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			== Names for Stars and Constellations ==
	Most of the asterisms are all-sky-constellations, subdivided in various parts (like legs, arms, the heart of the creature etc.). In total, he lists 181 terms from seven ethnics. Here is an overview:		Most of the asterisms are all-sky-constellations, subdivided in various parts (like legs, arms, the heart of the creature etc.). In total, he lists 181 terms from seven ethnics. Here is an overview:

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In his thesis 2021, Chris Cannon gave seven lists of asterisms of ethnics of Alaska and Northern Canada.

Most of the asterisms are all-sky-constellations, subdivided in various parts (like legs, arms, the heart of the creature etc.). In total, he lists 181 terms from seven ethnics. Here is an overview:

{| class="wikitable"
!const_ID
!term_ID
!Ethic
!Language
!Name of Star or Asterism
!Constellation
!translation
!id.
!commentary
!Reference, page number in PDF (doesn't equal the pagination)
|-
|1
|1
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' belo'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|left hand
|γ Leo or α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|2
|Koyukon
|
|nełneyhts'ene' belo'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right hand
|α UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|3
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'ene'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left leg
|χ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|3
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'ene'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left leg
|β CVn
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|3
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'ene'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left leg
|α CVn
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|4
|Koyukon
|
|nelneyhts'ene' betl'ene' bekaa
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right leg
|eta UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|4
|Koyukon
|
|nelneyhts'ene' betl'ene' bekaa
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right leg
|zetaUMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|4
|Koyukon
|
|nelneyhts'ene' betl'ene' bekaa
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right leg
|ε UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|5
|Koyukon
|
|
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his tail
|ε, zeta, eta UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|6
|Koyukon
|
|betlee'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his head
|31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|7
|Koyukon
|
|bedoghone'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his torso
|α UMa, ο UMa, α Lyn, ψ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|8
|Koyukon
|
|betsokk'e
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his belly
|δ UMa , α UMa, ψ UMa, χ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|9
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' bekaa'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left foot
|α CVn
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|10
|Koyukon
|
|nelneyhts'ene' bekaa'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right foot
|η UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|10
|Koyukon
|
|nelneyhts'ene' bekaa'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right foot
|θ Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|11
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'eele'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left arm
|α Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|11
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'eele'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left arm
|ε Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|11
|Koyukon
|
|tl'eghests'ene' betl'eele'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his left arm
|γ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|12
|Koyukon
|
|nełneyhts'ene' betl'eele'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his right arm
|ο UMa, HIP 47193, α UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|13
|Koyukon
|
|betleel
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his forearms (left)
|γ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|13
|Koyukon
|
|betleel
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his forearms (left)
|ε Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|14
|Koyukon
|
|betleel
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his forearms (right)
|HIP47193
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|14
|Koyukon
|
|betleel
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his forearms (right)
|α UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|15
|Koyukon
|
|bebet
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his buttocks
|stars not yet identified
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|16
|Koyukon
|
|benene'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his backbone
|stars not yet identified
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|17
|Koyukon
|
|belots'eele'
|Ghededzuyhdle
|his fingers
|star(s) not yet identified
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|18
|Koyukon
|
|yokk'ul
|Ghededzuyhdle
|sky neck
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|1
|19
|Koyukon
|
|yokkolaaye
|Ghededzuyhdle
|it leads light into day
|α Aql and γ Aql
|
|Cannon 2021, 176
|-
|2
|1
|Yellowknives Dene
|Wıìlıìdeh dialect of Tłįchǫ
|wegǫǫ
|Yida
|his arms (right)
|η UMa, ζ UMa, ε UMa, δ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 169
|-
|2
|2
|Yellowknives Dene
|Wıìlıìdeh dialect of Tłįchǫ
|wegǫǫ
|Yida
|his arms (left)
|α UMa, h UMa, ο UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 169
|-
|2
|3
|Yellowknives Dene
|Wıìlıìdeh dialect of Tłįchǫ
|wedzìwi
|Yida
|his body
|δ UMa, γ UMa, χ UMa, ψ UMa, β UMa, α UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 169
|-
|2
|4
|Yellowknives Dene
|Wıìlıìdeh dialect of Tłįchǫ
|wekw'ǫ
|Yida
|his legs (left)
|46 LMi, ζ Leo , γ1 Leo, η Leo, α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 169
|-
|2
|5
|Yellowknives Dene
|Wıìlıìdeh dialect of Tłįchǫ
|wekw'ǫ
|Yida
|his legs (right)
|ν UMa, ξ UMa, 72 Leo, δ Leo, θ Leo, ι Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 169
|-
|2
|6
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|betthí
|Yida
|his head
|υ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|7
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|begáné
|Yida
|his arms (right)
|α UMa, η UMa, τ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|8
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|begáné
|Yida
|his arms (left)
|β UMa, θ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|9
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|belá
|Yida
|his hands (right)
|ο UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|10
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|belá
|Yida
|his hands (left)
|ι UMa, κ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|11
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|bezíé
|Yida
|his torso
|α UMa, β UMa, γ UMa, δ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|12
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|bet'ás, benéné
|Yida
|his back
|δ UMa, ε UMa, ζ UMa, γ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|13
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|bek'arełka
|Yida
|place where he was hit with arrow
|80 UMa (HIP 65477)
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|14
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|k'á nąłchéth
|Yida
|quiver (for arrows)
|θ Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|15
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|betł'a
|Yida
|his buttocks
|η UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|16
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|beké
|Yida
|his feet (right)
|α CrB or β Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|17
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|beké
|Yida
|his feet (left)
|ε Boo or γ Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|18
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|whǫ tįlı ıłįla
|star trail altogether
|
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|19
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|Yìda wets'ekeè
|Yìda's wife
|
|β Cas, α Cas, η Cas, γ Cas, δ Cas, ε Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|20
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|įłǫ wheɂǫ
|the one that stands still
|
|α UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|21
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|Yìda tsoa
|little Yida
|
|α Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|22
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|wendaà at'į
|it blinks its eyes
|
|β Ori
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|23
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|wetseè dzà
|its tail measurer
|
|M 45 (Pleiades)
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|24
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|łą wedzà, ełexe whela
|they sit together
|
|M 45 (Pleiades)
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|25
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|kwɂ tsòa
|small group of stars together
|
|M 45 (Pleiades)
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|26
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|bek'a yéhká xáįɂą
|heavy object came out?
|
|α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|2
|27
|Yellowknives Dene
|multilingual community, mixture of the Tetsǫt'ıne and Wıìlıìdeh dialects
|wezhìı nàgede
|they go inside
|
|α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 166
|-
|3
|1
|Upper Tanana
|
|uche'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his tail
|Big Dipper (in UMa)
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|2
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy uła'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left hand
|ο Leo , α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|3
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy uła'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right hand
|α Cas , β Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|4
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy uxol'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left leg
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|5
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy uxol'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right leg
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|6
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'alts'ąy udzagn'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left ear
|β Gem
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|7
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy udziit
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left inner ear/hearing
|α Gem
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|8
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy udzagn'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right ear
|α Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|9
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy udziit
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right inner ear/hearing
|β Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|10
|Upper Tanana
|
|mįįtsįį
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his nose
|M 45
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|11
|Upper Tanana
|
|unaagn'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his eyes
|β Tau , ι Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|12
|Upper Tanana
|
|utthi'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his head
|all the stars comprising the eyes, ears, and nose
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|13
|Upper Tanana
|
|uk'oh
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his neck
|31 Lyn, 15 Lyn, α Gem, β Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|14
|Upper Tanana
|
|usak
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his torso
|15 Lyn, ο UMa, h UMa, 36 UMa, θ UMa, ι UMa , κ UMa, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|15
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy uke'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left foot
|α Boo, η Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|16
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy uke'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left foot
|δ Leo, β Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|17
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy uke'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right foot
|γ Dra, β Dra
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|18
|Upper Tanana
|
|tł'ahts'ąy ugaan'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his left arm
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|19
|Upper Tanana
|
|hǫǫsǫǫ ts'ąy ugaan'
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his right arm
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|20
|Upper Tanana
|
|udzeey
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his heart
|27 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|21
|Upper Tanana
|
|ugot
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|his knee
|a single unidentified star
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|3
|22
|Upper Tanana
|
|san' tąv
|Yihdaa, Neek'e'eltiin, or Che' T'iin
|star trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 153
|-
|4
|1
|Lower Tanana
|
|becha'
|Nogheyoli
|his tail
|
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|2
|Lower Tanana
|
|tl'egheyh ts'ena' belo'
|Nogheyoli
|his left hand
|δ Hya , η Hya , ε Hya , ρ Hya , ζ Hya , σ Hya
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|3
|Lower Tanana
|
|xwzrunh ts'ena' belo'
|Nogheyoli
|his right hand
|The combined stars in his palm, fingers, and thumb
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|4
|Lower Tanana
|
|belok'a
|Nogheyoli
|his palm
|γ Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|5
|Lower Tanana
|
|belots'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his fingers [little finger]
|β Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|6
|Lower Tanana
|
|belots'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his fingers [ring finger]
|α Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|7
|Lower Tanana
|
|belots'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his fingers [middle finger]
|η Cas , ζ Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|8
|Lower Tanana
|
|belots'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his fingers [index finger]
|θ Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|9
|Lower Tanana
|
|belochetth
|Nogheyoli
|his thumb
|δ Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|10
|Lower Tanana
|
|tl'egheyh ts'ena' beka'
|Nogheyoli
|his left foot
|The combined stars in his toes and heel (see below)
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|11
|Lower Tanana
|
|bekalats'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his toes (of left foot) [big toe]
|δ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|12
|Lower Tanana
|
|bekalats'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his toes (of left foot) [middle toe]
|θ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|13
|Lower Tanana
|
|bekalats'ula'
|Nogheyoli
|his toes (of left foot) [little toe]
|ι Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|14
|Lower Tanana
|
|bekatwtl
|Nogheyoli
|his heel (of left foot)
|β Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|15
|Lower Tanana
|
|xwzrunh ts'ena' beka'
|Nogheyoli
|his right foot
|β Dra , γ Dra
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|16
|Lower Tanana
|
|bezrek
|Nogheyoli
|his body/torso
|ι UMa , κ UMa , θ UMa , h UMa , ο UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|17
|Lower Tanana
|
|bedraya'
|Nogheyoli
|his heart
|21 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|18
|Lower Tanana
|
|beghala'
|Nogheyoli
|his pack
|α Gem, β Gem, ι Cnc , α Lyn, 38 Lyn, 10 UMa, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|19
|Lower Tanana
|
|bedechena'
|Nogheyoli
|his staff
|The stars in a line between λ Gem, β Cnc, and α Hya
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|20
|Lower Tanana
|
|tl'egheyh ts'ena' bedroda'
|Nogheyoli
|his left leg
|ψ UMa, ν UMa, ξ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|21
|Lower Tanana
|
|xwzrunh ts'ena' bedroda'
|Nogheyoli
|his right leg
|λ Dra , κ Dra, β UMi , γ UMi , ζ Dra
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|22
|Lower Tanana
|
|begwt
|Nogheyoli
|his knee (of right leg)
|β UMi , γ UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|23
|Lower Tanana
|
|tl'egheyh ts'ena' bego
|Nogheyoli
|his left arm
|β Gem , γ Cnc , δ Cnc
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|24
|Lower Tanana
|
|xwzrunh ts'ena' bego
|Nogheyoli
|his right arm
|δ Aur, β Cam, HIP17884, ε Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|25
|Lower Tanana
|
|bets'es
|Nogheyoli
|his (right) elbow
|HIP 17884
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|26
|Lower Tanana
|
|bentsiyh
|Nogheyoli
|his nose
|M 45
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|27
|Lower Tanana
|
|benagha'
|Nogheyoli
|his eyes
|ι Aur , β Tau
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|28
|Lower Tanana
|
|tl'egheyh ts'ena' bedzegha'
|Nogheyoli
|his left ear
|η Gem , μ Gem , ν Gem
|
|Cannon 2021, 135
|-
|4
|29
|Lower Tanana
|
|xwzrunh ts'ena' bedzegha'
|Nogheyoli
|his right ear
|ζ Tau
|
|Cannon 2021, 136
|-
|4
|30
|Lower Tanana
|
|begho'
|Nogheyoli
|his hair
|ψ2 Aur, ψ7 Aur, ψ10 Aur, ψ4 Aur, ψ5 Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 136
|-
|4
|31
|Lower Tanana
|
|betena
|Nogheyoli
|his trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 136
|-
|5
|1
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂįhts'ę belá
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his left hand
|24 Leo, 17 Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|2
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sąą belá
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his right hand
|ζ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|3
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂįhts'ę bekw'oné
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his left leg
|ζ Leo , 41 Leo, η Leo, α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|4
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sąą bekw'oné
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his right leg
|ν UMa , ξ UMa , 72 Leo , δ Leo, θ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|5
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|bekwí
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his head
|θ UMa, φ UMa , υ UMa , 23 UMa , τ UMa, 4 UMa, ο UMa, 15 UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|6
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|bezhįį, bezhιne
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his torso
|ψ UMa, ν UMa , 37 LMi, 21 LMi, HIP 47029
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|7
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂedzǝ
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|something's heart
|λ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|8
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂįhts'ę bekǝ
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his left foot
|α Leo, ο Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|9
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sąą bekǝ
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his right foot
|θ Leo , β Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|10
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂįhts'ę begwóné
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his left arm
|ι UMa , κ UMa, 10 UMa, HIP 44700, 38 Lyn, α Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|11
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sąą begwóné
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|his right arm
|ψ UMa, χ UMa , 5 CVn
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|12
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|lıbóchǝ
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|ladle
|calque term for Big Dipper (in Ursa Major); Yámǫréya's cooking vessel, also called Yihda
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|13
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|télu∕tǫlu, ɂetene
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|14
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|ɂemǫǫhdzí
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|(archaic)
|an unidentified constellation of an ancient Tiger-like figure
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|15
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|k'į
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|arrow
|α Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|16
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|k'įt'a
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|feather of arrow
|α Tau
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|17
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|dzéh
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|spruce pitch
|α Ori
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|18
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|kw'ǝ
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|sinew
|β Ori
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|19
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|k'įdáre
|Yámǫréya/Yíhdu
|arrowhead
|α CMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|20
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sak'énaava
|
|the (star) that rises after the sun
|α Aql
|Name used during its morning appearance after the winter solstice
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|21
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|sak'éeda
|
|it goes down after the sun
|α Aql
|Name used during its evening appearance in autumn when the “animals are fat”
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|22
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|bek'éahka
|
|it makes light/whiteness after it
|α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|5
|23
|Sahtúot'įnę
|
|bek'énaehka
|
|it makes light/whiteness again after it
|α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 121
|-
|6
|1
|Gwich'in
|
|vitsi'
|Yahdii
|his tail
|The Big Dipper
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|2
|Gwich'in
|
|tł'ǫhts'ąįį vanlì'
|Yahdii
|his left hand
|ο Leo, α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|3
|Gwich'in
|
|shreets'ąįį vanlì'
|Yahdii
|his right hand
|γ And, β Tri
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|4
|Gwich'in
|
|tł'ǫhts'ąįį vatth'àn
|Yahdii
|his left leg
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|5
|Gwich'in
|
|shreets'ąįį vatth'àn
|Yahdii
|his right leg
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|6
|Gwich'in
|
|tł'ǫhts'ąįį vidzee
|Yahdii
|his left ear
|α Gem, β Gem
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|7
|Gwich'in
|
|shreets'ąįį vidzee
|Yahdii
|his right ear
|α Aur , β Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|8
|Gwich'in
|
|vanch'àl
|Yahdii
|his snout
|M 45
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|9
|Gwich'in
|
|vantsįh
|Yahdii
|his nose
|M 45
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|10
|Gwich'in
|
|vindee
|Yahdii
|his eyes
|ι Aur, β Tau
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|11
|Gwich'in
|
|viki'
|Yahdii
|his head
|all the stars comprising the ears, eyes, and snout
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|12
|Gwich'in
|
|vizhin
|Yahdii
|his body
|15 Lyn, ο UMa, h UMa, 36 UMa, θ UMa , ι UMa , κ UMa, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|13
|Gwich'in
|
|vatthąį'
|Yahdii
|his flesh
|15 Lyn, ο UMa, h UMa, 36 UMa, θ UMa , ι UMa , κ UMa, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|14
|Gwich'in
|
|tł'ǫhts'ąįį vakwài'
|Yahdii
|his left foot
|α Boo , η Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|15
|Gwich'in
|
|shreets'ąįį vakwài'
|Yahdii
|his right foot
|α Cyg, γ Cyg
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|16
|Gwich'in
|
|tł'ǫhts'ąįį vigin
|Yahdii
|his left arm
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|17
|Gwich'in
|
|shreets'ąįį vigin
|Yahdii
|his right arm
|a general region of stars
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|18
|Gwich'in
|
|vidrii
|Yahdii
|his heart
|27 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|19
|Gwich'in
|
|vatòo
|Yahdii
|his cane
|the stars in the top of the cane are η Leo, γ Leo, ζ Leo , μ Leo , ε Leo. The stars in the bottom of the cane are all the stars between o Leo and α Hya
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|20
|Gwich'in
|
|va'ǫhtsùu
|Yahdii
|his bag
|Χ UMa , ψ UMa, μ UMa , λ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|21
|Gwich'in
|
|vatąįį
|Yahdii
|his trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|22
|Gwich'in
|
|są' gwat'an tąįį
|
|trail of stars
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|23
|Gwich'in
|
|yeedaak gahaajil
|
|they went/rose far up
|δ Boo, ε Boo, α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|24
|Gwich'in
|
|k'iidàk gahaajil
|
|they went/rose straight up
|δ Boo, ε Boo, α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|25
|Gwich'in
|
|vanh oozhrii
|
|it is naming the morning
|δ Boo, ε Boo, α Boo
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|6
|26
|Gwich'in
|
|zheetł'an dha'ąįį
|
|star in the middle of the sky
|α UMi
|
|Cannon 2021, 96
|-
|7
|1
|Ahtna
|
|uce'
|Nek'eltaen
|his tail
|Big Dipper
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|2
|Ahtna
|
|tl'aghests'en ula'
|Nek'eltaen
|his left hand
|ο Leo, α Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|3
|Ahtna
|
|kuzuun ts'ene ula'
|Nek'eltaen
|his right hand
|two unidentified stars in Cassiopeia
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|4
|Ahtna
|
|tl'aghests'en uts'ene'
|Nek'eltaen
|his left leg
|ψ UMa, ν UMa , ξ UMa
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|5
|Ahtna
|
|kuzuun ts'ene uts'ene'
|Nek'eltaen
|his right leg
|λ Dra , κ Dra, β UMi, γ UMi , ζ Dra
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|6
|Ahtna
|
|tl'aghests'en udzaghe'
|Nek'eltaen
|his left ear
|α Gem , β Gem
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|7
|Ahtna
|
|kuzuun ts'ene udzaghe'
|Nek'eltaen
|his right ear
|α Aur , β Aur
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|8
|Ahtna
|
|bentsiis
|Nek'eltaen
|his nose
|M 45
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|9
|Ahtna
|
|unaegge'
|Nek'eltaen
|his eyes
|ι Aur, β Tau
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|10
|Ahtna
|
|utsaadle'
|Nek'eltaen
|his abdomen
|15 Lyn, ο UMa , h UMa , 36 UMa, θ UMa , ι UMa , κ UMa, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|11
|Ahtna
|
|tl'aghests'en uke'
|Nek'eltaen
|his left foot
|the combined stars in his left heel and toes (see below)
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|12
|Ahtna
|
|uketatl'
|Nek'eltaen
|his heel (of left foot)
|β Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|13
|Ahtna
|
|ukelaghose'
|Nek'eltaen
|his toes (of left foot)
|δ Leo , θ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|14
|Ahtna
|
|kuzuun ts'ene uke'
|Nek'eltaen
|his right foot
|β Dra , γ Dra
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|15
|Ahtna
|
|tl'aghests'en uggaan'
|Nek'eltaen
|his left arm
|31 Lyn , κ Leo , λ Leo
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|16
|Ahtna
|
|kuzuun ts'ene uggaan'
|Nek'eltaen
|his right arm
|δ Aur, 2 Lyn, β Cam, α Cam, HIP17884, ε Cas
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|17
|Ahtna
|
|udzedze'
|Nek'eltaen
|his kidney
|unidentified star near the cup of the Big Dipper
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|18
|Ahtna
|
|uciz'aani
|Nek'eltaen
|his heart
|27 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|19
|Ahtna
|
|utedze'
|Nek'eltaen
|his walking stick
|β Cnc, ε Hya, ζ Hya, α Cnc, 31 Leo, ρ Leo, σ Leo, β Vir
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|20
|Ahtna
|
|ughaele'
|Nek'eltaen
|his backpack
|β UMa, ψ UMa, μ UMa, α Lyn, 31 Lyn
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|21
|Ahtna
|
|utene
|Nek'eltaen
|his trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|22
|Ahtna
|
|denae ce'e tene
|
|big man's trail
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|-
|7
|23
|Ahtna
|
|Ciił Hwyaa yates ghilyaa
|
|Smart Boy stepped over the sky
|Milky Way Galaxy
|
|Cannon 2021, 76
|}

==Weblinks==

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==Reference==

[[Category:Overview‏‎]]
[[Category:America]]
[[Category:Alaska]]

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	In his thesis 2021, Chris Cannon gave seven lists of asterisms of ethnics of Alaska and Northern Canada.		In his thesis 2021, Chris Cannon gave seven lists of asterisms of ethnics of Alaska and Northern Canada.

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