You will find below three initiatives pertaining to our Indigenous Population. All are free except for the three-hour gathering presented by Dr. Fred Wiseman on May 7th.
Indigenous Film Festival
May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 6th, 2019
Free Admission, Donations greatly appreciated.
Join us during Vermont's Abenaki Recognition and Culture Week as we screen four films about Vermont's Indigenous Abenaki community and the larger Wabanaki world. Each screening will be accompanied by a discussion with an Abenaki citizen about what it means to be Indigenous in the Far Northeast.
May 2nd at 6:00 p.m. "The Wabanakis"
A 1995 film about the Native people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, to which the Vermont Abenakis belong. It goes into detail regarding the culture, spirituality and cultural revival hopes of these unique Indigenous peoples of the Far Northeast.
May 3rd at 6:00 p.m. "The Song of the Drum"
A movie focusing on the petroglyphs (rock art) of the Wabanaki peoples. It is narrated by Passamaquoddy spiritual elder Wayne Newell, who discusses some spiritual beliefs and protocols of his people.
May 4th at 11:00 a.m. "The Changeling"
The story of an 18th century Vermont indentured servant girl and her unexpected relationship with an Abenaki warrior, the lone survivor of the massacre of his family.
May 6th at 6:00 p.m. "Wabanaki: Where the Sun Rises"
A film by Award-winning Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin regarding the Abenakis. Although focused on the Canadian Odanak Reserve, it includes significant footage of Vermont Abenakis in the 2000's.
"Vermont Abenakis: A Living Heritage"
May 4th and 5th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington, VT
In celebration of Abenaki Recognition and Culture Week, a new exhibit is opening at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. It was designed and created by Vermont Abenakis to share their culture and traditions. In honor of this new exhibit opening join us as Abenaki citizens share their culture and traditions all weekend through presentations, films, ceremonies, and living history. Full Details and schedule available at www.ethanallenhomestead.org
Reclaiming our Ancestors: Gathering Three, "The "Red Paint" Culture and the arrival of Adena"
May 7, 2019 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
$20 per gathering, no charge for Indigenous Citizens
In this series we join Abenaki author, filmmaker, activist and scholar Frederick M. Wiseman, on a virtual journey through Vermont's marvelous prehistory, from the Early arrivals of Paleo-Indian big-game and marine mammal hunters during the waning of the Ice Age, to the intense environmental adaptations and societal complexities of the Archaic Period, to the arrival of new ideas and technologies from the South and West in the Woodland Period.
Dec 19, 2024, 11 AM to 10 PM
Moving Sale at Montstream StudioDec 20, 11 AM to 4 PM, Dec 21, 2024
Candlelight Sung Meditations and ImprovisationsDec 22, 2024, 4:45 to 6 PM