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Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe

Welcome from the Nulhegan Band of the Cooksuk Abenaki Nation

Welcome from the Nulhegan Band of the Cooksuk Abenaki NationWelcome from the Nulhegan Band of the Cooksuk Abenaki Nation

Nulhegan Food Security Programs

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Don Stevens – Abenaki Land Link Project

 In 2020, the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation partnered with  the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) and  Rooted in Vermont (a program of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network) to  provide Indigenous seeds to over a dozen gardeners, homesteaders, and  farmers around Vermont who dedicated land to grow and harvest squash,  corn, and beans for Abenaki citizens. In 2021, this partnership and  project expanded to include almost 40 growers around the state. The food  sovereignty project is part of Abenaki Helping Abenaki, a nonprofit of  the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe. Growers are providing their land and  donating their time, skills, and resources. During this panel, learn  more about the project and this harvest season with Chief Don Stevens,  Joe Bossen, Guy Maguire, JoAnne Dennee, and NOFA-VT.  

     Chief Don Stevens is Chief of the Nulhegan Abenaki and the Executive  Director of their non-profit, “Abenaki Helping Abenaki,” which is  responsible for all the tribal programs and services. An engaging  spokesperson, Chief Stevens helped lead the fight for state recognition  of the Abenaki people of Vermont, who were recognized by the Vermont  Legislature in 2011. Don was able to acquire land and hunting/fishing  rights for the Nulhegan Tribe, which had been absent for over 200 years.  Don continues to work with the federal government, legislators, state  and local governments, institutions, and other Indian Nations to  represent Nulhegan Abenaki viewpoints.   

     Joe Bossen is the founder and owner of Vermont Bean Crafters and  co-owner of All Souls Tortilleria. Joe is deeply committed to food  justice, plant-based diets, and local food systems. He grows crops for  the Abenaki Land Link project and serves in a leadership role in  processing and preserving the project’s harvest. 

      Guy Maguire is the Programs Director at South Hero Land Trust, as well  as an avid gardener and rare plant volunteer with the Native Plant  Trust. Guy engages with students and adults in hands-on, outdoor  learning that honors the land and the people who steward it. This year  he coordinated a unit for 3rd and 4th graders about the Abenaki Land  Link Project, and looks forward to more opportunities for learning and  connecting with others around food, plants, and justice. 

      JoAnne Dennee is the Land/Food Educator at Common Roots in South  Burlington. She mentors college interns in nutrition and stewardship as  it relates to local habitats and restorative land practices, and is a  grower for the Abenaki Land Link project. The Common Roots farm is eight  acres of VOF and Real Organic Project certified vegetables and flowers.  JoAnne maintains an Abenaki Gateway Garden as the entrance to the 40+  raised bed school garden. Common Roots has delivered 13 years of  farm-to-school lessons, provides freshly harvested and prepared products  to the local food shelf, and teaches an after school Farm-to-Fork  program for middle schoolers who prepare a balanced organic dinner for  their family, and more!

       Agricultural Literacy Week is generously funded by the Vermont  Department of Libraries and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and  Markets.  Recorded Thursday November 18, 2021. 

Joe and Jesse Bruchac – We are the Land

What's something exciting your business offers? Say it here. Agricultural Literacy Week, hosted by NOFA-VT and the Vermont Department  of Libraries, is an annual series of community events highlighting and  celebrating local farmers & the food system.  

     Joseph and Jesse Bruchac present a bilingual program of Native stories  and songs from Abenaki traditions that link us to the land. Father and  son, Nulhegan storytellers Joseph and Jesse Bruchac, will share such  stories as the Creation of Petonbowk (Lake Champlain), the Coming of  Corn, and Nibun Aln8ba (Indian Summer), which reflect the thousands of  years that Indigenous people have shared and learned from Ndakinna (Our  Land, pronounced en-dak-enna).  

     Joseph Bruchac has been creating literature and music that reflect his  Indigenous heritage and traditions for over forty years. He is a proud  Nulhegan Abenaki citizen and respected elder among his people. He is the  author of more than 120 books for children and adults. His best-selling  Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental  Activities for Children series, with its remarkable integration of  science and folklore, continues to receive critical acclaim and to be  used in classrooms throughout the country. 

      Jesse Bowman Bruchac is a Nulhegan Abenaki citizen. He is a traditional  storyteller, musician, and Abenaki language instructor. Among many other  things, he works as co-director of his family run education center,  Ndakinna, where he teaches Native American Life Ways, Martial Arts, and  the Abenaki language.  Recorded Wednesday November 17, 2021. 

Root Words podcasts

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The Abenaki Land Link Project: Season Two

 The growing and harvest season for the Abenaki Land Link Project is  wrapping up. In its second season, it’s been an exciting year! The  project grew from 15 growers around the state in last year’s pilot to  almost 40 gardeners and farmers this year. The growers persevered, as  some experienced 16 inches of rain in July, had their crop devoured by a  bear, and waited and waited for the latest frost on record. 

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current food pantries

Holland Food Shelf

NH Nulhegan Food Pantry

NH Nulhegan Food Pantry

Location :
26 School Rd, Derby Line, VT 05830 

Phone: (802) 525-9797

Hours of operation:
Third  Wednesday of each month: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM


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NH Nulhegan Food Pantry

NH Nulhegan Food Pantry

NH Nulhegan Food Pantry

Location:

656 Park Ave,  Contoocook, NH 03229 

Phone : 603-746-3070  


The pantry is on the side porch. It is a self serve operation. If you need a delivery, that can be arranged   


Hours of operation:

Always open or if it makes you feel better you can call ahead. Please fill out the form and leave it.  The neighborhood is quiet but they see everything ! 

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abenaki bison

The song heard in the background is  called "Song of the People." The song was given to Chief Stevens/Nulhegan by Brian Altvater who is Passamaquoddy. 

The abenaki Land Link Project

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Native Seed Program for Vermont Growers

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