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Kwanitekw - Sustainer of Life

In honor of World Water Day, the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association (VAAA) is pleased to present Kwanitekw (Connecticut River): The Sustainer of Life. On March 22 at 7pm, a panel of Indigenous citizens and environmental scientists share multiple perspectives on living in relationship with the Connecticut River watershed. Panelists include Darlene Kascak (Schaghticoke Tribal Nation) Education Director of the Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS) and Traditional Native American Storyteller; Vera Sheehan (Elnu Abenaki Tribe) and Director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and Abenaki Arts & Education Center; Kathy Urffer, River Steward with the Connecticut River Conservancy; and Matt Devine, Fisheries Biologist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Gabriel Benjamin, Public Historian and IAIS Museum Educator serves as Moderator. Admission is free, and donations are welcome. Registration at www.Abenakiart.org
This event is the final program in the VAAA’s winter 2023 Two-Eyed Seeing Speaker Series. The term “Two-Eyed seeing,” coined by Mi’kmaw Nation Elder Albert Marshall, describes the experience of seeing the strength of Indigenous knowledge with one eye and the strength of Western knowledge with the other.
This program is presented on Zoom, thanks to support from the Vermont Humanities, Vermont Arts Council, and program partners Abenaki Arts and Education Center, the Institute for American Indian Studies, the Connecticut River Conservancy, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Mar 22, 2023 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)