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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 ...
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 Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum on Jan 23, 2020. Vera Longtoe Sheehan, Director, Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, and ...
Acknowledging A Complicated History and Identity

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 ...
Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom

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 ...