Beyond the Curve
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 ... Read more
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Chaffee Art Center 16 South Main Street, Rutland, VT, United States
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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: ... Read more
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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 & ... Read more
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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!)
FeaturedLake 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. ... 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 ... Read more
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11th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival
Unity Park Waterfront 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 ... 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 ... 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. - ... 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. - ... 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 ... Read more
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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. ... 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 ... Read more
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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 ... 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 ... Read more
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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 ... 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, ... Read more
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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 ... 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 are free but regular admission applies to tour the museum. There will be plenty of snow snakes to borrow to try out. Snow Snake is ... 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
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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
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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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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
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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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An Evening with the Vermont Abenaki
Vermont Statehouse 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesPlease join the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs to learn about the state's Tribal Recognition process and the Vermont Abenaki in their own words. When: April 23, 2025 from 4:30-6:00 PM Where: Vermont Statehouse, Room 11
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SOMETHING OF VALUE; The Vermont Abenakis, 1790-2020
Vermont History Center 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, VT, United StatesThe Vermont Abenakis, 1790-2020 Given the apparent confusion regarding the ethnicity, history, social organization and cultural competence of the four Vermont State-recognized tribes, Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week, 2024 may be good time to reflect upon an aboriginal presence in Vermont. Through PowerPoint lecture and demonstration, author Dr. Frederick Wiseman will address the ethnicity of ... Read more
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Deep Roots, Strong Branches – Exhibit
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesDeep 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, ... Read more
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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, this Heritage Celebration will be filled with tribal drumming, dancing, singing, food vendors and craft vendors. Free admission, open to the public. 10am-5pm Saturday 5/24/25 ... Read more
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Nebizun: Water is Life Exhibit
Chimney Point 31 VT-17, Addison, VT, United StatesNebizun (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 ... Read more
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Abenaki Heritage Weekend – June 14th and 15th
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesJoin Vermont’s Native American community for Abenaki Heritage Weekend and Arts Marketplace June 14-15 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT. Admission FREE. Rain or shine. Citizens of Vermont’s Elnu, ... Read more
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Native American Arts Marketplace
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesNative American Arts Marketplace presented by Vermont Abenaki Artists Association at Abenaki Heritage Weekend, June 14-15 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT. Admission FREE. Featured arts include jewelry, wampum, ... Read more
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Something of Value: the Vermont Abenaki community 1790 – 2020
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesJoin Dr. Frederick Wiseman as he premieres his new book "Something of Value: The Vermont Abenaki experience: 1790-2020." Using the twin concepts of cultural continuity and cultural competency, it is a brief, peer-reviewed introduction to the little-known genealogy, history, arts, gardening, architecture, and social organization of the Vermont Abenaki community. Building on Wiseman’s 35 years ... Read more
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Earthshapers & Placemakers: Abenaki History in Deep Time
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT, United StatesThe physical layout of the Abenaki territory we call “Ndakinna” includes multiple waterways, valleys, mountains, rock formations, etc. that shape the contours of the land. Many of these are still known by locative terms, in the Abenaki language, that describe their physical details. Some places are also known through oral traditions that reference ancient events ... Read more
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 24th Annual Powwow
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, United StatesSave the date for our biggest event of the year! Join us for an unforgettable celebration of culture, community, and tradition at MKIM’s 24th Annual Intertribal Powwow! Experience the vibrant colors of regalia, powerful dances, heartwarming music, and over 20 traders with handmade crafts — this event offers something for everyone. Whether you’re learning about ... Read more
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12th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: A Celebration of Native American Art, Music and Cultures 2025
Unity Park Waterfront 56 First Street, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA celebration of Native American Art, Music, and Cultures: Free Accessible Family Friendly Appeals to all ages and backgrounds Traditional music. Native Drums. Circle dances. Children's activities. 40 Indigenous artists selling beautiful creations. Indigenous history talks. Contemporary music. Food vendors include indigenous fare. MORE!
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The Green Corn Celebration
The Fort at No. 4 267 Springfield Rd, Charlestown, NH, United StatesJoin us for a shared meal and celebration with Chief Roger Longtoe and members of the Elnu Abenaki as they present the Green Corn Ceremony — a traditional celebration of gratitude, renewal, and the first corn harvest of the season. The Green Corn Ceremony is a sacred and time-honored practice among many Native American ... Read more
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Explore to Learn: Art of Remembering: Songs of the Adirondacks
Pitney Meadows Community Farm 223 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY, United StatesExplore to Learn: Art of Remembering: Songs of the Adirondacks with Jesse Bowman Bruchac on Saturday, August 16th, 12:00–1:00pm! Free with a suggested donation! https://secure.lglforms.com/.../s/qKuPnxkpqeqYVVHd75eouw... Join Jesse for a music-centered workshop featuring songs of the Adirondacks, weaving together Indigenous traditions, language, and the rich logging-era songs preserved in the Bruchac family. Accompanied by Native American ... Read more
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Nulhegan Abenaki Gathering 2025
Mount Norris Scout Reservation 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd, Eden, VT, United StatesThe Nulhegan Abenaki Gathering will take place on August 23-24, 2025 at the Mt. Norris Scout Reservation in Eden Mills, VT. (Note that Abenaki citizens may arrive on Friday, August 22nd.) To see more information about the Nulhegan Abenaki Annual Gathering, click here.
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Traces of the Past, Vermont Indigenous Material Culture
Vermont History Center 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, VT, United StatesSTONE LANGUAGE - An American Abenaki Bioculture Seminar Series 10:00 AM-3:30 PM Community Room, The Vermont History Center 60 Washington St., Barre, VT Upcoming seminar schedule: October 11, 2025. Something of ... Read more
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Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Encore Powwow
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH, United StatesThe Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum appreciated all who attended and participated at this year’s 24th annual Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum powwow.It has been decided to extend the fun as part of exploring a different weekend for cooler weather and the decision has been made to add a 1-DAY ONLY ENCORE POWWOW to this year's calendar. ... Read more
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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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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rocks
Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United StatesIn partnership with Chief Donald Stevens and the Nulhegan Abenaki, major sponsors Alnôbaiwi and the Vermont Arts Council, with our host The Shelburne Farms, musician donor The Alchemist, donors, musicians, educators, vendors, exhibitors, and volunteers we look forward to our sixth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rocks! celebration, named one of Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s Top ... Read more
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Hidden Heritage: The Vermont Indian Community, 1790-2010
Vermont History Center 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, VT, United StatesAn Indigenous People’s Day Celebration The Community Room, The Vermont History Center 60 Washington St. Barre, VT 10:00 AM-3:30 PM. October 11, 2025 Introduction & Backstory The reality underwriting Vermont’s neglected Indian community is totally unlike the rather controversial public image advocated by University of Vermont scholars and department heads, the Vermont media, and even ... Read more
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Something of Value: Exploring the 1790- 2010 Indigenous Vermont Experience.
Vermont History Center 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, VT, United StatesThe Culminating Public Event of National Wildlife Refuge Week. Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, 29 Tabor Road, Swanton, VT 9:30 AM-4:00 PM. October 12, 2025 Introduction to the Event Scholars have neglected the last two centuries of the Vermont Indian story, leading to the belief that the state’s Native community had emigrated to Canada. But since ... Read more
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
Retreat Farm 400 Linden Street, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesElnu Abenaki and the Atowi Project invites you to join a community celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 13 from 12-4pm at the Retreat Farm’s North Barn. The celebration will feature songs, storytelling, and demonstrations by Indigenous artists. The gathering is free and the public is very welcome, by intention! Indigenous-inspired food from ... Read more
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Seminar Series: The Abenaki Cultural Conservancy Collection
Vermont History Center 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, VT, United StatesSTONE LANGUAGE - An American Abenaki Bioculture Seminar Series 10:00 AM-3:30 PM Community Room, The Vermont History Center 60 Washington St., Barre, VT Upcoming seminar schedule: 2026 TOPICS TBA - Hold these dates: January 10, February 14, April 11, and May 9 <----------> December’s seminar will be a focused discussion of the Conservancy collection in the ... Read more
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Abenaki Forgiveness Moon Celebration
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT, United StatesAlnobaiwi Abenaki Forgiveness Moon Celebration Sunday, January 18th 2026 3pm-5pm at the Widobaiwi Abenaki Cultural Center, Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. Small Native Arts Display & Marketplace, fireside Drumming & Singing, cultural objects on display and potential demonstration. A wonderful cultural education program and outreach to our local community. All are welcome!
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Snow Snake Games & Campfire with Abenaki Chief Don Stevens
Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, United StatesBundle up and gather around a winter campfire to learn more about Abenaki Culture with Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation. Don will share stories, drumming, songs, and culture of the Abenaki people and teach us the traditional game of Snow Snakes, snow permitting. Learn more about Snow Snakes, Psôn ... Read more
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Benjamin Gleason: Lost in Translation
Wantastegok Cultural Center 350 Putney Rd, Brattleboro, VT, United StatesA story drawn from histories very close to home (Wantastegok), inspired by the only locally documented instance of spoken Abenaki language. The complexities of cross-cultural encounters in the lives of the people here before us are carried forward today. It's good to know from whence we have come. Presentation free, casual, and open to everyone. ... Read more
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Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum Snow Snake Games
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum 18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH, United StatesPson-Skoks or Snow Snake is a winter game which has been played by many Northeastern Tribal Nations for generations. Join Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in partnership with Abenaki Trails for our very own Snow Snake Games on Saturday, February 21st from 10am-2pm. The museum will be open and we will have hot cocoa and smores. ... Read more
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Nulhegan Snow Snake Games
Nulhegan Educational and Cultural Center 26 School Road, Derby Line, VT, United StatesPsôn Skoks- Snow Snake Games will be held after the Tribal Council Meeting and the pot luck lunch. All are invited to join for the pot luck (bring something to share, if you can) and then enjoy the snow snake games, which should start around 1:00 p.m. - the ending time of 4:00 p.m. is ... Read more
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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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Introduction to the New American Abenaki Curriculum
ZOOMSunday, March 15 - 2:00 pm - Zoom Introduction to the American Abenaki Curriculum FREE 60-Minute Virtual PD for K–12 Educators Explore the American Abenaki Curriculum: A Journey of History ... Read more
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