November is Native American Heritage Month

By respecting and appreciating the diversity within our LRCD communities, we can empower everyone to live their best life and promote equity and justice for all of our residents. We hope you enjoy these resources and events that help you learn about and celebrate the beauty in our differences, while acknowledging our shared humanity.

​November is Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month. This celebration of Indigenous cultures began as a week-long event in 1986 under President Reagan. Every President since 1995 has issued annual proclamations designating the month of November as the time to celebrate the cultures, accomplishments, and contributions of Native American and Alaska Native communities.
 
We hope the resources below help you learn more about Indigenous culture and history, including right here in N’dakinna, the traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples, past and present.

​INHCC is a grassroots movement of community members of diverse cultural backgrounds, working to re-frame New Hampshire’s heritage through a decolonial lens. Their website features some great blog posts and resources, and their YouTube channel offers locally produced documentaries about Indigenous heritage in New Hampshire and the Lakes Region.

Now Who Shall Judge the Indians?
How 500 Years of Colonization Has Impacted the Abenaki Peoples of NH and the Northeast

A livestream virtual presentation by Anne Jennison
Saturday, November 9 at 11:00 am
To register, contact the Sandown Public Library 603-887-3428

Anne Jennison is a traditional Native American storyteller and historian of European and Abenaki heritage.
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In this presentation, Anne examines how European colonization of North America impacted generations of Abenaki/Wabanaki people. She also highlights the ways that the Abenaki/Wabanaki peoples have acted as agents of their own change through education, self-advocacy, efforts to revitalize their languages and traditional arts. Finally, she discusses how—working with archeologists, anthropologists, and scientists—they have recovered and revealed more about their history and traditional knowledge.
 
This program is offered by NH Humanities.

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​Celebrate by listening to Indigenous and Native voices from across North America on PBS.
 
PBS features a wide range of programming, including documentaries on American Indian boarding schools, a series featuring Native chefs and Indigenous cuisine, and an entire library of documentaries and short films telling a variety of Native stories.