<![CDATA[By pure coincidence I was able to see the first Native American astronaut, John Herrington (Chickasaw), go into space.]]>By pure coincidence I was able to see the first Native American astronaut, John Herrington (Chickasaw), go into space. I waited for the launch, which was delayed, and eventually had to leave to catch a flight home. As luck would have it, the crew took off near the same time my plane did, so I was able to watch their ascent from the sky.

About a decade later I met John by chance through my work (he is super nice and humble), but I was too shy to tell him what that earlier cosmic experience meant to me. Apparently, he took an eagle feather and a Cherokee flute into space with him. Now, in keeping with that tradition, the Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is wearing a badge on his flight suit that represents the Anishinaabe seven sacred teachings.

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Canadian astronaut carries Anishinaabe 7 sacred laws into space - ICT

Jeremy Hansen is wearing a patch designed by Indigenous artist during Artemis II mission

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