Vermont Abenaki
Learn more about Abenaki arts, culture, and history by visiting the links below:
State Recognized Western Abenaki Tribes of Vermont:
Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation
Abenaki Nonprofits:
Abenaki Artists Association - Promotes cultural heritage, Abenaki art, and artists
Abenaki Arts and Education - Creating awareness of Abenaki culture, curriculum resources and programs
Abenakis Helping Abenakis - Food Sovereignty, education, and spiritual services for Native American people
Abenaki Trails Project - Promoting awareness and appreciation of Abenaki History
Alnôbaiwi - “...members have come together to participate in living history, song, dance, gardening, fellowship and ceremony.”
Atowi Project - Affirm Native relationships to the Land and its inhabitants, raise Indigenous voices
Circle of Courage - Youth Group
Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center - A museum with an “Abenaki village, styled to the 1850's the period when Vermonters thought that the Abenakis had disappeared…”
For more information about recognition status please read:
Indian Status - Indigenous Foundations First Nations Studies Program, University of British Columbia.
Tribal Nations & the United States: An Introduction - National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Indian Arts & Crafts Law of 1990 - Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Additional Resources:
Wôbanaki Lifeways - Circa 1600
Margaret BruchacUniversity of Pennsylvania, mbruchac@sas.upenn.edu
Weaving a thread through the 7 generations | Melody Walker Brook | TEDxStowe
Two-Eyed Seeing - Speaking Series - A Deep Presence: & A More Inclusive History
Abenaki Arts & Education
Abenaki History for Kids - Historical Society of Cheshire County, NH
