Atowi is a shared community initiative to affirm relationships with the Land and All of Our Relations, raise Native voices, and foster inclusion with understanding, in place.
Atowi /AH too WEE/ Western Abenaki : together, in space and time
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A gathering with citizens of Elnu Abenaki and Atowi Project at Wantastegok Cultural Center exploring indigenous views on Resilience, Connection and Adaptation in time and place. Hear how Native peoples deal with changes both societally and environmentally and are able to walk into the future.
Parking is available on site and along Eaton Avenue by the Wantastegok Cultural Center. Event supported by Vermont Humanities.
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has followed his previous annual Executive Proclamations with an affirmation of the statewide observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 13, 2025. The holiday has been a statutory element of the state’s calendar of official holidays since 2019.
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The Fall 2024 NEARA Conference was held at the Falls Event Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the first weekend of November. The Abenaki know this notable fishing place as Amoskeag (Namaskik - the fishing place). Atowi director Rich Holschuh shared a presentation about the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities-funded Kchi Pontegok Petroglyph Project.