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Petroglyphs of the Mid-Connecticut River Valley

Join Elnu Abenaki Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Rich Holschuh for a presentation about the two noteworthy petroglyph sites in the mid-Connecticut River valley: one at Wantastegok (West River/Brattleboro, where we will meet) and the other at Kchi Pôntegok (Great Falls/Bellows Falls). We will discuss their significance in Abenaki cosmology, as contextualized in the landscape, how they have been seen historically, and their relevance today. The site in Bellows Falls is the subject of an ongoing National Park Service-funded documentation process, a team effort including the Elnu band, archaeologist Gail Golec, and other knowledgeable community members. Time for questions included!

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The Nature Museum: Alosada Kpiwi