This is the letter announcing the acquisition of the Wissatinnewag Property from the Friends of Wissatinnewag.
February 4, 2013
February 4, 2013
Dear Friends,
We, the Board of Directors of the Nolumbeka Project,
Inc., are pleased to announce that we are now the caretakers of the forty-one
acre Wissatinnewag property in Greenfield, MA. The Friends of Wissatinnewag
blended into the Nolumbeka Project and the deed to the property was transferred
from the Friends of Wissatinnewag, Inc. to the Nolumbeka Project, Inc. We are eager to move forward on several short
and long term projects and welcome your support.
The Nolumbeka Project, Inc. is a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization, incorporated in 2009, dedicated to the preservation of
the history of Native Americans/American Indians of New England through
educational programs, art, history, music, heritage seed preservation and
cultural events. We are actively building, maintaining and expanding an
historical archive research library for use by the Tribes and Educators of the
Northeast. This project has received funding from Credit Data Services, Inc. at
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
We define as our mission: to promote a deeper,
broader and more accurate depiction of the history of the Native
Americans/American Indians of New England before and during European contact
and colonization; to protect and preserve sites sacred to, and of historic
value to, the Native Americans/American Indians of New England; to create and
promote related educational opportunities, preservation projects and cultural
events; and to work in partnership, as much as possible, with the tribes.
We will strive to exemplify the Native
American/American Indian peoples’ respect for Mother Earth and all living
beings; to be mindful of our role as caretakers for future generations; and to
honor our connection to the Earth and Sky and to the Creator
Many of you are past supporters of Friends of Wissatinnewag and we sincerely hope you have an interest in becoming involved with us. We welcome you and all newcomers to help us build a strong and viable organization. Please share this news with friends and associates whom you think might also be interested. Whatever your current status and level of interest, please contact us at nolumbekaproject@gmail.com and let us know whether or not you want to remain on our e-mailing list. We will continue to send messages to keep everyone up to date on our activities.
We have a website under construction at www.nolumbekaproject.org
and welcome you to visit it now and in the
future, as we have substantial information to add. You can also email us at nolumbekaproject@gmail.com
