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Australia

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends

Central America

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends

North America

Dene

Multiple Dene groups have a common mythology of an elder or medicine man who travels a great distance to learn knowledge from and gain control over the world's animals. After attaining this knowledge, his spirit manifests in the sky and his body can be seen through constellation.

Common constellation	Constellation or asterism name	Related traditions or legends
Entire sky	Ahtna: Nek'eltaeni ("that which moves over us")	Describes the entire sky of constellations rather than a singular asterism.^[1]
	Gwich’in: Yahdii ("he sits in his house")
	Sahtúot'ı̨nę:

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Number of stars	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends
Nek'eltaeni	That which moves over us				Ahtna story says that Yabaaghe Tezyaann, the first medicine man, travelled around the world on a vision quest seeking knowledge from animals, and after his death his spirit manifested in the sky. It describes the entire sky of constellations rather than a singular asterism.^[1]
Uce’	His tail	Big Dipper	7	α UMa, β UMa, γ UMa, δ UMa, ε UMa, ζ UMa, η UMa
Tl’aghests’en ula’	His left hand		2	ο Leo, α Leo
Kuzuun ts’ene ula’	His right hand	Cassiopeia	2	Unidentified stars
Tl’aghests’en uts’ene’	His left leg		3	Ψ UMa, ν UMa, ξ UMa
Kuzuun ts’ene uts’ene’	His right leg		5	λ Dra, κ Dra, β UMi, γ UMi, ζ Dra
Tl’aghests’en udzaghe’	His left ear		2	α Gem, β Gem
Kuzuun ts’ene udzaghe’	His right ear		2	α Aur, β Aur
Bentsiis	His nose		1	Pleiades	The appearance of Nek'eltaeni's nose star in the autumn signals the beginning of the storytelling season.
Unaegge’	His eyes		2	Ι Aur, β Tau
Utsaadle’	His abdomen		8	15 Lyncis, Ο UMa, h UMa, 36 UMa, Θ UMa, Ι UMa, κ UMa, 31 Lyncis
Tl’aghests’en uke’	His left foot		3	β Leo, Δ Leo, Θ Leo
Kuzuun ts’ene uke’	His right foot		2	β Dra, γ Dra
Tl’aghests’en uggaan’	His left arm		3	31 Lyncis, κ Leo, Λ Leonis
Kuzuun ts’ene uggaan’	His right arm		6	Δ Aur, 2 Lyncis. β Cam, α Cam, HD 178845, ε Cas
Udzedze’	His kidney		1	Unidentified star
Uciz’aani	His heart		1	27 Lyncis	The heart is the dimmest star in the Nek'eltaeni constellation system and finding it is said to affirm that a person is leading their life according to Nek'eltaeni's teachings.^[1]
Utedze’	His walking stick		8	β Cnc, ε Hya, ζ Hya, α Cnc, 31 Leonis, ρ Leo, Σ Leo, β Vir
Ughaele'	His backpack		5	β UMa,Ψ UMa, μ UMa, α Lyn, 31 Lyncis
Utene	His trail	Milky Way
Unknown**	White-winged man		Unknown**	Unknown**	Constellation represents the arrival of colonizers. The 'white wings' also represent the white sails of colonizer boats or pages of a book. The constellation is said to be a prophecy of the continued conflict between Ahtna and settlers.^[1]
Nec'aadze' teltaen	He leans away from us		Unknown**	Unknown**	Constellation is said to look like ggux, a monster that Yabaaghe Tezyaann was unable to control and thus sent into the sky. The constellation functions as a prophecy forewarning of world destruction if the Nek'eltaeni's teachings are not followed. The location of the constellation is not commonly revealed due to superstition ^[1]

Gwich'in

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Number of stars	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends
Yahdii	He sits in his house				Ch'iteehàakwaii invents the birch canoe and begins travelling

Inuit

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends
Aagjuuk		Aquila	Altair, Tarazed	Used to mark daytime and coming of spring.^[2]
Akuttujuuk	Two placed far apart or those [two] apart	Orion	Betelgeuse, Bellatrix (top two stars of "shoulders" of Orion	Indicator of the change of seasons. Sources conflict on if their appearance marks the beginning or end of winter.^[2]^[3]
Aviguti	Divider, separator or that which divides [the sky]	Milky Way		One story says that Aviguti is the track left "by Raven's snowshoe when he walked across the sky creating the inhabitants of the Earth".^[2]
Kingulliq*	The one behind	Lyra	The Old Woman (Vega)	Vega is also known in some legends as "a brother of the Sun" since it is the second star visible during the beginning of spring.^[2]
Kingulliq*(second)	The one behind	Orion	Rigel (right "foot" of Orion)	Kingulliq is known as a hunter, who is trailing behind Ullakut or "the runners" (three Orion's belt stars) because he dropped his glove.^[2]
Nanurjuk*	Like or having the spirit of a polar bear	Taurus	Aldebaran	Many tales where Nanurjuk is a polar bear being hunted by the nearby stars surrounding it.^[2]
Nuutuittuq* (alternate spelling: Niqirtsuituq)^[4]	Never moves	Ursa Minor	Polaris	Nuutuittuq is a minor star and cannot be used for navigation by most Inuit. Depicted on the flag and coat of arms of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.^[4]
Pituaq	The lamp-stand	Cassiopeia	Scadar, Caph
Qimmiit	Dogs	Taurus	Hyades (star cluster)	In one legend, Qimmiit (the star cluster of Hyades) are dogs who have cornered a polar bear, Nanurjuk (Aldebaran).^[2]
Quturjuuk	Collar bones	Gemini and Auriga	Pollux / Castor and Capella / Menkalinan	Used to keep time throughout the night.^[2] Each pair of stars denotes a bone each of the collar bone.^[5]
Sakiattiak	Breast bone	Taurus	Pleiades (star cluster)	Sometimes believed to be either dogs or hunters
Sikuliarsiujuittuq*	The one who never goes onto the newly formed sea-ice or murdered man	Canis Minor	Procyon	In legends, referred to as "a large man who went hunting".^[2] Other legends refer to the man as the one who stole food from fellow village hunters because he was too obese to hunt on ice. He was then killed by the other hunters who convinced him to go on the sea ice anyway. The color of Procyon can often appear red and this color was associated with his bloody end.^[6]
Singuuriq*	Flickering or it pulsates	Canis Major	Sirius	The star is located very low on the horizon at northern latitudes. Might be named "flickering" because of atmospheric refraction.^[2]
Sivulliik	The first ones or those [two] in front	Boötes	Artcturus, Muphrid	Called "the first ones" because this pair of stars because they mark the beginning of winter.^[2]
Tukturjuit	Caribou (pl.)	Ursa Major	Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar-Alcor, and Alkaid	Made up of the same seven stars which are referred to collectively as the Big Dipper
Ullaktut	The runners	Orion's Belt	Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka	Ullakut represents "three heroic runners" chasing down their prey.^[2]
Ursuutaattiaq	Seal-skin oil or blubber container	Cassiopeia	Same stars as in western Cassiopeia
Qangiamariit	Nephews and nieces or cousins	Orion Nebula		Qangiamariit is "thought to be a group of children".^[2]

South America

Constellation or asterism name	Translation	Related IAU designated constellation	Principal stars	Related traditions or legends

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cannon, Chris M.; Justin, Wilson; Herbert, Paul; Hubbard, Charles; Nyelle, Charlie (2019). "Northern Dene Constellations as Worldview Projections with Case Studies from the Ahtna, Gwich'in, and Sahtúot'ı̨nę". Arctic Anthropology. 56 (2). University of Wisconsin Press: 1–26. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019 – via Project MUSE.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Penprase, Bryan E. (2011). "Northern Circumpolar Sky from Around the World: The Arctic Inuit Sky". The Power of Stars. New York, NY: Springer. pp. 42–46. ISBN 978-1-4419-6802-9.
^ MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic sky: Inuit astronomy, star lore, and legend. Toronto, Ontario/Iqaluit, NWT: Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 52–54, 119. ISBN 9780888544278.
^ ^a ^b "The Coat of Arms of Nunavut. (n.d.)". Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
^ MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend. Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 65–67. ISBN 978-0-88854-427-8.
^ MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic sky: Inuit astronomy, star lore, and legend. Toronto, Ontario/Iqaluit, NWT: Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 72, 231–33. ISBN 9780888544278.

[:0-1] Cannon, Chris M.; Justin, Wilson; Herbert, Paul; Hubbard, Charles; Nyelle, Charlie (2019). "Northern Dene Constellations as Worldview Projections with Case Studies from the Ahtna, Gwich'in, and Sahtúot'ı̨nę". Arctic Anthropology. 56 (2). University of Wisconsin Press: 1–26. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019 – via Project MUSE.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Penprase, Bryan E. (2011). "Northern Circumpolar Sky from Around the World: The Arctic Inuit Sky". The Power of Stars. New York, NY: Springer. pp. 42–46. ISBN 978-1-4419-6802-9.

[inuit-3] MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic sky: Inuit astronomy, star lore, and legend. Toronto, Ontario/Iqaluit, NWT: Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 52–54, 119. ISBN 9780888544278.

[:2-4] "The Coat of Arms of Nunavut. (n.d.)". Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

[5] MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend. Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 65–67. ISBN 978-0-88854-427-8.

[6] MacDonald, John (1998). The Arctic sky: Inuit astronomy, star lore, and legend. Toronto, Ontario/Iqaluit, NWT: Royal Ontario Museum/Nunavut Research Institute. pp. 72, 231–33. ISBN 9780888544278.

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