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August 7, 2026 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Cultural Foundations,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized Leave a Comment on Cultural Values as a Means of Cultural Preservation

Cultural Values as a Means of Cultural Preservation

“The center of the Abenaki experience is not ourselves, it is each other…” For the Abenaki, the Seven Generations are […]

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 […]

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 […]

Educational graphic titled Did You Know? stating that Abenaki people framed conical shaped wigwams from saplings and covered them in birch bark, Elm, shagbark hickory, and other flexible barks.

November 28, 2025 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Media,Poster,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Abenaki Home and Structures: Teacher Overview

Teacher Overview: This poster shows different types of homes that Abenaki have used over time. Illustrations include a temporary lean-to […]

Watercolor painting from the New England Landforms poster showing a calm green pond surrounded by lush wetlands and trees under a blue sky.

November 28, 2025 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Media,Poster,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

New England Landforms Poster: Teacher Overview

View and Download Poster Below This beautifully illustrated poster contains water color images highlighting various New England Landforms types such […]

Sample layout from the Abenaki Lifeways card deck game, displaying three individual playing cards titled Flint, Maple Tree, and Ash Tree, each featuring realistic illustrations and instructional points.

November 27, 2025 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Media,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Abenaki Cultural Practices, Lifeways, and Natural Resources Card Game

ADAPTABLE FOR ALL AGES Looking for a fun way to teach your children or students about natural resources and Abenaki […]

Horizontal timeline chart spanning chronologically from 12,000 years ago to the present day, tracking the progression from Early Paleoindian to modern times across distinct archaeological eras.

November 7, 2025 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Media,Poster,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Abenaki History Timeline: Teacher Overview

Grades 3–12 | Social Studies, History, Science Downloadable poster available at the bottom of the page This visual timeline, created […]

A group of adults sitting in a circle outdoors

August 22, 2024 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Press Releases,Programs,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Registration Open: Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom

The Abenaki people have called the land we now know as Vermont and New Hampshire home for over 13,000 years. […]

February 17, 2024 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Programs,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom

Immerse yourself in the richness of Abenaki culture and its continuity through music, history, archaeology, weaving, social justice matters, heirloom […]

March 20, 2023 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Programs,Teacher & School Admin Training,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Water is Life Teach-In

In this all-day workshop, Abenaki Arts & Education Center educators will inspire teachers with interactive, media-rich content that links 12,000 years of Abenaki history with 21st-century civic engagement. Participants will pursue a deeper understanding of the region’s diversity through the voices of the American Abenaki people.