What a great experience.

This weekend, Abenaki Health and Heritage set up a table at the Abenaki Heritage Weekend at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes. It was a wonderful event with lots of folks from the Abenaki community coming out to visit. In the age of virtual meetings, I rarely get to see friends in person anymore, so I am so happy that the event happens every year and is open to all Abenaki no matter their tribal affiliation or status. It was also encouraging to have so many folks stop by our table to pick up our materials on and learn more about lateral violence in the VT Abenaki Community and the effects of disenrollment on mental and physical health. We have been working hard to get the word out and help those who have experienced these things in their community. This was a great chance to talk one on one with folks and share some of my own experiences. We will definitely be going back next year. Thank you to all who worked to make this event happen.

To learn more about lateral violence and disenrollment in our community, visit the Health and Wellness page on this website.