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ART
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Research and Exhibition Gallery at the Vermont History Center, Barre, VT. (Vermont Historical Society, 2025c) | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Pottery Featuring Vicki Blanchard [Video—2:19 min.] (Abenaki Arts & Education, 2021) | X | X | X | X |
| Exploring Abenaki Baskets [Online post] (Sheehan, 2024) | X | X | X | |
| Habitats are Homes [Activity sheets—from “Abenaki Activity Sheets for Young Learners”] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2017) | X | X | ||
| Historic Indigenous Arts of Vermont and New Hampshire [Online article on Vermont Abenaki Artists Association webpage] (Wiseman, 2021) | X | |||
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Ash to Baskets [Video—7 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017a) | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | ||
| New Montpelier Mural Celebrates Abenaki Culture [News article and video—3 min., WCAX, 10-21-23] (Tara, 2023) | X | |||
| Reduce, Recycle, Reuse [Study Guide—3rd and 4th pages] (Vermont Abenaki Artists Association & Abenaki Arts & Education, 2017) | X | X |
CLOTHING
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Clothing [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025a) (Under Construction) | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage [Study Guide—pages 1, 6, and 8] (Sheehan et al., 2019) | X | X | ||
| Celebrating Abenaki Culture: Wearing Our Heritage [Study Guide PDF—pages 2 and 10] (Sheehan & Beil, 2019) | X | X | ||
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Walking in Two Worlds [Video—12:12 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017c) | X | X | X | X |
CONTINUITY OF CULTURE
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki History in Vermont [Video—7 min.] (StuckinVermont, 2020) | X | X | ||
| Fiddleheads: A Spring Favorite [Online article with recipes] (Sheehan, 2023) | X | X | X | |
| Historic Indigenous Arts of Vermont and New Hampshire [Online article on Vermont Abenaki Artists Association web page] (Wiseman, 2021) | X | X | ||
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Walking in Two Worlds [Video—12:12 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017c) | X | X | X | X |
CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFEWAYS
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Cultural Practices, Lifeways, and Natural Resources Card Game [Deck of Cards] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025b). [Teachers: Email Abenaki Arts & Education Center for purchase details at: abenaki.edu@gmail.com] | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki History Timeline [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2023) | X | X | X | |
| Abenaki Lifeways Mural [Digital Image—muralscenesVHS.jpg] (Sylvester, 2004) | X | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Pottery Featuring Vicki Blanchard [Video—2:19 min.] (Abenaki Arts & Education, 2021) | X | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Uses of Natural Resources [Table—PDF] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025d) | X | X | X | |
| The Connections That Bind Us: The Colonial World of the Northeast [Article with writing prompts, PDF—29 pages] (Brook, 2015) | X | X | ||
| Daily Life of the Koasek Abenaki from A Brief History: From Koasek Meadows to You Today[Booklet—see pages 7-10] (Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, n.d.-a) | X | X | X | |
| The Deer Are Calling Us [Blog post 11-5-2024] (Bruchac, 2024b) | X | X | ||
| Fiddleheads: A Spring Favorite [Online article with recipes] (Sheehan, 2023) | X | X | X | |
| Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage [Study Guide—pages 1, 6, and 8] (Sheehan et al., 2019) | X | X | ||
| From Calumet to Crisis and Back—Part 1 [Video—6:13 min.] (Circle of Courage, 2009a) From Calumet to Crisis and Back—Part 2[Video—9:18 min.] (Circle of Courage, 2009b) [Teachers:Please review before screening for your students. This video examines the sacred uses and the misuses of tobacco.] | X | X | ||
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Walking in Two Worlds [Video—12:12 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017c) | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | ||
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | ||
| My Bring Up [Book—156 pages, free Reading with Kindle Unlimited] (Hook, 2019) [Teachers: The reading level is grade 4 and up; choose chapters to read aloud for younger students.] | x | X | X | X |
| Natural Resources, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources website [Online article and photographs] (Department of Environmental Conservation, 2025) | X | X | ||
| The Odzihozo and Champ Story [Video—12:11 min.] (Peregrine Productions LLC, 2019) | X | X | X | X |
| Re-Emergence: Regardless of Degrees [Blog post 11-9-2024] (Bruchac, 2024c) | X | X | ||
| Stories of Resilience: Abenaki Tribal Garden [Video—2:47 min.] (NOFA-VT, 2022) | X | X | X | |
| Weaving a Thread Through the 7 Generations [Video—8:48 min.] (TEDx Talks, 2018) | X | X | X | |
| What Is Culture, According to Kids? [Video—1:48 min. YouTube] (Milton Hershey School, 2022) |
FAMILY
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunt Sarah: Woman of the Dawnland: The 108 Winters of an Abenaki Healing Woman [Book—275 pages] (Parker, 1994) | X | X | ||
| House Session: Wed., March 31, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. [Video—2 hours and 25 minutes) (Vermont House of Representatives, 2021) [Teachers: This video, from the State of Vermont, explains the state-sanctioned Eugenics movement of the early 1900s and how local Abenakis were affected.] | ||||
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | ||
| “My Bring Up” Event [Video—30:17 min.] (Moccasin Tracks, 2019) | X | X | ||
| My Bring Up [Book—156 pages, free Reading with Kindle Unlimited] (Hook, 2019) [Teachers: The reading level is grade 4 and up; choose chapters to read aloud for younger students.] | X | X | X | X |
| Weaving a Thread Through the 7 Generations [Video—8:48 min.] (TEDx Talks, 2018) | X | X |
FOOD
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Food Systems [Video—13 min.] (Wild Foods, 2023) | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki History Timeline [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2023) | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| The Deer Are Calling Us [Blog post 11-5-2024] (Bruchac, 2024b) | X | X | ||
| Fiddleheads: A Spring Favorite [Online article with recipes] (Sheehan, 2023) | X | X | X | |
| Historic Map of New France [document cartographique/map] (Champlain, 1612) | X | X | X | X |
| ‘It’s Everyone’s Thing’: A Tale of Sugar and Community [Online article in Whetstone Magazine] (Kaiwar, n.d.) | X | X | ||
| More Than Food: Recovering The East Montpelier Squash and Abenaki Culture [Video—10 min.] (Moccasin Tracks, 2018) | X | X | X | |
| My Bring Up [Book—156 pages, free Reading with Kindle Unlimited] (Hook, 2019) [Teachers: The reading level is grade 4 and up; choose chapters to read aloud for younger students.] | X | X | X | X |
| Seeds of Renewal Project: 2013 Harvest [Poster—Seeds of renewal poster.JPG] (Wiseman, 2013) | X | X | X | X |
| Stories of Resilience: Abenaki Tribal Garden [Video—2:47 min.] (NOFA-VT, 2022) | X | X | X | |
| Sugaring in Wabanahkik (Land of the Dawn): An Abenaki History of Maple [Online article in Audubon Vermont] (Cotnoir, 2021) | X | X |
GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Cultural Practices, Lifeways, and Natural Resources Card Game [Deck of Cards] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025b). [Teachers: Email Abenaki Arts & Education Center for purchase details at: abenaki.edu@gmail.com] | X | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki History Timeline [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2023) | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Lifeways Mural [Digital Image—muralscenesVHS.jpg] (Sylvester, 2004) | X | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Pottery Featuring Vicki Blanchard [Video—2:19 min.] (Abenaki Arts & Education, 2021) | X | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Uses of Natural Resources [Table—PDF] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025d) | X | X | X | |
| Azban’s Great Journey [Book—58 pages] (Chenevert, 2014) | X | X | ||
| Building a Traditional Indigenous Peoples’ Wigwam at Strawbery Banke [Video—7:30 min.] (Strawbery Banke Museum, 2021) | X | X | X | |
| Historic Map of New France (Carte Geographique) [Map—with illustrations of food] (Champlain, 1612) | X | X | X | X |
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Walking in Two Worlds [Video—12:12 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017c) | X | X | X | X |
| Matching Natural Resources to Their Uses [WS 1—printable PDF] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025e) | X | X | ||
| National Geographic Map Maker [Digital interactive] (National Geographic, 2022) | X | X | X | X |
| Native Land Digital [Digital interactive] (Banaszak, 2022) | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Natural Resources, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources website [Online article and photographs] (Department ofEnvironmental Conservation, 2025) | X | X | ||
| New England Landforms [Poster](Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2024) | X | X | X | X |
| Vermont Topography [Road atlas of USA and Canada] (Vermont Topography Terrain Map Topographic State Large Scale Free Detailed Landscape, 2025) | X | X | X | X |
HISTORY
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki History in Vermont [Video—7 min.] (StuckinVermont, 2020) | X | X | ||
| The Arrow Over the Door [Book—112 pages—historical fiction] (Bruchac, 2002) | X | X | ||
| Aunt Sarah: Woman of the Dawnland: The 108 Winters of an Abenaki Healing Woman [Book—275 pages] (Parker, 1994) | X | X | ||
| The Connections That Bind Us: The Colonial World of the Northeast [Article with writing prompts, PDF—29 pages] (Brook, 2015) | X | X | ||
| Famous Abenaki [Online reading] (Elnu Abenaki Tribe, 2023) | X | |||
| House Session: Wed., March 31, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. [Video—2 hours and 25 minutes) (Vermont House of Representatives, 2021) [Teachers: Please review prior to screening for your class. Content includes demeaning language used in the early 20th century.] | X (teacher led) | |||
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Walking in Two Worlds [Video—12:12 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017c) | X | X | X | X |
| People of the Dawn Land [Blog post 12-26-2023] (Bruchac, 2023) | X | X | ||
| Vermont Delegation Statement Commemorating Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week [News release] (Sanders, 2023) | X | X |
HUNTING AND FISHING
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Fish-Ins—Interview with Joe Bruchac [Video—3:30 min.] (Abenaki Arts & Education, 2024) | X | X | X | |
| Abenaki Lifeways Mural [Digital Image—muralscenesVHS.jpg] (Sylvester, 2004) | X | X | X | X |
| The Abenakis of Vermont (1987) [Video—10:14 min.] (robinbirkw, 2009) [Teachers: Please review prior to screening for your class. Content includes use of tobacco, mention of firearms, and the issue of race.] | X | X | ||
| Abenaki Win Back Free Fishing and Hunting Rights [News Article—The Other Paper, 7-2-2020] (MacMillan, 2020) | X | X | ||
| The Deer Are Calling Us [Blog post 11-5-2024] (Bruchac, 2024b) | X | X |
LANGUAGE
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Animals Coloring Book [Book] (Chenevert & Jones, n.d.). [Teachers:Email Nicole St. Onge for purchase details at nicolestonge@myfairpoint.net or Title VI Indian Education Coordinator Lucy Cannon-Neel at Nulhegannecc@gmail.com.] | X | |||
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Indigenous Expressions Film Series: Melody of Language [Video—9:36 min.] (ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 2017b) | X | X | X | X |
| MiniCourse Song: Awani Na, Na Awani? [Video—5:14 min.] (Abenaki Online, 2023) | X | X | X | X |
| N’Dakinna: An Illustrated Abenaki Dictionary for Schools [Book—email for purchase details: circleofcourage@comcast.net.] (Circle of Courage, 2019) | X | X | ||
| Proud Pictures [Poster/Infographic] (Bolles & Brett, 2019) | X | X | ||
| Vermont Educators, and Students, Collaborate on New Abenaki Dictionary [News Article] (Polston, 2020) | X | X |
LEGAL, GOVERNANCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki Fish-Ins—Interview with Joe Bruchac [Video—3:30 min.] (Abenaki Arts & Education, 2024) | X | X | ||
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | X | |
| The Abenakis of Vermont (1987) [Video—10:14 min.] (robinbirkw, 2009) [Teachers: Please review prior to screening for your class. Content includes use of tobacco, mention of firearms, and the issue of race.] | X | X | ||
| Abenaki Win Back Free Fishing and Hunting Rights [News Article—The Other Paper, 7-2-2020] (MacMillan, 2020) | X | X | ||
| For Abenaki in Vermont, It’s More Than Just a Flag Raising [Video—2:42 min.] (Burlington Free Press, 2014) | X | X | ||
| House Session: Wed., March 31, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.[Video—2 hours and 25 minutes] (Vermont House of Representatives, 2021) [Teachers:This video, from the State of Vermont, explains the state-sanctioned Eugenics movement of the early 1900s and how local Abenakis were affected.] | X | |||
| Law Granting Limited Abenaki Subsistence Rights Has Been Long Time Coming [News article—WCAX, 6-20-20] (Bendavid, 2020) | X | X | ||
| Vermont Abenaki Fish-ins: Nonviolence and Direct Confrontation [Blog post 2-14-2024] (Bruchac, 2024a) | X | X |
[Resource coming soon]
NEIGHBORS
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Connections That Bind Us: The Colonial World of the Northeast [Article with writing prompts, PDF—29 pages] (Brook, 2015) | X | X |
RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| The Abenakis of Vermont (1987) [Video—10:14 min.] (robinbirkw, 2009) [Teachers: Please review prior to screening for your class. Content includes use of tobacco, mention of firearms, and the issue of race.] | X | X | ||
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X | ||
| [Resource coming soon] | X | X |
SHELTER
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| [Resource coming soon] | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Homes and Structures [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025c) | X | X | X | X |
| Building a Traditional Indigenous Peoples’ Wigwam at Strawbery Banke [Video—7:30 min.] (Strawbery Banke Museum, 2021) | X | X | X |
VISUAL AIDS — POSTERS
| Resource Description | Grade 3 | Grades 4-5 | Middle School | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abenaki History Timeline [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2023) | X (Teacher- Led ) | X | X | X |
| Abenaki Homes and Structures [Poster] (Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2025c) | X | X | X | X |
| Natural Resources, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources website [Online article and photographs] (Department of Environmental Conservation, 2025) | X | X | ||
| New England Landforms [Poster](Abenaki Arts & Education Center, 2024) | X | X | X | X |
| Seeds of Renewal Project: 2013 Harvest [Poster—Seeds of renewal poster.JPG] (Wiseman, 2013) | X | X | X | X |