Words & Abenaki History: July Roundtable Discussion
Words & Abenaki History A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Brattleboro Historical SocietyWords Project Roundtable: The Abenaki and Early European Contact This month, Leadership Team members Rich Holschuh (Vermont Commission for Native American Affairs) and Joe Rivers (Brattleboro Historical Society) will give a presentation and lead a discussion exploring indigenous Abenaki sites, experience, and use of their 12,000 year-old Algonquian dialect in the context of first contact with Europeans in the Brattleboro area, which they call Wantastegok. Roundtable participants are invited to share their knowledge of Wantastegok, Abenaki history, and Algonquian language and enjoy native-inspired refreshments during this free program. Rich Holschuh & Joe Rivers will lead the discussion as we explore language and how it had an impact on the early relations between the Abenaki of the region and the encroaching Europeans. Roundtable Speakers Joe Rivers & Rich Holschuh Joe Rivers is the President of the Brattleboro Historical Society. He is also a social studies teacher at […]