The Story of the Northern Lights - Wilfred Buck

Wilfred Buck, science facilitator at MFNERC, is the man behind the research of the “Under a Blanket of Stars: First Nations Constellation” series. The first book in this series “Warren Whistles at the Sky” is written by David Robertson and illustrated by Amber Green. In this book, Warren remembers a story an Elder told him about the northern lights. Similarly, in this video Buck shares an intriguing star story from his childhood.
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[@ticiat5832]

I listen to native elders stories to fall asleep💫

[@tylerpinkerton8980]

Wonderful story, wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing.

[@glenwatcheston633]

Thank you for this story.

[@francesnance9110]

I saw them from afar in northern Michigan. So amazing! I have always wanted to travel closer to see them in their full glory. So magical.

[@Rastelle7]

Tha k you for sharing your story! I am so fascinated by this beautiful natural phenomena 💕

[@wendypaquette1676]

Awesome story that takes me back to my childhood. We lived in Northern Alberta, whenever we saw the Northern Lights we whistled and some danced with them. Thank you for bringing me back to one of my happy place.

[@HansJohnsonStudios]

That has to be the most beautiful name for them. Thank you for sharing this!

[@wendygale4808]

Fantastic, thank you!

[@CalvinsCorner72]

Very good they cared enough and had the wisdom to do that.

[@fredziffle5219]

Thanks for this story. 👍 When I was a very little kid out on the plains in the middle of nowhere I was sent out to the barn for some errand that I don’t even remember because I saw the lights!!!! It was a rare thing for our area. I had not ever heard of northern lights at that age & I thought maybe there was a town out there making lights that shined up in the sky somehow. The adults went to the window to look but they didn’t get to see it. It was a gift just for me. Aho.

[@TheCulturalCompass]

Thank you for sharing. It must have been very special to see them so much.

[@ninasofley4065]

Beautiful

[@roosa3755]

love the visuals!

[@rational_elite6715]

Great video 👌 you got alot of knowledge.

[@purplepeace2188]

Fascinating

[@annbruyere2459]

I was told the same story about the Northern lights by my mother when I was a little girl.

[@TannerWilliam07]

Please credit the Cree!

[@kbgardner7295]

Ty for sharing

[@therealjoeirox4052]

Thank you.

[@kallasusort2986]

Thank you Sir

[@bird4birdhotmail]

Thank you..

[@gailmccarthy9723]

Thank You ✨✨🙏✨✨

[@alicehasleftthebuilding]

They were bouncing across the sky like a tumbling troupe of clowns last night. Cheers. Love to listen to storytellers.

[@raesiford6316]

Love your story, very heart warming

[@skuntsauce3570]

Me n my cousin whistled at them during the summer and it was still sunset hour so the sky was really orange with the lights waving around and my cousin decides to do those extremely loud whistles with your fingers in your mouth. It echoed through the beach and trees. We got in the back of our uncles pickup and it was a 30 min drive back into town. But during that drive it is all forest and dirt road And one strand of northern light with a black circle made of squiggly lines chased us my uncle didn’t know and he naturally drives like a maniac. It chased us up until we hit a big hill going down and it stopped and stared from the top and vanished.

[@quranreader7616]

yes . nice

[@adekatbeauty5940]

🖤

[@littlebrookreader949]

❤️

[@angelamyran9492]

Amazing knowledge!!

[@skycollins7314]

I remember my grandmother telling me about the northern lights being the dead dancing

[@VanillaTheHamster]

@Julius Roth RESPECT FORTNITE

[@spiritmiracle1902]

💗🙏💗

[@lauriceorton6899]

Thank you for sharing a beautiful story ♥️♥️♥️ Blessed Be

[@262Purity]

Thank you for sharing!

[@raccoonresident5760]

Mr. Buck can you tell the story of the hunter and the giant elk constellation?

[@Sociallyawkward6023]

Can you see the northern lights in Labrador city in Canada ?

[@sovietstar6703]

Just saw them in the woods in Alberta, absolutely beautiful, I could see them move around so gently

[@jay999tv]

👌🏻

[@paulajohnson6409]

I view the Northern Lights as God's glory. However I have recently read various beliefs about it. Do the Northern Lights represent Good or Bad? I've heard so many various beliefs from different perspectives. The reason I ask this is I bought a Northern Lights necklace and I'm a Christian. I don't want to relay a false message to anyone especially if it means different things to different people. I think the Northern Lights are beautiful.

[@kezxa4079]

I’m from dene

[@ovzahg]

Same

[@ovzahg]

What part u from?

[@rational_elite6715]

Where is Dene?? What state

[@Vvictor_ia]

I never see the northern lights tho

[@matthewmann8969]

Hot tailed

[@ninasofley4065]

Beautiful

[@mikehunt4797]

I've heard the Northern Lights make people turn violent. I saw them once and had this crazy urge to attack my friend. It was so crazy cause I had no issue with my buddy and we didn't even see the Northern Lights was even going on tell we went outside. Sure was weird I even told my buddy about it.

[@870wingmstr]

First I've heard that. Interesting - thanks!