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===Americas===

===Americas===

In American folklore, term Drinking Gourd was code for the Big Dipper as it would point to [[Polaris]] (and thus north) in the song "follow the Drinking Gourd" during the time of the [[Underground Railroad]] to help [[slavery|slaves]] to freedom.  The first publication of the song occurred in 1928.<ref>http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html</ref>   

In American folklore, the term "Drinking Gourd" was code for the Big Dipper as it would point to [[Polaris]] (and thus north) in the song "follow the Drinking Gourd" during the time of the [[Underground Railroad]] to help [[slavery|slaves]] to freedom.  The first publication of the song occurred in 1928.<ref>http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/gourd2.html</ref>   

Many American Indian tribes referred to the asterism as '''Okuari''' and '''Paukunawa''', words for Bear, before any contact with Europeans.<ref name="lore">http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Ursa_Major*.html</ref>  The [[Iroquois]] specifically view the "cup" of the asterism as the bear and the three stars of the "handle" as three hunters in pursuit.<ref name="astro">http://nfo.edu/astro/ursamj.htm</ref>  

Many American Indian tribes referred to the asterism as '''Okuari''' and '''Paukunawa''', words for Bear, before any contact with Europeans.<ref name="lore">http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Ursa_Major*.html</ref>  The [[Iroquois]] specifically view the "cup" of the asterism as the bear and the three stars of the "handle" as three hunters in pursuit.<ref name="astro">http://nfo.edu/astro/ursamj.htm</ref>