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Author: Vera Sheehan

Vera Sheehan is a public historian, educator, and Founding Director of the Abenaki Arts & Education Center. She is the developer of Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom and co-developer of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies; Curriculum, and the Arts, having served on the Vermont Act 1 Working Group. Previously, she worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
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August 1, 2026 Vera Sheehan Post in Uncategorized Leave a Comment on Decolonizing the History that is Taught in Schools Across the Abenaki Homeland

Decolonizing the History that is Taught in Schools Across the Abenaki Homeland

Originally published by Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum on Jan 23, 2020. View original here. It was also published on the […]

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January 27, 2026 Vera Sheehan Post in Allyship,History,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Decolonizing the History that is Taught in Schools Across the Abenaki Homeland

Originally published by Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum on Jan 23, 2020. Vera Longtoe Sheehan, Director, Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, and […]

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December 21, 2025 Vera Sheehan Post in Cultural Foundations,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Acknowledging A Complicated History and Identity

Read Time: 6 minutes This article is from the traveling exhibition “Deep Roots, Strong Branches”, Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, curated […]

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Educational graphic showing four watercolor landscape panels detailing New England landforms: Meadow, Mountains and Hills, Ponds and Wetlands, and Lakes.

December 9, 2025 Vera Sheehan Post in Articles,Uncategorized

Environmental Changes in N’dakinna

461 words, 3 minutes read time. The following article provides additional interpretation for the special exhibition “Deep Roots, Strong Branches.” […]

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August 3, 2025 Vera Sheehan Post in Articles,Media,Poster,Uncategorized

Geographic Features Across N’Dakinna

360 words, 2 minutes read time. Photo detail above from New England Land Forms poster, Abenaki Arts & Education Center.Download […]

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May 30, 2025 Vera Sheehan Post in Exhibitions,Uncategorized Leave a Comment on Deep Roots, Strong Branches

Deep Roots, Strong Branches

The Deep Roots, Strong Branches exhibitions xplores Abenaki continuity of culture over deep time.

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Men playing lacrosse in a village.

July 20, 2019 Vera Sheehan Post in Exhibitions,Uncategorized

Babaskwahomwôgan: The Spirit Game

Lacrosse, Little Brother of War, or The Spirit Game…No matter what you call it, the game requires the players to […]

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