A Gathering at Wantastegok Cultural Center exploring indigenous views on Resilience, Connection and Adaptation in time and place. Hear how Indigenous peoples deal with rapid changes both societally and environmentally and are able to hold onto hope. Parking is available on site and along the street of the Wantastegok Cultural Center.
About the Elnu Abenaki Tribe
The Elnu Abenaki Tribe is based in what is now called southern Vermont, along the Kwenitekw and Wantastekw (Connecticut and West Rivers), and the landscapes within those and connected watersheds. The Elnu are one of the current four Vermont State-Recognized Native American Tribes, residing within the western part of Kdakinna, the Abenaki traditional homelands.
We work to continue our Indigenous cultural heritage through historical research, lectures and school programs, oral storytelling, singing, dancing and traditional craft making. We are a small Band, with a traditional chief and council, and citizens living over a wide area, a reflection of the displacement and marginalization of historic and modern society. Learn more on their website.
About the Fall Festival 2025
Our Vermont Reads 2025 book, The Light Pirate, raises the question of how we choose to adapt and grow after experiencing climate related crisis and trauma. In a flooding world, Wanda finds solace and hope in building community.
For this year’s Fall Festival, we want to highlight similar stories of hope as Vermont cities, towns, and villages face interrelated, complex problems such as climate change and the housing crisis.
Please contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services. To request a specific accommodation, contact us at least three weeks prior to the event. Vermont Humanities strives to provide accommodations whenever possible. All event locations are ADA accessible.
