Solar Eclipse Maps for April 8, 2024
On April 8, 2023, Haudenosaunee nations are on the exact path of a full total solar eclipse.
At the time that we joined together to ratify the Kayanarekówa (Great Peace), a total eclipse darkened the skies so deeply that the nocturnal animals woke to encircle and witness the calm of the people who unified under the Great White Pine. As our brother the Sun re-emerged from behind the kindness of Grandmother Moon, all Onkwehonwe were awakened with a new sense of unity and we intend to walk in unity until the end of time.
This full solar eclipse is a monumental time for the Haudenosaunee reminding us of of why we put down our weapons and gathered under the Great Pine for the inception of the confederacy and the embracing of Kaianere'ko:wa/Kayannere'ké:wa/Gawyehnehshehgowa/Kayanla Kówa/Gayanesra:gowan, or Great Law of Peace.
As Grandmother Moon takes a moment to step in front of our brother, the Sun, it is symbolic of a shift to uplift the sisterhood. It is a time to revisit the travels of Peacemaker, retell the story of Skywoman and recapture the serenity of her descendant, Tsiokonsaseh (Mother of Nations, Mother of Peace). In this dangerously violent world, it is a time to remind ourselves how we came to be of Good Mind. We call on her.
In it's totality, the eclipse path will cross Turtle Island; passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.
The 2024 full solar eclipse will align with each of the Haudenosaunee Nations from New York State up to Quebec. See map of Haudenosaunee communities below.
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Below you will find an eclipse path map, eclipse timelines and durations and Haudenosaunee communities map.
Each are linked to their source.
Eclipse Path
The 2024 full solar eclipse will align with each of the Haudenosaunee Nations from New York State up to Quebec.
A live version of the 2024 Eclipse path map can be found here: https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse_cities/statemap.html
Another amazing website is this interactive map: http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html
Timelines and Durations
Haudenosaunee Communities
This is not a comprehensive list of wampum belts or research. Nor are the stories or descriptions written by scholars (with the exception of cited research links). This site is meant to be general information and condensed stories for those who are interested in beginning their learning journey and/or seek a better understanding of the 2024 eclipse.
At the time that we joined together to ratify the Kayanare(n)kówa (Great Peace), a total eclipse darkened the skies so deeply that the nocturnal animals woke to encircle and witness the calm of the people who unified under the Great White Pine. As our brother the Sun re-emerged from behind the kindness of Grandmother Moon, all Onkwehonwe were awakened with a new sense of unity and we intend to walk in unity until the end of time.
Some kononkwe (women) are weaving the significance of the eclipse at the time of Kayanarekówa into the one that approaches in 2024. In this world of war, we are reminded of the monumental role that Peace Mother, Tsiokonsaseh played in establishing unity among the nations and calming even the most evil of men.
We are calling in Peace Mother now and we are elevating her and our voices to call for reunification. Some believe that Tekanawita/Deganawida (Peacemaker) will return as well and we have to unify our will to call them both.
Foundational to Haudenosaunee identity is the transmission of feminine knowledge, social structures and diplomacy and we have found a time and place to recapture that way of understanding; under the sky, hand in hand, in song and in a display of effeminate matrilineal power.
"Woman is the first environment. In pregnancy, our bodies sustain life. At the Breast of women, the generations are nourished. From the bodies of women flows the relationship of those generations both to society and the natural world. In this way the earth is our mother, the old people said. In this way, we as women are earth"
Katsi Cook, Mohawk Midwife, Akwesasne
Eclipse | April 8, 2024 | 3:20pm EST Buffalo
