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Earthshapers & Placemakers: Abenaki History in Deep Time

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes

The 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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Something of Value: the Vermont Abenaki community 1790 – 2020

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes

Join 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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Speaker Series: Encountering Ndakinna: Reconsidering Abenaki History in Vermont and New Hampshire

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New Speaker Series Zoom Presentation: Encountering Ndakinna: Reconsidering Abenaki History in Vermont and New Hampshire Indigenous histories are deeply rooted in northern New England, particularly in present-day Vermont and New Hampshire, a region collectively known to Abenaki people as Ndakinna (“our homeland”). Early colonial explorers recognized the abundant natural resources that made this territory so ... Read more

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