01585nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260004800042653000800090653002200098653002300120653002600143653002500169653002500194653002400219653002200243653002300265653001900288100001700307700001800324700001400342700001200356245008100368856011800449490001700567520069100584020002001275                                       d  bInternational Astronautical Federation, IAF10aart10aComplex questions10aCultural heritages10aheritage conservation10aIndigenous community10aIndigenous cosmology10aintangible heritage10aSpace exploration10aSpace explorations10aSpace research1 aP. Muniyappa1 aN. L Huillier1 aA. Ekblaw1 aD. Wood00aMyths of the cosmos: Alternative indigenous narratives for space exploration  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079197434&partnerID=40&md5=e38481bd977f49ad4d332efb58b9c2be0 v2019-October3 aAs humans become prominent actors in extraterrestrial realms, this stirs in our wake complex questions of identity. Whose identity becomes a blueprint for  humanity ? What cultures are represented? What others are silenced by deliberate obscuration or worse by ignorance and apathy? To suggest a response to the issue presented by monolithic identities and monocultures of mind, this paper explores the storied cultural heritage preserved in Indigenous Communities, to present alternative cultural ontologies relating to the stars, the cosmos and other dimensions, and extended voyages that can shape the discourse for a more inclusive and diverse mythology of future space exploration.  a00741795 (ISSN)