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March 20, 2023 SmartEgg2 Post in 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.

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Girl processing food with a large mortar and pestal

January 27, 2023 SmartEgg2 Post in Activity Sheet,Coloring Sheets,Uncategorized

17th Century Abenaki Girl

Coloring sheet depicting an Abenaki girl wearing pre-contact style leather clothing. She is using a corn pounder to grind corn into a fine meal.

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November 22, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Activity Sheet,Allyship,Uncategorized

Native American Heritage Month Writing Prompt

Download this writing prompt to get your students thinking about Native American Heritage Month! In 1990, the United States passed […]

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September 20, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Media,Uncategorized

Gluscape Fights the Water Serpent and How Woodpecker Got His Red Head

This gourd tells two traditional Wabanaki stories. Listen to the artist Jeanne Morningstar Kent tell the stories of Gluscape Fights the Water Serpent and How Woodpecker Got His Red Head.

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Alnôbaiwi logo

September 17, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Alnôbaiwi

Alnôbaiwi ‘In the Abenaki Way’A 501c-3 non-profit dedicated to preserving Vermont Abenaki cultural heritage.

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September 17, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Interview,Media,Uncategorized

Interview with Trudy Ann Parker

Koasek Abenaki Elder Trudy Ann Parker, the author of Aunt Sarah: Woman of the Dawn, discusses Abenaki spirituality, medicine, and how Native life was affected by the great dying and colonization. She goes on to describe the Last Rise of Chief Passaconaway and reads the epilogue of Aunt…

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June 26, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Art,Museum Exhibitions,Uncategorized

Nebizun: Water Is Life Curatorial Statement

Nebizun: Water Is Life brings together artwork by Abenaki artists of the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley regions to illustrate the Abenaki relationship to water, our awareness of water as a fundamental element necessary for all life, and our concern that pollution of water can change our…

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June 6, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Allyship,Media,Uncategorized

Outdoor Education and Allyship with Abenakis (Video)

Outdoor education is placed-based work that relies on land-based knowledge which often borrows from Native American survival and cultural craft […]

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Map of Abenaki territory

April 30, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

The Not so Invisible Border   

The article was originally published on March 26, 2022 and is republished here with permission from the author Jeanne Morningstar […]

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April 5, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

Diary of an Accused Pretendian

Since I was small, the Missisquoi River helped to raise me. I heard stories of our sacred places and lived […]

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Atowi logo

March 22, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Atowi Project

Atowi Project is an Elnu Abenaki community initiative to affirm Native relationships to the Land and its inhabitants, raise Indigenous voices, and foster inclusion with understanding, in place.

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March 22, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Abenaki Trails Project

The goal of the Abenaki Trails project is to visibly honor and share a more inclusive history of the Abenaki people, to highlight historical Abenaki sites and to accentuate the positive influences we have had with Colonial America and the towns we continue to live in today.

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March 22, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

Navigating Partnerships with Indigenous People in a Time of Ethnic Fraud Panic

The process of getting to know Native people can be especially complicated in New England, which has some of the longest colonial histories on the continent. Since most eastern tribal nations historically dealt with the colonies rather than with what eventually became the U.S. federal government, many remain…

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March 16, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

Response to Colonized ideas of “Race Shifting”

There have been some concerns regarding claims that certain Abenaki individuals, families and communities in Vermont, New Hampshire and neighboring […]

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February 18, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Laws,Uncategorized

H.556 Passes House

This bill exempts all property owned by Native American tribes or owned by nonprofit organization organized for the benefit of those tribes from statewide education property tax and municipal property tax.

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January 20, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

Historic Society Explains Abenaki Erasure Myth

Published with permission from the Brattleboro Historical Society. In 1828 the Brattleboro publishing company of Holbrook and Fessenden produced “A […]

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January 1, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Books,Uncategorized

A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History

Almost 13,000 years ago, small groups of Paleoindians endured frigid winters on the edge of a river in what would […]

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January 1, 2022 SmartEgg2 Post in Curriculum,Study Guides,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

The Colonial World of the Northeast

In order to understand Alnobak people, currently known as the Western Abenaki, we must understand the people around them and […]

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November 22, 2021 SmartEgg2 Post in Media,Uncategorized

Surviving New England’s Great Dying

It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving, and there is a lot we are still learning about […]

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November 12, 2021 SmartEgg2 Post in Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Resources for Native American Heritage Month

In honor of Native American Heritage we collaborated with our friends at Abenaki Trails Project to create this booklet of […]

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February 7, 2021 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Uncategorized

The Myth of Native American Extinction Harms Everyone

By Mali Obomsawin Cluelessness about Native people is rampant in New England, which romanticizes its Colonial heritage. In college, I […]

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February 5, 2021 SmartEgg2 Post in Media,Uncategorized

A Visit With Trudy Ann Parker Author Of Aunt Sarah

In this video we interview with Trudy Ann Parker, author of Aunt Sarah Woman Of The Dawnland. Although written as a novel, Trudy brings a story to life which she says is about her Abenaki family.

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February 3, 2021 SmartEgg2 Post in Ethnocide, Eugenics, & Erasure,Uncategorized

Statement on Abenaki Ethnocide in History, Scholarship, and Social Media

The Indigenous Abenaki people of the Northeast have, for generations, been subjected to both genocidal attacks (killing of people) and ethnocidal attacks (killing of culture) by colonial settlers and their descendants. In the colonial era, these threats took the form of murderous attacks on families and villages in…

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October 21, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Art,Curriculum,Media,Teacher Tool Box,Uncategorized

Riparian Zone Curriculum

This course was a collaborative effort between the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and UVM’s Lake Champlain Sea Grant program. What […]

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July 6, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Uncategorized

Abenaki Perspective – Hannah Duston

The following article re-contextualizes the 17th century narrative of Hannah Dustin’s kidnapping and how she escaped by killing and scalping […]

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This is a slide that respresents the video on YouTube. It has the image cattails and the title of the video "DIY Seed Paper Activity for Kds!"

June 28, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Curriculum,Media,Uncategorized

DIY Seed Paper: Restoration Ecology for Kids!

This video was created for a lesson plan that Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters created for the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program, […]

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This is an image of edge of the shore and Lake Champlain.

June 28, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Curriculum,Media,Uncategorized

Abenaki Uses of the Riparian Zone

This video was created for a lesson plan Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters created for the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program, as […]

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This graphic says"H.880 Passes House" An Act Relating to Abenaki Place Names on State Park Signs.

June 26, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Laws,Uncategorized

H.880 “An act relating to Abenaki place names on State park signs”

BREAKING News – H.880 “An act relating to Abenaki place names on State park signs” was unanimously passed in the […]

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January 29, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Books,Uncategorized

Abenaki Animals Coloring Book

Written by Brian Chenevert and illustrated by Francine Poitras Jones The  Abenaki language is one of many indigenous languages in […]

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January 29, 2020 SmartEgg2 Post in Books,Uncategorized

N’Dakinna: An Illustrated Abenaki Dictionary for Schools

This dictionary was created through a partnership between the Circle of Courage and the Endangered Alphabets Project. It is intended […]

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November 20, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Articles,Books,Uncategorized

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September […]

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November 20, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Curriculum,Study Guides,Uncategorized

NIKWÔBI: Abenaki Performances

This guide is meant to deepen the experiential learning for students participating during the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association’s performances at  […]

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November 18, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Media,Uncategorized

Wabanaki Squashes and Pumpkins: 2014 Harvest

Published with permission of the author Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D. Series: Seeds of RenewalTitle: Wabanaki Squashes and PumpkinsPublisher: Haven ProjectYear:

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November 18, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Media,Uncategorized

Wabanaki Beans: 2014 Harvest

Courtesy of Frederick M. Wiseman Series: Seeds of RenewalTitle: Wabanaki BeansPublisher: Haven ProjectYear: 2014

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Samples of bean varieties.

November 18, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

Seeds of Renewal: Indigenous Crops of the Northeast

Published with permission of the author Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D. Series: Seeds of RenewalTitle: Indigenous Crops of the NortheastPublisher: Haven […]

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image of a replica wampum belt that is similr to the ones that were used in diplomatic proceedings

July 8, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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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Collage of Native American people wearing traditional Abenaki clothing

July 8, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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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Painting of wildlife that need water to survive

July 8, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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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July 5, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Curriculum,Uncategorized

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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July 5, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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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July 4, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

Western 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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July 3, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Conseil des Abénakis d’Odanak

Publisher: Conseil des Abénakis d’Odanak

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July 3, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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 […]

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July 2, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

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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July 1, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Art,Uncategorized

Vermont Abenaki Artists Association

The Vermont Abenaki Artists Association embodies the history, culture, and art of the Abenaki people.  Our mission is to promote […]

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June 30, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Elnu Abenaki Tribe

Elnu is an Abenaki Tribe based in Southern Vermont.  We work to continue our cultural heritage through historical research, lectures […]

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June 30, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

The Vermont Abenaki – A Struggle for Recognition

WABANAAGIG, Land of the Rising Sun goes beyond words to encapsulate the strong emotions of the Wabanaki, a people who […]

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June 29, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

Waban-Aki: People From Where The Sun Rises

In this feature-length documentary from Alanis Obomsawin, the filmmaker returns to the village where she was raised to craft a […]

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June 24, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Tribe Abenaki Nation

The mission of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation is to strengthen our government; to build our community, […]

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June 24, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation

The Koasek Abenaki is an autonomous band of Abenaki families of what is now called the Western Abenaki Tribes, which […]

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June 23, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi St. Francis/Sokoki Band

The Sovereign Republic of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi has seven elected Tribal Council Members. The Missisquoi Abenaki Tribal Council acts as […]

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June 19, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Abenaki Tribes and Organizations,Uncategorized

Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation

We, the Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation, trace the origin of our tribe back over 180 years. […]

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June 17, 2019 SmartEgg2 Post in Uncategorized

Joe & Jesse Bruchac – Gluskabe and the Wind Eagle

A traditional Abenaki tale, told in English and Western Abenaki by father and son Joe and Jesse Bruchac. www.JosephBruchac.com From […]

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Water is Life Teach-In

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The Abenaki Arts & Education Center is excited to announce the Water is Life Abenaki Teach-In on March 25, in…

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17th Century Abenaki Girl

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Download This coloring sheet depicts an Abenaki girl wearing pre-contact style leather clothing. She is using a corn pounder to…

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Native American Heritage Month Writing Prompt

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Download this writing prompt to get your students thinking about Native American Heritage Month! In 1990, the United States passed…

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