Indigenous education institute INC. The navajo sky: education modules for digital planetariums under previous funding from the NASA ideas program, the indigenous education institute and the university…

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Contract number
NNX10AE73G
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$992,501

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$992,501.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Funding agency
Headquarters National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 0 offers Alternative Sources
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Santa Fe, NM, USA

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Other Administrative Action 4 $0
Funding Only Action 3 $237,493
Funding Only Action 2 $220,312
Funding Only Action 1 · Under previous funding from the NASA ideas program, the indigenous education institute and the university of notre dame began experimenting with using… $223,240
Original award $311,456

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Indigenous education institute INC. The navajo sky: education modules for digital planetariums under previous funding from the NASA ideas program, the indigenous education institute and the university of notre dame began experimenting with using state-of-the-art digital planetarium technologies as a way of displaying the navajo sky. Authentic navajo sky figures, based on decades of research by LEI, were digitized and placed on the planetarium sky. They were originally intended for use in live presentations by navajo experts; however, they can also be used as the basis for illustrating traditional navajo sky stories. A prototype of such a story, told in the navajo language with translations into english, has been made, along with a companion planetarium presentation on western and NASA astronomy. Preview presentations at the international planetarium society conference (july 2008 in chicago) and the world indigenous peoples conference on education (december 2008 in australia) brought overwhelmingly positive responses. Indigenous people-whether navajo or not--gained a new appreciation of both their own sky knowledge and of western astronomy. Westerners gained a new appreciation of the depth of navajo sky knowledge and its connections to life on earth, while western planetarians expressed great interest in bringing such authentic representations of indigenous skies to their audiences. Encouraged by these responses, we now propose to develop a more complete navajo sky and use IT as a basis for developing a set of educational digital planetarium modules that feature authentic navajo sky stories, complimentary western astronomy vignettes, compelling features from NASA space science missions, and accompanying classroom activities. Our goals are to engage navajo (and other native) youths in their own sky traditions, build an appreciation of indigenous sky knowledge in non-native youths, and introduce both audiences to compelling ideas in western astronomy and NASA space science.

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Who was awarded contract NNX10AE73G?

NNX10AE73G was awarded to Indigenous Education Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 22, 2010.

How much is contract NNX10AE73G worth?

The government has obligated $992,501 on NNX10AE73G.

Which agency awarded contract NNX10AE73G?

Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarded NNX10AE73G, with funding from Headquarters (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

Was contract NNX10AE73G competed?

The extent of competition for NNX10AE73G was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 0 offers.

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