Abenaki Art in the Park
Saint Gaudens National Historical Park 139 St Gaudens Rd., Cornish, NHJoin the park's Education Fellow, Vera Longtoe Sheehan, for a pop-in art activity and demonstration, focusing on traditional fish basket-making.
$10
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Nulhegan Abenaki Gathering
Mount Norris Scout Reservation 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Eden, VT, United StatesOur 2023 Nulhegan Abenaki Gathering will once again be held at Mount Norris Scout Reservation in Eden, VT. With its huge dining hall, this is the perfect venue for the Gathering, since it will take place rain or shine!
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Artist Talk With Julia Marden
Aquinnah Vanderhoop Homestead / Aquinnah Cultural Center 35 South Road, Aquinnah, MA, United StatesSave the date and join us on Monday, September 11 for an afternoon at the Vanderhoop Homestead with Aquinnah Wampanoag artist Julia Marden as she shares with us her story behind making a full-length closed twined turkey feather mantle - the first of its kind to be made by a Wampanoag artist in centuries.
Free
Forest Festival
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, United StatesCome to our Forest Festival! Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, try your hand at woodworking, or explore the forest on a guided nature walk. Witness the whole forest product cycle in action, from horse-logging, to board cutting with a portable sawmill to woodcraft demonstrations.
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The Abenaki Land Link Project Harvest Festival
Wheeler Homestead 1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, United StatesThe Abenaki Land Link Project Harvest Festival is celebration of the harvest of Indigenous Seeds. Free Event! Hosted by the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation and Common Roots Family friendly activities: Abenaki Artisans, Green Corn cultural performance, storytelling, Three Sisters Food Tastes, Picnicking - BYO, corn grinding and journeycake baking, bean shucking, ... Read more
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IPD Rocks!
Akeley Building/Stowe Town Theatre 67 Main Street, Stowe, United States4th Annual IPD Rocks at Stowe Events Field in Stowe, VT. Join the Abenaki community to experience drumming, dancing, exhibitors, storytellers, musicians, vendors - and so much more! This is a free event that is open to the public. Leashed service dogs only please. Rain date: 10/8/2023
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Beyond the Curve – Special Exhibit
University of Vermont Medical Center 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT, United StatesBeyond The Curve Special Exhibit will be showing from now through JANUARY 23, 2024 at the University of Vermont Medical Center. There is no charge to view the exhibit. Curatorial statement: “In March 2020, the world stood still as businesses and schools around the world closed in response to the global pandemic. Broadcast media, health, ... Read more
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Abenaki Mural Grand Opening
Montpelier Transit Center 1 Taylor Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesJoin us for the Abenaki Mural Grand Opening of Nd'ôlemôwzibna - We Continue to Live Lead mural designer: Abena Songbird (Missisquoi Abenaki) Secondary designer: Lucy Cannon Neel (Nulhegan Abenaki) Artist/Painters: Marguerite Houle (Ojibwe) Rhonda Besaw (Metis/Abenaki Descent) Rainy and Rosie Melchor (Cochiti/Diné-Ojibwe) Along with: Circle of Courage Singers Youth Drum (Missisquoi Abenaki) Nulhegan Singers Drum ... Read more
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Beyond the Curve
Mad River Valley Arts 5031 Main Street, #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, VT, United StatesBeyond The Curve Exhibit will be showing In-Person from OCTOBER 21, 2023 - JANUARY 6, 2024 at the Mad River Valley Arts in , VT Gallery is open Tuesday - Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free - donations are welcome. Curatorial statement: “In March 2020, the world stood still as businesses ... Read more
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Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators
Ashuelot River Park 273 West Street, Keene, NH, United StatesRegistration is Open!!!! We hope you'll join us for this year's Inside-Outside offering! We invite you into a co-created, day-long gathering with rest, play, and storytelling at the center as we learn ways to re-indigenize the classroom through taking our students outdoors and being in community. https://forms.gle/pT8fsery2H4yYVHfA Atowi Project Abenaki Arts & Education Center
Stronger Together – UVM Health Equity Summit
Dudley H. Davis Center 590 Main St, Burlington, VT, United StatesUVM Health Equity Summit -
Achieving Health Equity through Culturally Responsive Care. Beyond the Curve: Using Traditional Indigenous Methodology to Address Wellness and Equity.
Free
Woven: Gathering at the Intersections – 1st Presentation
Sanborn Mills Farm 7097 Sanborn Rd, Loudon, NH, United StatesWoven: Gathering at the Intersections -
Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage - Workshop by Vera Longtoe Sheehan
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Woven: Gathering at the Intersections – 2nd Presentation
Sanborn Mills Farm 7097 Sanborn Rd, Loudon, NH, United StatesWoven: Gathering at the Intersections - 2nd Presentation by Vera Longtoe Sheehan
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An Abenaki Understanding of the Environment
Ashuelot River Park 273 West Street, Keene, NH, United StatesAn Abenaki Understanding of the Environment Join Rich Holschuh on a hike at the Horatio Colony Nature Preserve to learn about reciprocal relationships with the land! Different people and cultures practice many ways of knowing that extend far beyond science and western traditions. Indigenous people have inhabited the landscape of southwest NH and southeast VT ... Read more
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Engage! Moving from Inspiration to Action
Holiday Inn by the Bay 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME, United StatesEngage! Moving from Inspiration to Action. New England Museum Association Annual Conference An Indigenous Perspective on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Museums and Cultural Institutions Using Indigenous methodology based on ... Read more
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2nd Annual Snow Snake Games
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United StatesJoin us for a fun day of the ancient game of Snow Snake. We'll have plenty of wooden snow snakes for people to try out on the troughs of snow. Toss the wooden snake into the trough to see how far it can go. The museum and gift shop will be open and we'll have ... Read more
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Presentation: History of the Abenaki in Vermont and New Hampshire
Nulhegan Educational and Cultural Center 26 School Road, Derby Line, VT, United StatesFebruary 24th at 1pm at the Nulhegan Education and Cultural Center located at 26 School Rd, Derby Line, VT 05830, (The Old Holland School) Dr. Bob Goodby will present "History ... Read more
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“Who is a “Legal” Indian? – Navigating Federal and State Laws in the US and Canada with Paul-René Tamburro
ZOOM"Who is a “Legal” Indian? - Navigating Federal and State Laws in the US and Canada" with Paul-René Tamburro. This thought-provoking session addresses the ongoing struggle for individuals to assert ... Read more
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“Our Songs Remember” Lecture and Performance
ZOOMOUR SONGS REMEMBER is a combination lecture and performance focusing on the ways in which the Abenaki oral traditions of storytelling and music play a part in the preservation of our indigenous ways. Incorporating Pakholigan (the drum) and Pabekongan (the flute) father and son Joseph and Jesse Bruchac will take you on a journey to ... Read more
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Intergenerational Trauma: Healing and Resilience with Andrea Tamburro, MSW, Ed. D.
ZOOMIntergenerational Trauma: Healing and Resilience with Andrea Tamburro, MSW, Ed. D. This 60-minute Zoom program provides a space to discuss the enduring impact of colonization, which triggers both past and current ... Read more
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Joseph Bruchac to Launch New Book Called Dawn Land
ZOOMJoseph Bruchac to Launch New Book Called Dawn Land - Mark you calendar now! You don't want to miss this ZOOM presentation by this nationally acclaimed Abenaki author. Remembering The Dawn Land: A presentation on the historical novel Dawn Land by its author, Joseph Bruchac The area we now refer to as Western New England ... Read more
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Inoculating Whiteness: Settler Colonialism, Whiteness, & Infectious Diseases in Sheet’ka – Adam Kersch, Ph.D.
ZOOMWhen colonizers arrived in Sheet'ka (Sitka, Alaska), the homeland of the Tlingit people, they imported devastating infectious diseases. Russian and Euro-American colonizers' writings describe these diseases as a marker of colonizers' self-assumed superiority. Colonizers saw vaccines as introducing a material part of European technology that would ultimately lead to Tlingit people's acceptance of Russian and ... Read more
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Highlighting Abenaki: UVM Collaborations that Bridge Communities
Silver Maple Ballroom - Davis Center 590 Main St, Burlington, VT, United StatesTuesday, April 16 2:00-4:00 P.M. Don't miss "Highlighting Abenaki: UVM Collaborations that Bridge Communities" in the Silver Maple Ballroom Davis Center" or Streaming at https://go.uvm.edu/ highlightingabenaki. "Western Abenaki people are the traditional and current stewards of the land on which UVM stands. Some UVM faculty, staff, and students have established and maintain productive relationships with ... Read more
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Nebizun: Water is Life
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT, United StatesNebizun: 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
$15
Hunting and Fishing: A Case Study in Cultural Continuity – Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D.
ZOOMHunting and Fishing: A Case Study in Cultural Continuity - Frederick M. Wiseman, PhD. American Abenaki people in Vermont were and are culturally competent in many types of Indigenous hunting and trapping techniques as well as the use of traditional hunting spirituality. They have used sophisticated Native American technologies such as canoes and snowshoes to ... Read more
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The Case of the 1790s Peace Medal by Prof. Frederick Matthew Wiseman
ZOOMJoin us as we celebrate Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week. Register for "The Case of the 1790s Peace Medal" On Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 pm. Join Prof. Frederick Matthew Wiseman on the Heritage Hunt as he uses vintage Dark Academy science, deduction, and technology to venture cautiously into the exclusive and elitist world of ... Read more
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Missisquoi Abenaki Heritage Celebration
Swanton Recreation 16 Jewett Street, Swanton, VT, United StatesAfter 12 years of inactivity, the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Community Events Committee and Tribal Council are thrilled to announce the return of our annual Memorial Day weekend Heritage Celebration. With collaboration from Swanton Rec for a new location, this Heritage Celebration will be filled with tribal drumming, dancing, singing, food vendors and craft vendors. ... Read more
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Beyond the Curve
Chaffee Art Center 16 South Main Street, Rutland, VT, United StatesBeyond the Curve: the American Abenaki COVID Experience reopens on June 7–July 19. Gallery Hours Thursday & Friday: 10am–5pm Saturday: 10am–3pm Cost: Donations accepted - no charge for the exhibit ... Read more
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History Alive at KEMP PARK!
Kemp Park 21 River Street, Hillsboro, NH, United StatesHistory Alive at KEMP PARK in Hillsboro, New Hampshire! Begin your summer by the Contoocook River on a very exciting Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 9 am to 4. NOTE: June 7th from 8:30 to 4:00 The morning is dedicated to Hillsborough-Deering school students. The afternoon will be open to homeschoolers and the public. Click ... Read more
$8 – $10
Black Ash Pounding Event
Lake Carmi State Park 460 Marsh Farm Road, Franklin, VT, United StatesThe Missisquoi Band of Abenaki and Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation invites you to join a Black Ash Pounding event at Lake Carmi State Park! Happening Sunday, June 9th & Monday, June 10th from 10am to 4pm. No entrance fee on Sunday, June 9th. Monday, June 10th, $5 adults and $2 Children. Hope to see ... Read more
Baskets: Carriers of Life and Spirit (Meet and Greet – Ash Splint Basket-Making)
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United StatesJoin us for a demonstration of ash splint basket-making and learn more about Abenaki culture with Sherry Gould. Sherry will also bring some of the baskets she has worked on. ... Read more
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Abenaki Heritage Weekend – June 29th & 30th (This weekend!)
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesJoin Vermont’s Native American community for Abenaki Heritage Weekend and Arts Marketplace on June 29-30 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to explore Abenaki perspectives on life in the Champlain Valley. Activities include storytelling, craft demonstrations, drumming, singing, and more. Bring a picnic basket for your lunch. Presented by Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, this event brings ... Read more
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Stone Tool Discussion with Gail Golec
Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesGail Golec has been a professional archaeologist for over 20 years, working primarily in the Middle Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. Some of her recent work includes ... Read more
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Abenaki Day – Honor Those Who Came Before
Tucker Mountain Town Forest 1576 Tucker Mountain Road, West Newbury, VT, United StatesAbenaki Day - Abenaki: People of the Dawn Land August 3, 2024 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Abenaki Alliance, Tucker Mountain Town Forest & Newbury Historical Society Honor Those Who Came Before At the East Entrance Lawn (By the Parking Lot) Bring Friends, Family and a Picnic Lunch! 11:00 AM Performance by Abenaki Singer-Songwriter Bryan ... Read more
11th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival
Unity Park 56 First Street, Turners Falls, MA, United States11th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: A Celebration of Native American Art, Music, and Cultures, Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. & Sunday, August 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Unity Park Waterfront, Turners Falls, MA. Presentations and performances by Mohawk elder Tom Porter; Nipmuck Flute Player Hawk Henries; Mi'kmaq - Celtic Music with ... Read more
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2024 Abenaki Land Link Project Heritage Festival
Wheeler Homestead 1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, United StatesWelcome to the 2024 Abenaki Land Link Project Heritage Festival! The event will take place on Saturday, August 10th at The Wheeler Homestead on 1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont from 11 am-3 pm. All parking will be at 400 Swift Street (The Islamic Society)...across the street. Come join us at Common Roots' Wheeler Homestead ... Read more
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2 Day Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop
Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United StatesComing up this August 12-20th, an Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop with Carol McGranaghan!Free and open to all Abenaki. Day 1: August 12th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Rematriation Site Orientation - site tour, plant introductions, and traditional harvest practices. Day 2: August 20th 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Abenaki Harvest Ways ... Read more
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Day 2 of the Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop
Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United StatesComing up this August 12-20th, an Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop with Carol McGranaghan!Free and open to all Abenaki. Day 1: August 12th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Rematriation Site Orientation - site tour, plant introductions, and traditional harvest practices. Day 2: August 20th 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Abenaki Harvest Ways ... Read more
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Green Corn Celebration at The Fort at No.4
The Fort at No. 4 267 Springfield Rd, Charlestown, NH, United StatesThe Green Corn Celebration is this weekend at the Fort at No 4. Come visit with Chief Roger Longtoe and many others as they tell the story of how and why the settlers at the Fort at No 4 and the native Abenaki forged relationships. Open at 10 am, Saturday and Sunday. <---> Come back ... Read more
$10 – $25
Nulhegan Gathering
Mount Norris Scout Reservation 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Eden, VT, United StatesMark your calendars! Our 2024 Nulhegan Gathering will be held at Mount Norris Scout Reservation on August 24th and 25th. It will open on August 23rd for Nulhegan Citizens only. Throughout the weekend there will singing, storytelling, drumming, and dancing along with other activities to be enjoyed by adults and children. Visit the Nulhegan website for more ... Read more
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Wabanaki Raised Beading Workshop
Whitefield Public Library 8 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH, United StatesBack 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
$20
Green Corn Gathering
Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesIt'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
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Harvest Moon Festival
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, United StatesJoin us Sunday, September 29, for MKIM’s Harvest Moon Festival celebrating the traditional harvest season. This family-friendly event features Native foods, craft demonstrations, activities for kids, and educational exhibits. Visitors will learn how to make dolls from corn husks, weave dreamcatchers, try their hand at beading, and enjoy activities and games. Dramatic stories about the ... Read more
$13
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rocks!
The Current 90 Pond Street, Stowe, United StatesIt’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
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Speaker Series: An Indigenous Perspective on Nature: Working Together as Allies
WebinarNew 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 ... Read more
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Wabanaki Beaded Purse 3-Day Workshop
Whitefield Public Library 8 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH, United StatesJoin 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
$100
Speaker Series: Encountering Ndakinna: Reconsidering Abenaki History in Vermont and New Hampshire
WebinarNew 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 ... Read more
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A Discussion on Wampum
Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesChief 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 ... Read more
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Traditional Legging Workshop
Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesThis 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 ... Read more
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Community Paint Party
Retreat Farm 400 Linden Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJoin us for a Community Paint Party with mural artists of Commonwealth Murals to paint a new 120-foot, nature-inspired mural in our historical grain bunker, now called The Landing, which ... Read more
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Nulhegan Snow Snake Games
Nulhegan Educational and Cultural Center 26 School Road, Derby Line, VT, United StatesPending the availability of snow, Nulhegan plans to have their snow snake games after the regularly scheduled Tribal Council meeting. The games should commence after the meeting and the pot luck luncheon. Non citizens are invited to join in after the scheduled meeting which ends right around 12 noon. Please bring something to share ... Read more
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Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 3rd Annual Snow Snake Games
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, United StatesPending the availability of snow ........... Join us for our third annual Snow Snake Event. The museum will be open and we will have hot cocoa and s'mores. Outside events ... Read more
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Learn Abenaki Songs: Drumming and Singing
Missisquoi Tribal Office 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, VT, United StatesCome and learn the songs and the drum beat of Mother Earth. If you haven’t made a drum yet please see other post and get signed up and come learn with Chief Gagne and Circle of Courage Youth Leader. Bring your newly created hand drum and practice 2 or 3 Abenaki songs. One take home ... Read more
Annual Roundtable – “Centering Indigenous Knowledge: Indigenous-led Education for Non-Indigenous Publics”
The Frederick Gunn School 22 Kirby Road, Washington, CT, United StatesLecture Series at The Frederick Gunn School’s Thomas S. Perakos Arts & Community Center 22 Kirby Road, Washington, CT Join a panel of Indigenous educators for a series of presentations and a roundtable discussion on the importance of centering Indigenous knowledge in education for non-Indigenous publics. This roundtable welcomes discussion about the new Connecticut Social ... Read more
$15
Drum Making Class with Chief Brenda Gagne
Missisquoi Tribal Office 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, VT, United StatesAnother Drum Making Class, open to all tribal citizens. Learn to make a drum, offer gratitude to Mother Earth and the animals for the supplies and how to show respect and protection to the drum. Limited Spots, pre-registrarion required: https://forms.gle/ek1NSNDGEvHdJQNp7
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Winter Storytelling at the Farm
Retreat Farm 400 Linden Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesJoin Elnu Abenaki Chief Roger in the North Barn from 2-4 pm on March 29 for the traditional Abenaki winter pastime of storytelling and song. Roger Longtoe Sheehan is the Sôgmô (Chief) of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe and a talented Abenaki artist, Native musician, historian, and educator. Having spent most of his life researching Native ... Read more
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Medicine Bag & Rattle Class
Missisquoi Tribal Office 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, VT, United StatesLed by Chief Brenda Gagne - Limited Spots Available Must attend both Sundays to complete both medicine bag and rattle. Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/LVEYvYC5CJPhNWc4A
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Learn Abenaki Songs: Drumming and Singing
Missisquoi Tribal Office 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, VT, United StatesCome and learn the songs and the drum beat of Mother Earth. If you haven’t made a drum yet please see other post and get signed up and come learn with Chief Gagne and Circle of Courage Youth Leader. Bring your newly created hand drum and practice 2 or 3 Abenaki songs. One take home ... Read more
Free
Medicine Bag & Rattle Class
Missisquoi Tribal Office 100 Grand Avenue, Swanton, VT, United StatesLed by Chief Brenda Gagne – Limited Spots Available Must attend both Sundays to complete both medicine bag and rattle. Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/LVEYvYC5CJPhNWc4A
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Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Heritage Celebration
Swanton Recreation 16 Jewett Street, Swanton, VT, United StatesThe Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Community Events Committee and Tribal Council are thrilled to announce the return of our annual Memorial Day weekend Heritage Celebration. With collaboration from Swanton Rec, ... Read more
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