National Native American Heritage Month 2020

November is National Native American Heritage Month.  To honor the Abenaki, the indigenous peoples of Vermont (VT)-the Elnu tribe covers southern VT-and the first people of the Americas, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) has compiled resources and videos. While Covid is making it hard for people to gather as they have done in years past, there are variety of on-line activities taking place.

 

On Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, the National Native Americans Veterans Memorial will be dedicated in Washington D.C. This can be watched live or at a later date at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) website.

 

                        Making History: The Bigger Story Kevin Gover 

 

 

 

Vermont Resources

• Vermont Native American Timeline

• Susannah Johnson/Indian Stones/Captive Johnsons Cavendish birth

                                                  Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water

 

Nationally

• National Museum of the American Indian (part of the Smithsonian).  

 

• Native CinemaShowcase. Stream some of the best in Native film 

 

• NMAI Exhibition websites 

 

• PBS NativeAmerica  Be sure and check out the Iroquois Confederacy and the role it played in the formation of the US Constitution. /

 

• CelebratingNative American Heritage Month-What to Watch: List of films that can be downloaded from the PBS website.

 

• About NativeAmerican Heritage Month

 

Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, learn more about what actually happened NMAI’s American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving 

-        The Invention of Thanksgiving 

 

-       Do American Indians Celebrate Thanksgiving 

-       Fall CHS Newsletter that explores Thanksgiving origin story