacher , Misha Ketchell (editor), 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 26 August 2020;

This year’s Mabo Day, June 3, was a special day for Indigenous astronomy. That was when the International Astronomical Union officially accepted five new asteroid names that honour a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, elders and academics whose work has been particularly influential.

Source: The Conversation

1 The Stories behind Aboriginal Star Names Now Recognised by the World’s Astronomical Body Duane Hamacher , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 January 2018;

'Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are Larawag, Wurren and Ginan in the Western constellations Scorpius, Phoenix and Crux (the Southern Cross). The Boorong star name is Unurgunite in Canis Majoris (the Great Dog). They are among 86 new star names drawn from Chinese, Coptic, Hindu, Mayan, Polynesian, South African and Aboriginal Australian cultures. These names represent a step forward by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) – the global network of the world’s roughly 12,000 professional astronomers – in recognising the importance of traditional language and Indigenous starlore.' (Introduction)

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