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Understanding Place: Wabanaki Textiles and Fiber Art

Stone Valley Arts 145 E Main St, Poultney, VT, United States

Understanding Place: Wabanaki Textiles and Fiber Art provides the audience the opportunity to examine samples of twined weaving and learn how it connects to the land and Abenaki history. The lecture will cover Vera’s family oral tradition as well as her research into Wabanaki archeology and first-hand studies of surviving ‘material culture’. Additionally, participants can make a hands-on connection to Abenaki culture by making a small textile sample, similar to what has been found at archeological sites of the northeast.

Celebrating Abenaki Arts, Heritage, & Culture: Gallery Opening & Artist Reception

Stone Valley Arts 145 E Main St, Poultney, VT, United States

Join us at Stone Valley Arts as we celebrate the work of 8 American Abenaki Artists. These Artists have woven together their heritage into traditional and contemporary American Abenaki Fine Art, available for viewing, interaction, and for purchase.

The Artists Reception is a special opportunity to meet some of the artists behind this diverse body of work and connect with local native community.

Abenaki Heritage Weekend

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United States

Join the Native American community at the Abenaki Heritage Weekend on June 17 and 18 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to explore and learn about the Abenaki perspective on life in the Champlain Valley. Activities include several workshops, presentations, drumming, and singing.

Free

Beyond the Curve

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United States

Beyond The Curve Exhibit will be showing In-Person from June 17th 2023 - October 15th 2023 at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT 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, and government officials repeated the ... Read more

Free

Nebizun: Water is Life Gallery Talk

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United States

Curator Vera Longtoe Sheehan will present a Nebizun: Water is Life Gallery Talk about the exhibit which explores the Abenaki relationship to water. The exhibit is presented in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and the Abenaki Arts & Education Center.

Free

Nebizun: Water is Life Art Exhibit at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United States

Nebizun: Water is Life draws its inspiration from Native American Grandmothers who have been doing water walks to pray for the water, and the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.

$11.00

Watercolor workshops: Painting Inspired by Nature by Abenaki Artist Amy Hook-Therrien

Stone Valley Arts 145 E Main St, Poultney, VT, United States

Stone Valley Arts announces watercolor workshops Painting Inspired by Nature by Abenaki artist and Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park artist-in-residence, Amy Hook-Therrien on Saturday, July 29th. The activities are part of the Celebrating Abenaki Art, Heritage, and Culture project at SVA. The day will feature two workshops: 10am for grades 7 -12 for a forty-five-minute session ... Read more

Joe Bruchac: Abenaki story teller, writer, poet-laureate

Stone Valley Arts 145 E Main St, Poultney, VT, United States

Acclaimed Abenaki storyteller and musician Joseph Bruchac will present three events in the Lakes Region on Saturday, July 29. The events are part of Celebrating Abenaki Art, Heritage, and Culture at Stone Valley Arts in Poultney, where an art show of eight Abenaki artists is on display through Sunday, July 30th until the close of ... Read more

Water is Life – Abenaki Teach-In

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United States

Registration Required: https://forms.gle/cWmqQy3eJtHax4wY9 Join Abenaki Arts & Education Center educators for a full-day workshop on August 4, 2023, in Warner, NH. 10 am to 4 pm. Interactive, media-rich content will be used to expose/introduce teachers to 12,000 years of Abenaki history with 21st-century civic engagement. Participants will pursue a deeper understanding of the region’s diversity ... Read more

$35

Vermont Community Leadership Summit

Vermont State University Randolph 124 Admin Drive, Randolph Center, VT, United States

4th Vermont Community Leadership Summit Strengthening Skills, Capacity, and Opportunity for the Future. We are excited to welcome local leaders to this year’s Vermont Community Leadership Summit. Participants here today include youth, municipal leaders, community organizers and volunteers, people with lived experience with critical challenges facing our communities, experts and technical assistance providers, regional, state, & national leaders, and others working to improve the economies and quality of life of their communities.

$50

Abenaki Art in the Park

Saint Gaudens National Historical Park 139 St Gaudens Rd., Cornish, NH

Join the park's Education Fellow, Vera Longtoe Sheehan, for a pop-in art activity and demonstration, focusing on traditional fish basket-making.

$10

Nulhegan Abenaki Gathering

Mount Norris Scout Reservation 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Eden, VT, United States

Our 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!

Free

Artist Talk With Julia Marden

Aquinnah Vanderhoop Homestead / Aquinnah Cultural Center 35 South Road, Aquinnah, MA, United States

Save 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 States

Come 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.

Free

The Abenaki Land Link Project Harvest Festival

Wheeler Homestead 1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, United States

The 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

Free

IPD Rocks!

Akeley Building/Stowe Town Theatre 67 Main Street, Stowe, United States

4th 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

Free

Beyond the Curve – Special Exhibit

University of Vermont Medical Center 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT, United States

Beyond 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

Free

Abenaki Mural Grand Opening

Montpelier Transit Center 1 Taylor Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Join 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

Free

Beyond the Curve

Mad River Valley Arts 5031 Main Street, #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, VT, United States

Beyond 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

Free

Inside-Outside: Nature-based Educators

Ashuelot River Park 273 West Street, Keene, NH, United States

Registration 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 States

UVM Health Equity Summit -
Achieving Health Equity through Culturally Responsive Care. Beyond the Curve: Using Traditional Indigenous Methodology to Address Wellness and Equity.

Free

An Abenaki Understanding of the Environment

Ashuelot River Park 273 West Street, Keene, NH, United States

An 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

Free

Engage! Moving from Inspiration to Action

Holiday Inn by the Bay 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME, United States

Engage! 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 Storytelling, the workshop will begin with case studies from partner organizations; followed by facilitated roundtable discussions to illuminate questions and concerns such as collection management ... Read more

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2nd Annual Snow Snake Games

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United States

Join 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

Free

“Our Songs Remember” Lecture and Performance

ZOOM

OUR 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

Free

Joseph Bruchac to Launch New Book Called Dawn Land

ZOOM

Joseph 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

Free

Inoculating Whiteness: Settler Colonialism, Whiteness, & Infectious Diseases in Sheet’ka – Adam Kersch, Ph.D.

ZOOM

When 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

Free

Highlighting Abenaki: UVM Collaborations that Bridge Communities

Silver Maple Ballroom - Davis Center 590 Main St, Burlington, VT, United States

Tuesday, 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

Free

Nebizun: Water is Life

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT, United States

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 ... Read more

$15

The Case of the 1790s Peace Medal by Prof. Frederick Matthew Wiseman

ZOOM

Join 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

Free

Missisquoi Abenaki Heritage Celebration

Swanton Recreation 16 Jewett Street, Swanton, VT, United States

After 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

Free

Beyond the Curve

Chaffee Art Center 16 South Main Street, Rutland, VT, United States

Beyond 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 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, ... Read more

Donation

History Alive at KEMP PARK!

Kemp Park 21 River Street, Hillsboro, NH, United States

History 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: ... Read more

$8 – $10

Black Ash Pounding Event

Lake Carmi State Park 460 Marsh Farm Road, Franklin, VT, United States

The 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 States

Join 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. Sherry Gould studied Abenaki fancy baskets with master artist Jeanie Brink of Barre, VT through a grant from the New Hampshire Arts Council Folk Arts ... Read more

Free
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Abenaki Heritage Weekend – June 29th & 30th (This weekend!)

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United States

Join 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

Free

Stone Tool Discussion with Gail Golec

Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United States

Gail 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 the Recovering Black History of the Monadnock Region project and the Bellows Falls Petroglyph project for which she works closely with Elnu and other Abenaki ... Read more

Free

Abenaki Day – Honor Those Who Came Before

Tucker Mountain Town Forest 1576 Tucker Mountain Road, West Newbury, VT, United States

Abenaki 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 States

11th 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

Free

2024 Abenaki Land Link Project Heritage Festival

Wheeler Homestead 1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT, United States

Welcome 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

Free

2 Day Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop

Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United States

Coming 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

Free

Day 2 of the Abenaki Harvesting & Medicine Making Workshop

Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United States

Coming 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

Free

Green Corn Celebration at The Fort at No.4

The Fort at No. 4 267 Springfield Rd, Charlestown, NH, United States

The 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 ... Read more

$10 – $25

Nulhegan Gathering

Mount Norris Scout Reservation 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Eden, VT, United States

Mark 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

Free

Wabanaki Raised Beading Workshop

Whitefield Public Library 8 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH, United States

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

$20

Green Corn Gathering

Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United States

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

Free

Harvest Moon Festival

Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, United States

Join 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 States

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

Free

Wabanaki Beaded Purse 3-Day Workshop

Whitefield Public Library 8 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH, United States

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

$100

A Discussion on Wampum

Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United States

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 ... Read more

Free

Traditional Legging Workshop

Elnu Tribal Center at Wantastegok 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT, United States

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 ... Read more

Free

Mark your calendar! Abenaki Heritage Weekend 2025 Dates Set

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United States

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

Free
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