Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
Honoring Abenaki history, culture, and art since 2013.
Nebizun: Water is Life May 1 to October 15, 2024 Nebizun (alternately spelled Nebizon) is the Abenaki word for medicine and the root word Nebi is the Abenaki word for water. The rivers and tributaries of N’Dakinna (our homeland) were our highways for traveling and the water itself is important to the species of fish ... Read more
Back by popular demand, Rhonda Besaw will share her skills of creating Wabanaki raised beadwork flowers with participants. Join Rhonda, a highly skilled Wabanaki Raised Bead artist, to create a raised bead flower, on Saturday, September 7th at 2 PM at Whitefield Public Library. Open to adults and teens - minimum 6 students - capped ... Read more
It's time for the Green Corn Gathering! Mark your calendar now to join the Elnu Abenaki at the Wantastegok Cultural Center for the Green Corn Gathering. This gathering will be an opportunity to celebrate the Fall Equinox and Harvest. The gathering will consist of ceremony, singing, dancing, and a corn-based potluck! If you plan to ... Read more
It’s time to start planning for Indigenous Peoples' Day Rocks! This is IPD’s 5th year and they're busy making arrangements for an event that will be bigger and better than ever! Again this year, it is being held in Stowe, VT, but they've changed the day to the Saturday of Indigenous Peoples Day weekend: October ... Read more
New Speaker Series Zoom Presentation: An Indigenous Perspective on Nature: Working Together as Allies Author and storyteller Randy Kritkausky, a federally enrolled tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation who lives in Vermont, writes about awakening to Native American spiritual teachings. He has come to regard owls, coy-wolves, and the forest enveloping his home as ... Read more
Join Rhonda Besaw for a 3-day workshop to learn how to create a Wabanaki Beaded Purse with a blueberry design. The dates are October 16th, October 26th, and November 2nd, 2024, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Attendance at all 3 workshops is mandatory. There is a $100 materials fee, payable to Rhonda Besaw, to ... Read more
New Speaker Series Zoom Presentation: Encountering Ndakinna: Reconsidering Abenaki History in Vermont and New Hampshire Indigenous histories are deeply rooted in northern New England, particularly in present-day Vermont and New Hampshire, a region collectively known to Abenaki people as Ndakinna (“our homeland”). Early colonial explorers recognized the abundant natural resources that made this territory so ... Read more
Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan will do a discussion around the historic and contemporary use and significance of wampum and wampum belts in our community. He will also bring examples and replicas to see. ELNU/ATOWI EVENTS ALL ARE FREE, OPEN TO ALL If you are interested in joining, please register with the following link: https://forms.gle/1NVNZAUigywzJ7qG9 As ... Read more
This workshop, led by Linda Longtoe Sheehan, will teach participants how to make and decorate a pair of traditional, eastern woodlands leggings. If you are interested in joining, please register with the following link: https://forms.gle/LoaaWyJjdqQV46yGA As always, please feel free to share these events with others, and don't forgot to sign up for the Atowi’s ... Read more
Deep Roots, Strong Branches- The American Abenaki Abenaki people have lived in N’Dakinna (our Homeland) for more than 12,000 years. Abenaki culture is a complex network of people, places, relationships ... Read more
The 2025 Abenaki Heritage Weekend, to be held at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, dates have been set! Mark your calendar now! More information will be added as we get ... Read more
The date has been set for next year's Nulhegan Annual Gathering! Save the date: August 23-24, 2025 at the Mt. Norris Scout Reservation in Eden Mills, VT. (Note that Abenaki ... Read more
