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SUMMARY:Deep Roots\, Strong Branches - Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Deep Roots\, Strong Branches – The American Abenaki \nAbenaki people have lived in N’Dakinna (our Homeland) for more than 12\,000 years. Abenaki culture is a complex network of people\, places\, relationships and ceremonies that links the people with the living land. \nLocated in the Museum’s Schoolhouse Gallery\, this exhibit presents artwork and stories by the American Abenaki people. The museum is open daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free. \n  \n \nVermont Abenaki Artists Association is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ Cultural Sustainability program\, made possible by the Wallace Foundation.\n  \n 
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/deep-roots-strong-branches-exhibit/
LOCATION:Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, 4472 Basin Harbor Road\, Vergennes\, VT\, 05491\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Abenaki History,Art Exhibit,Deep Roots,Deep Roots Strong Branches,Healing & Resilience,Native American History,Strong Branches,Uncategorized
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SUMMARY:Nebizun: Water is Life Exhibit
DESCRIPTION: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 and other wildlife that is necessary to our way of life. As stewards of the environment Native American people know the importance of having clean water. The Abenaki people know and understand the importance of water in everyday activities related to foodways and healing powers of water. Nebizun: Water is Life draws its inspiration from Native American Grandmothers who have been doing water walks to pray for the water\, and from when the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act was celebrated. \n  \n \nVermont Abenaki Artists Association is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ Cultural Sustainability program\, made possible by the Wallace Foundation.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/nebizun-water-is-life-exhibit/
LOCATION:Chimney Point\, 31 VT-17\, Addison\, VT\, 05491\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Nebizun,Nebizun: Water is Life,Water is Life
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Day Rocks
DESCRIPTION:In 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 10 Fall Events\, on October 4\, 2025\, at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne\, Vermont. \nKenny Neal\, Dave Keller\, Carly Harvey\, Jesse Bowman Bruchac\, Morgan Lamphere and Chief Stevens & Nulhegan Drummers. \nNOTE: Mark your calendar! Please visit the event website for more information. \n 
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-rocks-3/
LOCATION:Shelburne Farms\, 1611 Harbor Road\, Shelburne\, VT\, 05482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Indigenous Peoples Day,Shelburne Farms
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T100000
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SUMMARY:Hidden Heritage: The Vermont Indian  Community\, 1790-2010
DESCRIPTION:An Indigenous People’s Day Celebration\nThe Community Room\, The Vermont History Center 60 Washington St. Barre\, VT \n10:00 AM-3:30 PM. October 11\, 2025\nIntroduction & Backstory \nThe 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 some Abenaki tribal leaders.  Discriminatory\, eugenical standards regarding Vermont Abenaki identity demand that ethnic legitimacy flow primarily from demonstrable Indigenous ancestry and historical-cultural continuity; and to a lesser extent\, from ancestral cultural competency and Indigenous community governance. The stereotypic “Vermont Abenaki” Indian deconstructed by local academia and media meets none of these criteria. Yet dedicated Vermont Indigenous people have taken their disregarded history\, anthropology\, ecology and geography into their own hands\, — delving into government documents\, collecting and curating collections of local aboriginal artifacts\, images and writings\, retrieving ancestral family practices\, skills\, photographs and memories\, growing heritage crops in Indian ways\, and creating new\, heritage-based art. \nThis Indigenous People’s Day will offer interested Vermonters a short introduction to a hidden heritage. This vast\, mostly native-generated “Indigenous information landscape” has been carefully sampled\, curated\, and organized by Dr. Frederick Matthew Wiseman; to offer a short\, yet comprehensive introduction to compelling evidence and direct certification of resident Vermont Indigeneity in his new book Something of Value: The Vermont Abenakis: 1790-2000. \nOn October 11\, 2025\, Dr. Wiseman will present a day-long program in Barre that lets this Native-generated evidence speak for itself — through dynamic PowerPoint lectures\, and direct\, on-site encounters with foundational Vermont Indian artifacts\, imagery\, and official documents\, on the historical and modern American Abenaki experience. This informative program will also provide opportunities for Q & A\, impromptu discussion with attending tradition bearers\, an opportunity to view the Abenaki Cultural Conservancy’s collection at the History Center\, as well as purchase Something of Value and corroborating in-print popular and scholarly literature. \nSupported in part by Vermont Humanities. \n \nThe Program \n10:00-10:15 Welcome\, Coffee & Donuts\nWelcome from Community Leaders and meet & greet tradition bearers. 10:15-11:00 Introduction: What is a Vermont Indian? Discussion of the records of historical indigeneity in Vermont state and federal certificates and other documents. Primary source material such as birth certificates\, Selective Service registration cards\, Eugenics records; prison and medical records\, and death certificates will be shared and explained. Examples of these important records are illustrated in the Vermont Birth\, Eugenics\, & death records: the revolution documents booklet available for sale. \n11:00-12:00 Traces of an Indian Past: 1790-1970\nDiscussion of the written and testimonial record of resident Vermont people believing\, making and doing “Indian things” in the 19th and 20th centuries. This historical material includes an indigenous Vermont language\, apparently independent from Canadian Abenaki\, 19th and 20th century basketmaking\, hunting\, fishing\, architecture\, and other minor activities. We also consider the physical and graphic record of cultural continuity\, much of it referred to in Vermont Indigenous Material Culture\, Abenaki Beadwork\, and the in-press\, Abenaki Basketry which will be available for sale. \n12:00- ca. 1:00 PM Lunch Break “Lunch on your own.” Suggestions for takeout and\ndelivery available. \n1:00-2:00 A Modern Vermont Indigenous Year\, ca. 2010.\nAn introduction to the regionally unique horticultural/ceremonial calendar that has\npersisted in Vermont and nearly New Hampshire until today\, including unique landrace seeds\, field preparation\, planting\, and crops\, as well as calendrical and horticultural ceremonies\, such as the Forgiveness Moon solstice-adjacent ritual\, and the Field Blessing\, Green Corn\, and Harvest Ceremonies. This distinctive Vermont biocultural experience is placed in a larger regional context in The Seven Sisters… book\, also available for sale in the MWR Headquarters gift shop.. \n2:00-3:00 The Vermont Indian Community: 1900-2010\nA discussion of new insights into traditional 19th and 20th century American Abenaki community structure\, governance\, organization and settlement geography. Distinctive regional Indigenous sub-communities include forest camps\, tourist-adapted encampments\, complex linear arrays of tiny rural settlements and dispersed and\nconcentrated settlements within Euroamerican villages. To find more interesting detail on these Vermont Indigenous communities\, refer to Chapter V in Something of Value. \n3:00-3:30 Book Signing for Dr. Wiseman’s Something of Value Book.\nThis is also an opportunity to examine historical artifacts & documents\, and to\npurchase informational materials on the Vermont indigenous community. \nDownload flyer here
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/hidden-heritage-the-vermont-indian-community-1790-2010/
LOCATION:Vermont History Center\, 60 Washington Street\, Suite 1\, Barre\, VT\, 06541\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,American Abenaki,Historical Talk,Indigeanous,Indigenous Peoples Day
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SUMMARY:Something of Value:  Exploring the 1790- 2010 Indigenous Vermont Experience.
DESCRIPTION:The Culminating Public Event of National Wildlife Refuge Week.\nMissisquoi Wildlife Refuge Headquarters\, 29 Tabor Road\, Swanton\, VT \n9:30 AM-4:00 PM. October 12\, 2025\nIntroduction to the Event \nScholars 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 a seminal gathering of Native tradition bearers in Burlington in May 2023\, dedicated Vermont Abenakis have taken an abandoned history\, anthropology and ecology into their own hands\, — delving into government documents\, collecting historic baskets and beadwork\, and retrieving family memories. Others repatriate this knowledge by growing heritage crops in traditional Vermont Indian ways\, curating Indian artifact collections\, writing this\nmaterial down for posterity\, and creating new\, heritage-based art. This remarkable information was recently introduced to the public in Something of Value\, Dr. Frederick Wiseman’s new book\, available for purchase from the Wildlife Refuge. \nThis gathering updates Dr. Wiseman’s previous Abenaki Tribal training programs at the Wildlife Refuge in the summer of 2023 — augmented by new discoveries in genealogy\, history\, social structure\, community governance and settlement patterns. The program will consist of dynamic PowerPoint lectures\, detailed and evocative imagery\, ancestral music\, and impromptu discussion with attending tradition bearers. Some stories are ethnically definitive\, such as a 1906 newborn’s\, birth certificate unequivocally bestowing a Vermont-state certified “Indian” racial identity. Other stories are poignant\, such as the “Abenaki Lullaby” tearfully recognized during a 2014 performance by an elder who had once heard it as an infant during the Great Depression. Some stories are intellectually radical stories include the discovery of a mid-19 th century American Abenaki art style and unearthing a complex 20th century Indigenous social structure. \nImplications \nUnder the discriminatory criteria regarding Native American identity in North America\, ethnic legitimacy flows from documented Native American genealogy\, historical cultural continuity\, ancestral cultural competency\, Indigenous community structure and ancestral governance. The vast information landscape encompassing Vermont Indian ethnicity\, history\, culture and ecology has been carefully sampled\, curated and organized by Dr. Wiseman to offer a comprehensive introduction to compelling evidence and direct certification of resident Vermont Indigeneity – a certainty that has been needed by the settler and Indigenous communities to restore and maintain intercultural respect\, peace and tranquility. The presentations are underwritten by curated primary document and museum artifact research collections available for viewing and new works of fiction\, and peer-reviewed academic publications available for purchase. There will be also be opportunities for direct\, on-site encounters with these foundational Vermont Indian artifacts\, imagery\, official documents\, and corroborating literature on the American Abenaki experience. The educational program will also provide opportunities for Q & A and discussion. \nThe Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge Program \n9:30 Welcome\, Coffee & Donuts\nWelcome from community leaders\, meet and greet tradition bearers\, and have a light breakfast. \n10:00-11:00 Introduction: What is a Vermont Indian?\nDiscussion of the records of historical indigeneity in Vermont state and federal certificates and other documents. Primary source material such as birth certificates\, Selective Service registration cards\, Eugenics records; prison and medical records\, and death certificates will be shared and explained. Examples of these important records are illustrated in the Vermont Birth\, Eugenics\, & death records: the revolution documents booklet available for sale. \n11:00-12:00 Traces of an Indian Past: 1790-1970\nDiscussion of the written and testimonial record of resident Vermont people believing\, making and doing “Indian things” in the 19th and 20th centuries. This historical material includes an indigenous Vermont language\, apparently independent from Canadian Abenaki\, 19th and 20th century basketmaking\, hunting\, fishing\, architecture\, and other minor activities. We also consider the physical and graphic record of cultural continuity\, much of it referred to in Vermont Indigenous Material Culture\, Abenaki Beadwork\, and the in-press\, Abenaki Basketry which will be available for sale. \n12:00- ca. 1:00 PM Lunch Break “Lunch on your own.” Suggestions for takeout and delivery available. \n1:00-2:00 A Modern Vermont Indigenous Year\, ca. 2010.\nAn introduction to the regionally unique horticultural/ceremonial calendar that has\npersisted in Vermont and nearly New Hampshire until today\, including unique landrace seeds\, field preparation\, planting\, and crops\, as well as calendrical and horticultural ceremonies\, such as the Forgiveness Moon solstice-adjacent ritual\, and the Field Blessing\, Green Corn\, and Harvest Ceremonies. This distinctive Vermont biocultural experience is\nplaced in a larger regional context in The Seven Sisters… book\, also available\nfor sale in the MWR Headquarters gift shop. \n2:00-3:00 The Vermont Indian Community: 1900-2010\nA discussion of new insights into traditional 19th and 20th century American Abenaki community structure\, governance\, organization and settlement geography. Distinctive regional Indigenous sub-communities include forest camps\, tourist-adapted encampments\, complex linear arrays of tiny rural settlements and dispersed and\nconcentrated settlements within Euroamerican villages. To find more interesting detail on these Vermont Indigenous communities\, refer to Chapter V in Something of Value. \n3:00-4:00 Book Signing for Dr. Wiseman’s Something of Value Book.\nThis is the time to meet and greet Vermont Abenaki Tradition bearers\, to examine historical arti-facts up close\, and to purchase informational materials on the American\nAbenakis of Vermont. \nSupported in part by Vermont Humanities \n \nDownload Flyer Here
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/something-of-value-exploring-the-1790-2010-indigenous-vermont-experience/
LOCATION:Vermont History Center\, 60 Washington Street\, Suite 1\, Barre\, VT\, 06541\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Abenaki History,American Abenaki,Historical Talk,Indigenous Peoples Day,Native American History,Speaker Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251013T160000
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Elnu 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. \nThe 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 Taste of Wantastegok will be available by donation. \n \nThis celebration is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities. \nLocation: Retreat Farm\, 45 Farmhouse Square (Rt. 30)\, Brattleboro\, VT 05301 \nFacebook event listing here.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Retreat Farm\, 400 Linden Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Abenaki History,Atowi Project,Elnu Abenaki Tribe,Indigeanous,Indigenous Peoples Day
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20250911T132525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T132525Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: The Abenaki Cultural Conservancy Collection
DESCRIPTION:STONE LANGUAGE – An American Abenaki Bioculture Seminar Series \n10:00 AM-3:30 PM\nCommunity Room\, The Vermont History Center 60 Washington St.\, Barre\, VT \nUpcoming seminar schedule: \n\n2026 TOPICS TBA – Hold these dates: January 10\, February 14\, April 11\, and May 9\n\n<———-> \nDecember’s seminar will be a focused discussion of the Conservancy collection in the Vermont History Center by its founder\, Dr. Fred Wiseman\, who will discuss its history and the cultural  learning that happened along the way in the accumulation of this important material heritage and legacy.  This collection covers a little known culture region — Vermont\, New Hampshire and Western Maine; and time period (mostly 1790-1970) — and so the joys and pitfalls of working in an intellectual vacuum will be explored. \nOver the decades\, Dr. Wiseman found that provenance\, the documented origin (place of original use) became the most important attribute of an object sitting in an antique dealers shop or the auction block. As time went on\, through a process of acquisition\, study and reselling questionable items\, Wiseman began to see patterns and similarities that demonstrated a regional “American Abenaki Style” in items such as beadwork and basketry\, as well as the documented historical presence of more cosmopolitan indigenous items such as basketry fish traps\, and “Niagara-style” beadwork that confirm a culturally complex Indian presence in the region. \nRecently the collection has emerged as a bedrock source of Vermont Abenaki pride in their history and culture in a time when these precious commodities are under assault.  There will be time for discussion during and after the introductory PowerPoint lecture and examinations of the collection in the Historical Society’s Research and Exhibition Gallery.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/seminar-series-the-abenaki-cultural-conservancy-collection/
LOCATION:Vermont History Center\, 60 Washington Street\, Suite 1\, Barre\, VT\, 06541\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,American Abenaki,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260112T233157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T233157Z
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SUMMARY:Abenaki Forgiveness Moon Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Alnobaiwi 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!
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/abenaki-forgiveness-moon-celebration/
LOCATION:Ethan Allen Homestead Museum\, 1 Ethan Allen Homestead\, Burlington\, VT\, 05408\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,American Abenaki,Arts Marketplace,Gathering,Indigeanous
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260125T164652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T165859Z
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SUMMARY:Snow Snake Games & Campfire with Abenaki Chief Don Stevens
DESCRIPTION:Bundle 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. \nLearn more about Snow Snakes\, Psôn Skoks \nFamily Programs are designed for children with an accompanying adult to have fun and learn together. This program is recommended for ages 5 and up. Please purchase a ticket for every person in your group attending the program\, both children and adults. Registration is required. \nPhoto credit Diane Stevens \n\nRegistration Details\n\n\nRegistration required. Recommended for ages five and up with accompanying adult. Please purchase a ticket for every person in your group attending the program\, both children and adults. Click here to register.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/snow-snake-games-campfire-with-abenaki-chief-don-stevens/
LOCATION:Shelburne Farms\, 1611 Harbor Road\, Shelburne\, VT\, 05482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Shelburne Farms,Snowsnake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260127T173718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T173718Z
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SUMMARY:Benjamin Gleason: Lost in Translation
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \nPresentation free\, casual\, and open to everyone. It will be held at the Wantastegok Cultural Center\, 350 Putney Rd\, Brattleboro\, VT. Parking on site. Directional map here. \nFacebook event listing here.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/benjamin-gleason-lost-in-translation/
LOCATION:Wantastegok Cultural Center\, 350 Putney Rd\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Atowi Project,Historical Talk,Indigeanous,Native American History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Atowi Project":MAILTO:rich@atowi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260125T170701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T170701Z
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SUMMARY:Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum Snow Snake Games
DESCRIPTION:Pson-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. \nOutside events are free but regular admission applies to tour the museum. There will be plenty of snow snakes to borrow to try out. If you attended the workshop\, make sure to bring the snow snake you decorated. Unsure of how to play or don’t have a snow snake of your own? Don’t worry\, we have you covered! Join in on the winter fun for all ages! \nClick here for more information
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/mount-kearsarge-indian-museum-snow-snake-games/
LOCATION:Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum\, 18 Highlawn Rd\, Warner\, NH\, 03278\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Snowsnake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
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SUMMARY:Nulhegan Snow Snake Games
DESCRIPTION:Psôn 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 only a guess – they could end sooner (or later)!\n \nPlease come and join in the fun!
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/nulhegan-snow-snake-games-2/
LOCATION:Nulhegan Educational and Cultural Center\, 26 School Road\, Derby Line\, VT\, 05830\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Nulhegan,Snowsnake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20250318T192925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T180523Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Storytelling at the Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nRoger Longtoe Sheehan is the Sôgmô (Chief) of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe and a talented Abenaki artist\, Native musician\, historian\, and educator. \nHaving spent most of his life researching Native Woodland cultures and history\, he takes great joy in sharing it with others. He does this through speaking engagements\, performances of Wabanaki music and traditional storytelling for people of all ages. \nThis is a free event supported in part by the Vermont Humanities and in partnership with Retreat Farm\, located at 45 Farmhouse Square\, Brattleboro\, VT\, United States\, Vermont 05301. The Retreat Farm Facebook Page event listing can be seen here.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/winter-storytelling-at-the-farm/
LOCATION:Retreat Farm\, 400 Linden Street\, Brattleboro\, VT\, 05301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Storytelling
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ORGANIZER;CN="Atowi Project":MAILTO:rich@atowi.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260302T224921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T233628Z
UID:8091-1773583200-1773586800@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to the New American Abenaki Curriculum
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 15 – 2:00 pm – Zoom\nIntroduction to the American Abenaki Curriculum\nFREE 60-Minute Virtual PD for K–12 Educators \n\nExplore the American Abenaki Curriculum: A Journey of History and Resilience with us!\nHow to navigate the curriculum website with confidence.\nThe Inquiry Design Model (IDM) and how it supports.\nReady-to-use resources that center Abenaki history\, resilience\, and living culture.\nLive Q&A so you can ask questions and explore real classroom applications.\n\nRegistration is Required!\n\nClick here to register
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/introduction-to-the-new-american-abenaki-curriculum/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,American Abenaki Curriculum,Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260311T161600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T162146Z
UID:8107-1774087200-1774101600@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum Maple Day
DESCRIPTION:Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum invites the public to welcome the return of spring with Maple Day\, a family-friendly program celebrating the traditional practice of maple sugaring at 18 Highlawn Rd.\, Warner\, NH. The outdoor program will run from 10am – 2pm and is free to the public.\n\n\nProgram Highlights Include:\n– Observe maple sap boiling over a traditional outdoor fire pit\n– Demonstration clay pots have been donated by NH artist Eric Maglio\n– Play a variety of Native American games\n– Storytelling by expert storyteller\, Madeleine Gosselin Wright\, citizen of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki\n– Mounted Animal Specimens from the Harris Center for Conservation\n– Learn how acorns are traditionally transformed into pancakes…topped with maple syrup\n– Enjoy maple baked goods and hot beverages\, available by donation\n– Community Partners from ABA will be available to discuss services for people on the Autism Spectrum
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/mount-kearsarge-indian-museum-maple-day/
LOCATION:Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum\, 18 Highlawn Rd\, Warner\, NH\, 03278\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Indigeanous,Native American History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260402T140304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T140304Z
UID:8156-1776506400-1776528000@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Black Ash Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Vermont Department of Forests\, Parks and Recreation and UVM Forestry Club / Femmes in Forestry invite you to join a hands-on black ash pounding workshop! (Community service for our Scouting friends!) \nKerry Royce Wood and Aaron Wood will provide instruction in pounding black ash to process splints for basket making. \nMake sure to bring a hearty lunch\, wear comfortable clothing for being outside\, closed-toe shoes\, and work gloves (if possible). Drinking water and bathrooms are available.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/black-ash-workshop/
LOCATION:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation\, 111 West Street\, Essex Junction\, VT\, 05452\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Basketmaking,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T183000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260404T173653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T173653Z
UID:8165-1776704400-1776709800@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to the new American Abenaki Curriculum
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to the new American Abenaki Curriculum\nFree 90 minute teacher training on 4/20 at 5 pm\n\n\nExplore the American Abenaki Curriculum: A Journey of History and Resilience with us!\n• How to navigate the curriculum website with confidence\n• The Inquiry Design Model (IDM) and how it supports.\n• Ready-to-use resources that center Abenaki history\, resilience\, and living culture\n• Live Q&A so you can ask questions and explore real classroom applications\n\n\nZOOM registration required: \nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/FSK-u33bRqGcYpQMDW1KOg
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/introduction-to-the-new-american-abenaki-curriculum-2/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,American Abenaki Curriculum,Teacher Training,Zoom Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Abenaki Arts and Eduction Center":MAILTO:abenaki.education@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260127T175526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T175526Z
UID:8072-1779530400-1779642000@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Heritage Celebration
DESCRIPTION: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\, this Heritage Celebration will be filled with tribal drumming\, dancing\, singing\, food vendors and craft vendors.  \nFree admission\, open to the public.  \n10am-5pm Saturday 5/23/26 and Sunday 5/24/26 \nGrand Entry begins at 12pm  \nCome enjoy the beauty of the Abenaki culture and support the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi.
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/abenaki-nation-of-missisquoi-heritage-celebration-2/
LOCATION:Swanton Recreation\, 16 Jewett Street\, Swanton\, VT\, 05488\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Gathering,Indigeanous
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ORGANIZER;CN="Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Community Events":MAILTO:info@abenakination.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260311T204128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T191026Z
UID:8118-1781348400-1781452800@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Abenaki Heritage Weekend 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join Vermont’s Native American community for Abenaki Heritage Weekend and Arts Marketplace June 13-14 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, Vergennes\, VT.\nAdmission FREE. Rain or shine.\n\nCitizens of Vermont’s Elnu\, Nulhegan\, Koasek\, and Missisquoi Tribes share perspectives on life in the Champlain Valley. Storytelling\, craft demonstrations\, drumming\, singing\, and a children’s play area. Featured arts include jewelry\, wampum\, quillwork\, stonework\, woodworking\, and more.\n\n\n\n\n\nBring a picnic and lunch while you listen.\n\nFor questions or accommodations\, contact: Communications@abenakiart.org\nEvent information: Abenaki Heritage Weekend – Vermont Abenaki Artists Association\n\n\n\nPresented through a partnership between Vermont Abenaki Artists Association\, Abenaki Alliance\, and Abenaki Arts & Education Center\, and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.\n\nVermont Abenaki Artists Association is supported by:\n– New England Foundation for the Arts’ Cultural Sustainability program\, made possible by the Wallace Foundation.\n– Vermont Arts Council\n– Vermont Humanities\n– Vermont Community Foundation
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/abenaki-heritage-weekend-2026/
LOCATION:Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, 4472 Basin Harbor Road\, Vergennes\, VT\, 05491\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Abenaki Heritage Weekend,Abenaki History,American Abenaki,Art Exhibit,Arts Marketplace,Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260312T162110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T190759Z
UID:8143-1781348400-1781452800@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Native American Arts Marketplace
DESCRIPTION:Meet Abenaki Artists at the Native Arts Marketplace!\n\nFind beadwork\, jewelry\, paintings\, baskets\, wampum\, stonework\, woodworking\, drums\, rattles\, and more.\n\nEvery purchase helps sustain traditional artistry!\nExplore Abenaki perspectives on life in the Champlain Valley with storytelling\, drumming\, and singing by citizens of the Elnu\, Nulhegan\, Koasek\, and Missisquoi Abenaki Tribes.\n\nBring a picnic and enjoy the Abenaki Heritage Weekend! \n\nPresented through a partnership between Vermont Abenaki Artists Association\, Abenaki Alliance\, and Abenaki Arts & Education Center\, and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.\n\nVermont Abenaki Artists Association is supported by:\n– New England Foundation for the Arts’ Cultural Sustainability program\, made possible by the Wallace Foundation.\n– Vermont Arts Council\n– Vermont Humanities\n– Vermont Community Foundation\n\nFor questions or accommodations\, contact:\nCommunications@abenakiart.org or visit\nwww.abenakiart.org/abenaki-heritage-weekend/
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/native-american-arts-marketplace-2/
LOCATION:Lake Champlain Maritime Museum\, 4472 Basin Harbor Road\, Vergennes\, VT\, 05491\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Abenaki Heritage Weekend,American Abenaki,Arts Marketplace,Gathering,Heritage Celebration,Indigeanous
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T161442
CREATED:20260125T183630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260125T195024Z
UID:8067-1787997600-1788019200@abenakiart.org
SUMMARY:Nulhegan Abenaki Heritage Gathering Date Set for 2026!
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to join us on Saturday\, August 29th\, for the Nulhegan Tribal Gathering. There will be singing\, storytelling\, drumming\, and dancing along with other activities to be enjoyed by adults and  children. Shop at our Abenaki vendors’ booths. Guests are invited to join us for lunch.  Donations will be accepted. \n \nVisit website for more information. \n \nThis is a drug and alcohol-free event. There is no entry fee. No weapons permitted on the grounds. 
URL:https://abenakiart.org/event/nulhegan-abenaki-heritage-gathering-date-set-for-2026/
LOCATION:Mount Norris Scout Reservation\, 242 Boy Scout Camp Rd\, Eden\, VT\, 05653\, United States
CATEGORIES:Abenaki,Gathering,Nulhegan
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