2019 Abenaki Heritage Weekend
Don’t miss the Abenaki Heritage Weekend on June 22-23, 2019 at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont. Join the Native American community at the Abenaki Heritage Weekend on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. Members of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk and Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe, and the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association work with Museum staff to plan and present the event.
Abenaki Heritage Weekend
The Native people at this event are experts in the living indigenous arts and traditions which they come together to share with one another and with visitors. They have inherited, researched, reconstructed, or apprenticed to learn the techniques with which they create outstanding bead work, quill work, basketry, pottery, woodworking and other items for personal use or for sale. Tribal members will also share songs, drumming, dancing, games, food preparation, and other life skills. Abenaki Heritage Weekend also includes opportunities to share cultural heritage through indoor presentations and a gallery talk with the curators and artists.
Location
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Rd
Vergennes, VT 05491
802-475-2022
For More Information
Vermont Abenaki Artists Association: 802-579-0049 heritage_weekend@abenakiart.org
Abenaki Heritage Weekend Mini Gallery
Event Admission (regular Museum admission)
Admission is good for two consecutive days.
$14 per adult
$12 per senior
$8 for students aged 6-18
Free – children 5 and under
Members of Other Museums: $1 off (does not apply to Group Rate)
Retired Military: $7
Active Duty Military (and immediate family): Free
AAA: $1 off (does not apply to Group Rate)
Basin Harbor Club Guests: $12 per adult $10 per senior $6 per youth
Group Rate (15+): $12 adult, $11 senior, and $7 for students aged 6-18,
Your LCMM admission ticket gets you 20% off your food bill (opening until 10 pm, excluding alcohol) at the neighboring Red Mill Restaurant!
About Vermont Abenaki Artists Association (VAAA)
Our mission is to promote Vermont’s Indigenous arts and artists, to provide an organized central place to share creative ideas and professional development as entrepreneurs, and to have a method for the public to find and engage our artists. For more information about VAAA please visit our Facebook page.
About Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM)
LCMM brings Lake Champlain’s storied past to life through replica ships, active boat building, on-water ecology programs, nautical archaeology, collections and exhibits, and cultural heritage events to expand learning opportunities for people of all ages. Explore our 4-acre campus, antique boats, lake history, hands-on and on-water opportunities. Step aboard 1776 gunboat replica. Ecology/Archaeology Lab, Blacksmith Shop, Museum Store. Discount package Museum/Lunch/Cruise with Basin Harbor Club.
Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Abenaki Heritage Weekend in June at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont.
Tage: Abenaki Heritage Weekend, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vermont Abenaki Artists Association