Famous Abenakis
Today, we identify famous people as people we see in movies or on television. This list digs deep into Abenaki […]
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Molly Ockett & Her World
The following material is excerpted from an exhibition that was on view at the Bethel Historical Society from July 2004 through […]
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Babaskwahomwôgan: The Spirit Game
Lacrosse, Little Brother of War, or The Spirit Game…No matter what you call it, the game require the players to […]
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Parley and Protocol: Abenaki Diplomacy Past and Present
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, U. S. National Park Service site approached the Elnu Abenaki Tribe with the idea of developing […]
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Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage
Alnôbak is the Abenaki word for human beings so the exhibit title actually means People: Wearing Our Heritage. This traveling […]
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Nebizun: Water is Life
Exhibition curated by Vera Longtoe Sheehan Header artwork: by Francine Poitras Jones Curatorial Statement Nebizun is the Abenaki word for […]
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A Brief History: From Koasek Meadows to You Today
This booklet was developed to share the diverse cultural history of the Koas Meadows region and the local Koasek Abenaki […]
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Navigating the Champlain Valley 1609: Quadricentennial
In 1609, Samuel de Champlain came to the lake that now bears his name. He encountered a rich culture in […]
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Breeding Better Vermonters: The Eugenics Project in the Green Mountain State (Revisiting New England)
“Eugenics — the study of human racial progress through selective breeding — frequently invokes images of social engineering, virulent racism, […]
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Vera Longtoe Sheehan for Women’s Heritage Month: Molly Ockett
Kwai Nedobak! Nd’elewizi Vera Longtoe Sheehan du Elnu Wôbanaki – that translates into English as: Hello my friends! My name […]
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In Search of New England’s Native Past: Selected Essays
This volume highlights the work of the late Gordon M. Day, renowned for his groundbreaking research on the history and […]
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Native Knowledge 360°: Framework for Essential Understandings about American Indians
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Native Knowledge 360° Essential Understandings about American Indians is a framework that […]
Continue ReadingWestern Abenaki Dictionary, WAR Radio, and Online Lessons
The Western Abenaki language, Aln8ba8dwaw8gan (Language Code: Abe), is listed as “critically endangered” by UNESCO. For those interested in learning […]
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Baseline 1609: Unexpected Elegance of the Indigenous Northeast
A comprehensive review of the unexpectedly elegant culture of the people who greeted Champlain and other explorers along the St. […]
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The Winter People
Saxso is fourteen when the British attack his village. It’s 1759, and war is raging in the northeast between the […]
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Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People
There is a growing effort to bring history back into focus and to correct many misconceptions about the relationship of […]
Continue ReadingHistory in Beads
For hundreds of years the Western Abenaki a Native American nation in what is now Vermont New Hampshire, used designs and […]
Continue ReadingChasing Seeds: The Story of Vermont’s Forgotten Abenaki Food System
THE HOPE IS THAT EVERY VERMONT school child has heard of the Abenaki Indians, and many have probably heard of […]
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What Is The Status Of The Abenaki Native Americans In Vermont Today?
This month on Brave Little State, VPR’s people-powered journalism podcast, a question about the descendants of this region’s first residents. […]
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The Arrow over the Door
For young Samuel Russell, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British Army is approaching, and the […]
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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples*
From the vantage point of the colonized, the term “research” is inextricably linked with European colonialism; the ways in which […]
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Vermont Abenaki Artists Associations
The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association embodies the history, culture, and art of the Abenaki people. Our mission is to […]
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