| Speaking To The Ancestors Abenaki Gathering |
| November 11, 2011, 7:00pm-9:00pm Burlington, Vt. |
| © 2011 vtindigenous.com |
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Photo Credits
Nullhegan Drummers & Ariel View of 2010 Winter Gathering
- courtesy of Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters.
Vera Longtoe Sheehan Twining at ECHO - courtesy of Dian
Mueller.
Nullhegan Drummers & Ariel View of 2010 Winter Gathering
- courtesy of Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters.
Vera Longtoe Sheehan Twining at ECHO - courtesy of Dian
Mueller.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 1, 2011
Contact: Robert Schulmeisters – gathering@vtindigenous.com
(802) 579 0049
Speaking To The Ancestors Abenaki Gathering At ECHO
Burlington, VT - In honor of Native American Heritage Month, local
Abenaki bands in Vermont are partnering with Echo Lake
Aquarium & Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain to
provide an educational affair for the public on November 11,
2011, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. On site there will be demonstrations by
Abenaki artisans performing their crafts as well as displays of
culture from traditional music to film screenings.
Admission to ECHO will be free of charge. Take advantage of this
opportunity to witness and learn from artisans such as Elnu
Abenaki, fiber artist and basket maker Vera Longtoe Sheehan as
she demonstrates twining techniques passed on through her
family for generations. Leave the conformities of traditional
museum rules and engage all of your senses to further your
learning experience. “Feel free to touch, pick up and smell
anything on the table you’d like,” says Longtoe Sheehan.
Hear the heartbeat of not just the old villages but current
generations by joining the Nulhegan and Elnu Abenaki Drummers
and Denise Altvater, Passamaquoddy, as they perform traditional
Wabanaki songs. In addition, have the chance to interact with
tribal citizens of the Abenaki nation.
Films to be screened include “1609: The Other Side of History” by
Fredrick Wiseman and “Speaking to the Ancestors” by the young
Abenaki filmmaker, Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters.
This event comes on the heels of Gov. Peter Shumlin signing a
proclamation declaring, “November Native American Heritage
Month.” Although we should honor our culture and heritage every
month, not just November, this serves as a time to teach, and to
share, and to renew our commitment to our future and the
generations ahead. Congratulations to Native America!” said
Luke Willard, Chairman Vermont Commission on Native American
Affairs
For more information on this event call (802) 579-0049 or email
gathering@vtindigenous.com or on the web at http://vtindigenous.
com/speaking-to-the-ancestors-abenaki-gathering-at-echo.html
The Nulhegan and Elnu Abenaki Tribes were granted
official State recognition, by Gov. Peter Shumlin on April 22,
2011.
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Contact: Robert Schulmeisters – gathering@vtindigenous.com
(802) 579 0049
Speaking To The Ancestors Abenaki Gathering At ECHO
Burlington, VT - In honor of Native American Heritage Month, local
Abenaki bands in Vermont are partnering with Echo Lake
Aquarium & Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain to
provide an educational affair for the public on November 11,
2011, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. On site there will be demonstrations by
Abenaki artisans performing their crafts as well as displays of
culture from traditional music to film screenings.
Admission to ECHO will be free of charge. Take advantage of this
opportunity to witness and learn from artisans such as Elnu
Abenaki, fiber artist and basket maker Vera Longtoe Sheehan as
she demonstrates twining techniques passed on through her
family for generations. Leave the conformities of traditional
museum rules and engage all of your senses to further your
learning experience. “Feel free to touch, pick up and smell
anything on the table you’d like,” says Longtoe Sheehan.
Hear the heartbeat of not just the old villages but current
generations by joining the Nulhegan and Elnu Abenaki Drummers
and Denise Altvater, Passamaquoddy, as they perform traditional
Wabanaki songs. In addition, have the chance to interact with
tribal citizens of the Abenaki nation.
Films to be screened include “1609: The Other Side of History” by
Fredrick Wiseman and “Speaking to the Ancestors” by the young
Abenaki filmmaker, Lina Longtoe Schulmeisters.
This event comes on the heels of Gov. Peter Shumlin signing a
proclamation declaring, “November Native American Heritage
Month.” Although we should honor our culture and heritage every
month, not just November, this serves as a time to teach, and to
share, and to renew our commitment to our future and the
generations ahead. Congratulations to Native America!” said
Luke Willard, Chairman Vermont Commission on Native American
Affairs
For more information on this event call (802) 579-0049 or email
gathering@vtindigenous.com or on the web at http://vtindigenous.
com/speaking-to-the-ancestors-abenaki-gathering-at-echo.html
The Nulhegan and Elnu Abenaki Tribes were granted
official State recognition, by Gov. Peter Shumlin on April 22,
2011.
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Funding for this project has been made possible, in part by: 2010
Champlain Quadricentennial legacy grant from the Champlain Valley
National Heritage partnership and by ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science
Center, The Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Johnson State College, Koasek
Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe
and the Wôbanakik Heritage Center
Champlain Quadricentennial legacy grant from the Champlain Valley
National Heritage partnership and by ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science
Center, The Elnu Abenaki Tribe, Johnson State College, Koasek
Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe
and the Wôbanakik Heritage Center
