The Adventure of the Bentwood Box
309 words, 2 minutes read time. Dark Academy Adventures, Episode 1: The Adventure of the Bentwood Boxes Join the Heritage […]
Continue ReadingExperiences of Native Americans and French Indians of Vermont
The Vermont Truth & Reconciliation Commission presents: a panel of experts come together to discuss the experiences and harm that […]
Continue ReadingAbenaki Alliance Calls for Tolerance [while faced with Attacks]
Press release and handouts below the video. PRESS RELEASE: Burlington, Vermont/Politon, Kdakinna (April 23, 2024) — The four Vermont state-recognized […]
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Abenaki History In Vermont
Title: Abenaki History in Vermont Publisher: YouTube Producer: Stuck in Vermont Year: 2019
Continue ReadingState of Vermont explains the state-sanctioned eugenics movement and how local Abenakis were affected
In this video, the VT Legislature explains eugenics history and how Abenaki families were impacted. The State of Vermont voted […]
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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.
Continue ReadingInterview 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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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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Vermont House Approves Apology for Eugenics Program
The Vermont House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve an official apology for Vermont's role in the eugenics movement of the 1930s. During this 2 hour House session, representative Tom Stevens explains the Vermont Eugenics Survey which tracked families to see it they were "defective" or "deviant." Groups…
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Virtual Abenaki Heritage Weekend: Abenaki Basket Makers
The 2021 Virtual Abenaki Heritage Weekend presents “Abenaki Basket Makers” featuring Sherry Gould of the Nulhegan Abenaki Heritage Preservation Department. […]
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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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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, […]
Continue ReadingWeaving a Thread through the 7 Generations – Melody Walker Brook – TEDx
Melody Walker Brook gives an incredibly powerful and touching insight into rebirth of the Abenaki Elnu tribe. Finding pride in […]
Continue ReadingJoe & Jesse Bruchac – Gluskabe and the Wind Eagle
Publisher: StorybyStory Retrieved: YouTube Year: 2011
Continue ReadingThe Odzihozo and Champ Story
Chief Don Stevens tells the story of how the spirit being Odzihozo create himself from nothing and then went on to create Bitawbwa (Lake Champlain) and the Champ.
Continue ReadingNebi, Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water
Created to help preserve these stories for Abenaki and other people. While the core content of these stories belong to […]
Continue ReadingWabanaki Calling In Song
Filmed in night vision at the Jamaica State Park during an archeological dig. The El-Nu Abenaki Tribe Singers led the […]
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