Upcoming webinar offers study of Indigenous hunting

American Abenaki people in Vermont were and are culturally competent in many types of Indigenous hunting and trapping techniques as well as the use of traditional hunting spirituality. They have used sophisticated Native American technologies such as canoes and snowshoes to get to hunting grounds, stayed in the field in wigwams or tents, fished with spears and handlines, hunted and killed game with lances, bows and guns, and brought it back to camp for processing.

In an upcoming Zoom talk, “Hunting and Fishing: A Case Study in Cultural Continuity,” Dr. Frederick M. Wiseman presents abundant evidence of these activities in the form of objects, tools, historic photographs, family stories and distinctive skills passed down through generations of Abenaki families all with good documented historical Vermont provenance.

Register in advance for this webinar, which will be held Thursday, May 2, 6:30 p.m., at bit.ly/4aKVs8M.

Donations are appreciated at this free event. For information, contact Francine Poitras at communications@abenakiart.org.