tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24901692132628452312024-02-07T10:44:43.947-08:00Nolumbeka NewsLance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-50546799444239845742016-07-18T20:21:00.000-07:002016-07-18T20:27:05.827-07:00Schedule for 2016 Pocumtuck Homelands Festival<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193546" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.</span></span> – Opening </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193547" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.</span></span> – Black Hawk Singers</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193548" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.</span></span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>–</b></span> Medicine Mammals Singers<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193549" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193549" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.</span></span> – History Walk</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193550" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.</span></span> – Black Hawk Singers<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193551" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193551" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.</span></span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>– </b></span>Storytelling at Tipi</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193552" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.</span></span> – Mixashawn<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193553" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193553" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1 – 1:30 p.m.</span></span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>– </b></span>Children’s Crafts at Tipi ($2)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193554" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.</span></span> – Theresa “Bear” Fox </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and Kontiwennenhawi: the Akwasasne Singers</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193555" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">2 – 2:45 p.m.</span></span> – Barbara Giammarino, hoop dancer</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2: 45 – <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193556" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3 p.m.</span></span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>– </b></span>Friendship Dance</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193557" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3 – 3:45 p.m.</span></span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>–</b></span> Black Hawk Singers<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193558" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193558" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3 – 3:30 p.m.</span></span> – History Walk</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193559" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3 – 3:30 p.m.</span></span> – Storytelling at Tipi</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193560" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">3:45 – 4:15 p.m.</span></span> – George Leduc, Native American flute</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193561" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">4:15 – 5 p.m.</span></span> – Mixashawn</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193562" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:45 – 6:30 p.m.</span></span> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>– </b></span> Theresa “Bear” Fox </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">and Kontiwennenhawi: the Akwasasne Singers</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_676193563" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">6:30 – 7 p.m.</span></span> – Raffle drawing and closing</span></b></div>
Nolumbeka Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699279646873734443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-2112582192203603162016-07-18T19:36:00.000-07:002016-07-18T19:36:40.053-07:00Schedule for the 2016 Pocumtuck Homelands FestivalNolumbeka Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699279646873734443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-21325728226262148822016-04-21T06:42:00.000-07:002016-04-26T06:43:10.442-07:00<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Upcoming Events </span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2016 marks the 340th Anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre</b> and the Nolumbeka Project is planning events to acknowledge and commemorate this tragedy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday,
May 20, 7-9 p.m., Greenfield High School auditorium, the Native
American perspective of the history of the Great Falls Massacre, David
“Tall Pine” White, Nipmuc, and David Brule, Nolumbeka Project, funded
by a grant from the Greenfield and Massachusetts Cultural Councils.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Day of Remembrance: Commemoration of the 340th Anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, May 21, at 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Great Falls Discovery Center. <b>CEREMONY BEGINS 1 P.M. </b>We
are allowing time for visitors to tour this battlefield area near what
was once Great Falls (Peskeompskut) for personal reflection and
historic perspective. Key ingredients of the day will include Elder
Teachings by Native American Grandmothers Jeorgina Larouque and Nancy
Andry, a look back to the lasting significance of the Reconciliation
Ceremony, guest speakers, musical offerings, and special tributes to
Monique Fordham and George Nelson. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, August 6, 10
a.m. - 7 p.m., the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival returns to Unity Park in Turners Falls where the
Reconciliation Ceremony took place. The festival keeps the promise by
inviting Native American artists, musicians, and educators to
participate. The Festival’s music this year will feature Theresa “Bear”
Fox, Mohawk (Wolf Clan), and <b> </b>Kontiwennenhawi, the
Akwasasne Women Singers, “Wave Artist” Mixashawn, and the Medicine
Mammals Singers. Also, The Black Hawk Singers, Visioning B.E.A.R.
Circle Intertribal Coalition Singers, a Penobscot hoop dancer, round
dancing, elder teachings and a powwow emcee. </span>Nolumbeka Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699279646873734443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-53868003169249268332015-10-29T18:42:00.000-07:002015-10-29T18:47:26.310-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Third Annual</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Beaver Moon Gathering</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">12-3 PM</span></span></div>
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Billy Myers will be the featured speaker at the third annual Beaver Moon Gathering on Saturday, November 21, noon – 3 p.m., at the Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA. Suggested donation $2 - $5.<br />
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A brief opening focused on “Giving Thanks” will begin at noon, followed by the keynote presentation by Billy "Iahteho:tas” Myers of the Kanien' ke'ha (Mohawk) Bear Clan. He will talk about the challenges faced by American Indians in the 21st century while remaining connected to their nation, history, ceremony and commitment to the environment. He will also share his experiences in activism, education and tolerance while touring the country, and the experiences with many Native nations, including issues with resources, alcoholism, and death rates on various reservations. Myers is a Professional Conservator/Artist/ Musician and Touring drummer for Gary Farmer, actor, musician, and activist.<br />
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The gathering is named in honor of the full moon on November 25. Traditionally, this full moon marked the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply of warm winter furs.<br />
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DCR (http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/)</div>
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Hello Everyone,<br /><br />Now that our biggest public event, the Pocumtuck
Homelands Festival, is over we continue the work of the Nolumbeka
Project in multiple ways.<br /><br />First, I'd like to call your attention
to the event hosted by the Battlefield Grant Advisory Board coming up this Saturday, September 19, at the Turners Falls High School.<br />
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Nolumbeka Project Board Members David Brule, Howard Clark and Joe
Graveline have been active participants in this exciting project
unfolding at the Great Falls. <br />
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You can read about it in an
excellent article, <a href="http://www.recorder.com/lifetimes/18451402-95/a-fair-understanding#.VfRaeV4DyeY.facebook" target="_blank">"A fair understanding: mapping the Battle of Great Falls" by Aviva Luttrell @ the <i>Greenfield Recorder</i> ( Click to read)</a>. This promises to be
an interesting and informative meeting. <br /><br />In addition to the
event on Saturday we will be at the North Quabbin Garlic & Arts
Festival on September 26 - 27. We're bringing a raffle of items
generously donated to us by the festival vendors. <br /><br />Also, mark
your calendars now for the annual Beaver Moon Gathering on November 21.
We will keep you posted about these events and others that will likely
come up.<br /><br />As summer comes to a close, the Wissatinnewag circle
gardens are flourishing under the care of Brent Pitcher. The crops
include a traditional three sisters garden, ceremonial tobacco and white
sage. Historical research is continuing and a team has been out in the
field monitoring sites that may be culturally significant to the Natives
in an effort to document and protect them. <br /><br />In addition, we find
ourselves busy with day to day organizational tasks such as maintaining
the data base, paying bills, and trying to manifest ideas to keep the
non-profit afloat financially. <br /><br />As always your past, current and future help in this valuable work is appreciated.<br />Diane Dix, for the Nolumbeka Project Board<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">TURNERS FALLS, MA</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AUGUST 1, 2015</span></div>
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The Pocumtuck Homelands Festival returns to Unity Park Waterfront in Turners Falls, MA, on Saturday, August 1, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and Turners Falls RiverCulture, this free all day celebration of Native American culture and history will include live music, drumming, dancing, storytelling, traditional children’s games, children’s crafts ($2 materials fee), educational talks, primitive skills demonstrations, and a wide array of vendors of Native American arts and crafts.<br />
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The Festival’s music this year will feature Cheyenne flute player Joseph FireCrow. Considered one of the top three Native American flute players in the world today, FireCrow will present two sets of his award-winning music and stories on the riverfront stage, along with returning favorites the Medicine Mammals Singers, led by Loril MoonDream (Apache). The Abenaki group Black Hawk Singers, who celebrate their tribal spirit through traditional and new songs, and, for the second year, the popular Visioning B.E.A.R. Intertribal Singers, will set up their powwow drums under the trees along the banks of the river.<br />
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As well as demonstrations of traditional native skills by Neill Boivaird of Wolf Tree Programs, this year’s educational offerings will include two half hour historical presentations by the Nolumbeka Project’s David Brule, and Nipmuc Tribal Council Member David Tall Pine White on the significance to the Native Americans of the Great Falls/Peskeompskut-Wissatinnewag/Unity Park area. For the first time, Dr. Kevin McBride and Mary and James Gage will be present and share their expertise in the fields of pre-contact and contact period (1600s) New England archaeology/anthropology and Native American/colonial artifacts and historic stone structures identification. They will be available to interpret and analyze the significance of any artifacts or photographs that festival goers bring to their booths during the day. <br />
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Other attractions during this day long event include an authentic wigwam, a birch bark canoe, tipis, and a concession serving Native American fare. As always, the Pocumtuck Homelands Festival is free and open to all. Unity Park is handicapped accessible.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.recorder.com/home/17856455-95/pocumtuck-homelands-festival-returns#.Vbej9UvxMsE.facebook" target="_blank">( See Article on PHF by Aviva Luttrell. Greenfield Recorder, July 25, 2015 ) </a></b></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;">2015 Pocumtuck Homelands
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<b>11 – 11:15 a.m.—Opening ceremony </b></div>
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<b>Noon – 12:30 p.m. –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brief Native American History lesson, </b></div>
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<b>David Brule and David Tall Pine White</b></div>
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<b>12:30 – 1:15 p.m. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children’s crafts at tipi ($2 fee)</b></div>
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<b>3:45 – 4:15 p.m. – Brief Native American History lesson,
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-73225195039459308072015-05-25T17:32:00.001-07:002015-05-25T17:32:49.616-07:00A Spirited Gathering Commemorates the Tragedy of May 19, 1676<span style="color: #990000;">(Posted by Diane Dix on Facebook on May 17)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday's event was meaningful and well attended. We give thanks for
the beautiful weather, the river, the birds, to all who showed up for
the ceremony and later for the walk. Strong Oak's words made a
tremendous impression on people and Loril Moondream's Apache chant was
very powerful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If anyone took photos and is willing to share we would
love to post them. The ceremony, drumming and spoken word segment was
filmed by MCTV volunteers. Thank you! And Lance Smith, Nolumbeka Project
website manager, and Karen Miller from GCTV, filmed the walk. It must
have been very interesting because people stayed until after dark to
hear more from Howard, Joe and David. We will let everyone know when
these videos are available for viewing</span>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-32459523458100687962015-05-04T11:30:00.000-07:002015-05-04T11:56:24.522-07:00Third Annual Great Falls Commemoration Ceremony on May 16<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">(Due to circumstances beyond our control (major road work at
the intersection near the entrance to the Wissatinnewag site) we decided, for
safety reasons, to postpone the previously announced gathering of stones for our prayer mound until another
time. The rest of the activities will take place as planned.)</span></b></div>
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<b>The 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual Great Falls Commemoration Ceremony will take place in Turners Falls on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636011" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday, May 16</span></span>. The
gathering, co-sponsored by the Nolumbeka
Project and Turners Falls RiverCulture, will this year be part of a larger, all
day event, River’s Song. The Nolumbeka Project events will be held at
the River Tent at Unity
Park: </b></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636012" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> 1:00 – 1:30 p.m.</span></span> Commemoration Ceremony; <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636013" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636013" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1:30 – 2:30 p.m </span></span> Visioning B.E.A.R. Singers; </b></div>
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<b>This part of the Connecticut River
is spiritually an exceptional location and the historical significance
for the
indigenous peoples of the Northeast is well-documented. For millennia
the area of Great Falls (Peskeompskut) and Wissatinnewag
(Shining Hill) was a gathering place for numerous Northeastern tribes
during
the fish runs and served as a place where diplomacy and peace prevailed.
That ended 339 years ago on May 19, 1676 with the infamous
massacre. Unity Park
is where, 11 years ago on May 19, 2004, the
Reconciliation Ceremony was held between the
Town of Montague
and the Narragansett to “begin to put the traumatic echoes of the past
to
rest". The ceremony will honor and
recognize both events and feature music from Nolumbeka Project president
Joe
Graveline and Loril Moondream and guest speakers.</b></div>
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<b>If you missed the remarkable River Walk on May 2 walk, here’s another chance: from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636015" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:30 – 7:30 p.m.</span></span> that evening ( <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_693636016" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">May 16</span></span>) David Brule will lead a walk on the Unity Park bike path and talk about
10,000 years of Native American presence near the Great Falls. It
involves leisurely walking along paved bike path for 1-1.5 miles. It is accessible
to all; dogs on leashes welcome. </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">We are seeking volunteers for this event and other Nolumbeka Project activities!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>The River Walk:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Native American History</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Saturday, M</b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>ay 2: 10 AM - 12 PM </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Un</b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>ity Park</b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Turners Falls, MA</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jo</span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in us for The R</span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">iver Walk</span></b></span> </span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">to learn about 10,000 years of Native American presence near the Great Falls. </span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The walk, </span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and Connecticut River Watershed Council,</span></b></span> involves
leisurely walking along paved bike path for 1-1.5 miles. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Learn
from and speak to experts in the Native American history of this area,
a h</b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>istory wh</b></span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>ich </b></span></b></span></b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>included the</b></span> Turners
Falls massacre </b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><b> in 1676 </b></span>during
King Phillips War. </b></span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>The guides will be
Nolumbeka Project Board members David Brule, Howard Clark, and Joe
Graveline. Collectively they share about
one hundred years of information reconstructed through research, observations, insight,
education, explorations, field work and associations, which illuminates the little
known history of the early Native American culture of the Northeast. <span lang="EN">All three work closely with the Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic
Preservation Office and monitor local Native American/American Indian
sacred sites</span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Brule, of
Narragansett and Nehantic descent, is the coordinator of the newly awarded National
Park Service Battlefield Protection Program whose goal is to identify the likely locations of the King
Phillip’s War (1675-76) Peskeomskut (Turners
Falls) Battlefield and
associated sites, including the Native American community
Peskeomskut-Wissatinnewag. This is in partnership with an archaeologist, town
historic commissions, and members of four New England
tribes. </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Clark has Cherokee roots and his extensive research into the Native
history of this area revealed the prime importance of Great Falls as a gathering place for many
Northeastern tribes during the fish runs. The Great Falls Massacre on May 19, 1676 was a
turning point in the King Philip’s War. Clark was instrumental in securing
protection for the land across the river, Wissatinnewag, and was<span lang="EN"> a signer of the
Reconciliation Agreement between the Town of Turners Falls and the Narragansett
tribe at Unity Park on May 19, 2004.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Graveline, Nolumbeka Project president, is descended
from Cherokee and Abenaki and began learning about the native culture from his
mother at a young age. <span lang="EN">He specializes in presenting the
unrepresented Indian side of American history. He was one of the
organizers of the Reconciliation Agreement; and of the Peoples Harvest
Native American cultural celebration that took place on the Banks of the
Connecticut River in Gill, MA in 200</span></b><span lang="EN"><b>5 and 2006. </b></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Although the river has gone through many changes, the history remains
and much will be revealed and explained during the walk. The guides will also offer
a “geological primer” and give an overview of 345 million years history how the
land was formed. </span></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN">Early May is a prime time for this event, before the leaves
fully cover the trees. From across the river the serpentine trails down the
hill from the Wissatinnewag land to the fishing stations below will still be
visible.</span> A map will be provided
to help identify some of these features during the walk. Binoculars might be helpful, not just to see
the sights but there will likely be <span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial;">migrating waterfowl and the occasional eagle.</span> </span> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<b>Meet at the Un</b><b>ity Park B</b><b>ike Path gravel park</b><b>ing area on 1st Street </b><b>in Turners Falls. Access</b><b>ible to all. Dogs on leases welcome. Free. </b><b>(donat</b><b>ions apprec</b><b>iated)</b><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-17220208081131985782015-03-12T13:42:00.000-07:002015-03-12T19:02:52.502-07:00 Great Falls/ Wissatinnewag-Peskeomskut Battlefield Study Meeting in Turners Falls March 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-63810988022132607502015-03-12T07:59:00.000-07:002015-03-12T08:11:36.855-07:00Thanks to All for a Successful Soup and Games Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many thanks from the Board of the Nolumbeka Project to everyone who
helped make the March 2nd Free Soup and Games Night benefit a success.<br />
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We extend our sincere gratitude to Jim Zaccara and staff of Hope &
Olive restaurant for opening their doors to this fundraising opportunity
and for helping us in many other ways.<br />
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We especially thank the
businesses which contributed delicious soups and breads to us: Bread
Euphoria, Clay Oven, Diemand Farms, Franklin County Technical School,<span class="text_exposed_show">
Frosted, Green Fields Market, Magpie, Mesa Verde, Peoples Pint,
Rendezvous, and the Wagon Wheel. We had a wonderful array of desserts
thanks, in part, to donations from Apex Orchards, Megahn Carr, Hazel
Dawkins, Shirl Majewski, and Elyssa Serrilli. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Among our most popular
raffle items were gift certificates from Foster’s Super Market, Big Y,
an arrowhead made by Neill Bovaird of Wolf Tree programs, beads made by
Mary Wheelan, and a half hour massage with hot stones from Rachel E.
Arnold, LMT. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">We are so grateful to the volunteers who helped throughout
the evening: Dan Dickinson and his friend Amy, Ericalyn Farnham,
Theresa Scheutze, Kelsey Shafer, Lance Smith, Dianne Supler, and Michael
Van Camp. And a big thanks to WRSI and Monte for the helping to spread
the word.</span>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-3041204275744726652015-02-25T11:12:00.000-08:002015-02-25T11:21:25.217-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Join Us For Free Soup and Games Night</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Next Monday! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hope & Olive</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">44 Hope Street </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Greenfield</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Nolumbeka Project </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;">is the beneficiary of the March</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Free Soup and Games night.</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Raffle - Desserts - More</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></b>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-33603433561379895722015-02-17T18:41:00.000-08:002015-02-16T23:54:54.533-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The Language Belongs to the Land Itself"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 160%;"><b>Full Snow Moon Gathering Features Interactive Presentation by David Tall Pine White on the Nipmuc Presence and Persistence in Southern New England</b> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday, February </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">21</span></b></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">, 1-3 PM</span></b>,<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Great Falls Discovery Center</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Doors open at 12:30 </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">David
Tall Pine White, Tribal Council Vice-President of the Chaubunagungamaug
Band of Nipmuck Indians and a language consultant and actor in the 2009
PBS series "We Shall Remain", offers a two hour interactive presentation
"The Language Belongs to the Land Itself" on the Nipmuck Presence and
Persistence in Southern New England at the Full Snow Moon Gathering,
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, Saturday,
February 21, 1-3 PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A community activist and teacher of Nipmuc language, history and
culture, White states "There's a lot of wisdom and knowledge in Our
language. Based on the observations of nature over thousands of years,
it shows how our surroundings are alive and an important part of life
itself. It teaches an appreciation and purpose of each living thing."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Full Snow Moon
is the name given by the tribes of the Northeast to the full moon of
February, a month when heavy snows are common. It was also known as the
Hungry Moon by some tribes because of the harshness of the weather and
lack of game. The Full Snow Moon Gathering on February 21 joins the
Great Falls Massacre Commemoration, Pocumtuck Homelands Festival and
Beaver Moon Gathering in a series of cultural events celebrating Native
American history and culture to be presented in Turners Falls during
2015.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">The event, co-sponsored by Nolumbeka Project and the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, is free and
open to the public. Doors open at 12:30. Reasonable accommodations are
available upon request. Light refreshments will be provided.</span><br />
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<b>VIDEO INTERVIEW ON FIRST CONTACT</b></div>
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Thanks to Roberto Mighty, MFA, for the use of this video, produced as part of <a href="http://www.robertomighty.com/firstContact.html" target="_blank">First Contact</a>, an immersive digital multimedia art exhibit about the roles of
Christianity, Indigenous Spirituality, and land use in 17th century
central Massachusetts.</div>
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Roberto received his Master of Fine Arts in the Visual Arts from Lesley
University and his BA in History from Boston University; and is
currently Adjunct Professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts
at Emerson College, and a lecturer in narrative cinematography,
documentary filmmaking and digital editing at Boston University’s Center
for Digital Imaging Arts. </div>
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<a href="http://www.robertomighty.com/firstContact.html">http://www.robertomighty.com/firstContact.html</a></div>
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<span class="size11 Helvetica11" style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">An immersive digital multimedia art exhibit about the roles of Christianity,</span></div>
<span class="size11 Helvetica11" style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-79608406128831492562015-02-17T16:39:00.001-08:002015-02-17T16:45:24.408-08:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/full_snow_moon_gathering_in_tu.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MUIR5ZxiIrbfitQzVNmZtgZODq4FAk920Dtfh6hT48wRSLg3xy4c3TtiyzGs5I1p6GaoOG3b6hGMrEQHSr-q8QSr1olPU6r_dMaQdUHQ840LbE1f-a21VoSEhMRiZTHtS33ZGbuNdeTQ/s1600/Urban.jpg" height="138" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/full_snow_moon_gathering_in_tu.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">READ ARTICLE HERE</span></a><a href="http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/02/full_snow_moon_gathering_in_tu.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">David Tall Pine White </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">and Nolumbeka Project</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Board Member David Brule were interviewed by reporter Cory Urban for her advance feature on this Saturday's </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Full Snow Moon Gathering. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The article appears on MASS LIVE and slated to be published in the <i>Springfield Republican</i> this week. </span></div>
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<br />Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-44092165219267192842015-02-09T14:14:00.000-08:002015-02-16T23:53:02.639-08:00Nolumbeka Project President Joe Graveline To Be Panelist at Mt. Toby Peace and Social Concerns Film Event<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>“Guswenta: Renewing the Two Row Wampum Treaty”</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thursday, February 12, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7:00 P.M.<br />Mt. Toby Friends Meetinghouse</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>194 Long Plain Road, Leverett, MA </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">“Guswenta:
Renewing the Two Row Wampum Treaty” is an 33-minute, award-winning
documentary by Gwendolen Cates, featuring stunning footage from the 28 -
day paddling journey from the Onondaga Nation to the United Nations
during the summer of 2013, along with powerful words from Haudenosaunee
leaders, including Onondaga Faithkeeper, Oren Lyons, Onondaga Clan
Mother, Freida Jacques, Mohawk Spiritual Leader, Tom Porter, Tadodaho
Sid Hill and non-native allies. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">The
film inspires us to consider our collective responsibility 400 + years
after the Two Row Wampum Treaty was agreed upon by Dutch Colonists and
representatives of Haudenosaunee tribes. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Following the film, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>a panel discussion will be moderated by paddler, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beth Adams of the </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mt. Toby Peace and Social Concerns Committee. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Panelists
are: Don Campbell from Mt. Toby, Two-Row participant, Karen Nylander
from Amherst, Native New York paddler, Dennis Willard, New York Quaker
paddler, Buffy Curtis, and Joe Graveline, Nolumbeka Project </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This event is the second this year in the Mt. Toby Peace and Social Concerns Committee film series . </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>All welcome!</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 240%;">Thanks to All!</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 240%;">You Made It Happen.</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 240%;">Many Gifts. One Heart</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 240%;">Valley Gives 2014</span></span></span></b>Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-59846051339624349382014-12-10T04:11:00.001-08:002014-12-10T06:17:49.343-08:00Valley Gives 2014: Today is the Big Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><b>Preserving New England's Tribal Heritage:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A 12,000 Year Legacy of </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Earth Connection and Sustainability. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b> <span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Honoring the Past ∞ Healing the Present </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Celebrating the Future ∞</span></b></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">This is the BIG DAY!</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">Your GIFT Today </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">Will Help Us Continue</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">The Work!</span></b></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">Your GIFT of $10+ will</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">be DOUBLED</span></b></b></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"> through a </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">MATCHING GRANT</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">(the first $1000)</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">and qualify us </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">SPECIAL AWARDS!</span></b></b></span></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project</span></a></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Storyteller and Wildlife Rehabilitator Loril Moondream </span></span></b></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-size: small;">and Medicine Mammals Singers</span></span></b></b></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Are Regular Participants</b></b></span> </span></span></b></b></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>at Nolumbeka Project Events. (Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, 2014)</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>Dear Friends,</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>People like you have been invaluable in our efforts these past three years. 2014 was a huge success:</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• We presented 3 Cultural Events </b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Presented other public talks and educational events </b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b> </b></b></span></b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Successfully negotiated passage of Greenfield's Native American Burial Ordinance</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Improved the Gardens and Trails at </b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>Wissatinnewag </b></b></span></b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Opened a new office </b></b></span></b></b></span></b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>Now, you can be part of our efforts in 2015. Please donate tonight and join us for:</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Free Soup and Games Night, Hope and Olive, March 2</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>•Third Annual Commemoration of Great Falls Massacre, May 16</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>• Pocumtuck Homelands Festival, August 1</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>Beaver Moon Gathering, November 21</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b>Stay Tuned for More:</b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://nolumbekaproject.org/" target="_blank">http://nolumbekaproject.org/</a> </span></b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Together, we can make a difference </span></b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks,</span></b></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Nolumbeka Project Board of Directors </span></b></b></span></div>
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-89956030080456100472014-12-09T16:05:00.002-08:002014-12-10T03:24:51.976-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 220%;"><b> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project%22%20style=%22clear:%20left;%20float:%20left;%20margin-bottom:%201em;%20margin-right:%201em;%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E" target="_blank">Nolumbeka Project</a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><b>Preserving New England's Tribal Heritage:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A 12,000 Year Legacy of </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Earth Connection and Sustainability. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b> <span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Honoring the Past ∞ Healing the Present </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Celebrating the Future ∞</span></b></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Countdown is on.</span> </span> </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">Your gift of 10+ before 12 Midnight <span style="font-size: large;">tonight </span></span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">qualifies us for possible Valley Gift special awards of $25 - $1000. </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><b> </b></b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project%22%20style=%22clear:%20left;%20float:%20left;%20margin-bottom:%201em;%20margin-right:%201em;%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E" target="_blank"> Donate.</a> Make a Difference.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project</span></a> </b></span></div>
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-12775648693854439302014-12-07T16:30:00.000-08:002014-12-07T16:40:18.763-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 220%;"><b> Nolumbeka Project</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 140%;"><b>Preserving New England's Tribal Heritage:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A 12,000 Year Legacy of </b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Connection and Sustainability. </b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b> <span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Honoring the Past ∞ Healing the Present </span></b></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Celebrating the Future ∞</span></b></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Dear Friend, </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>You are cordially invited!</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">• Stop by our new office for cider and conversation. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> <span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, December 9, 4-6 PM, Mohawk Mall, 91 Main Street, Greenfield</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DONATE NOW!</span></b></span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">• Make a donation</span> <a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOW</span></span></a> <span style="font-size: x-large;">of $10+ </span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>It may count DOUBLE -- or more.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The first $1000 of donations will be matched dollar for dollar </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND may qualify </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nolumbeka Project </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>for a number of Valley Gives awards.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>• Support the Emerging Plan for 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>• Free Soup and Games Night at Hope and Olive, March 2</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>• Third Annual Commemoration of Great Falls Massacre, </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>May 16</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>• Second Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with indigenous artists and artisans, music, drumming, storytelling, demonstrations</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>honoring the 12,000 year old Pocumtuck Peace Village at the Great Falls</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Unity Park, Turners Falls, August 1</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>• Third Annual Beaver Moon Gathering, November 21</b></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Help Us Make A Difference!</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project" target="_blank">http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Nolumbeka-Project</a> </b></span></span><br />
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-47888999453332013342014-12-05T11:17:00.000-08:002014-12-05T12:37:39.712-08:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Haven't Been Able </span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">to Donate Yet?</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Now's the Time.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">First time donors to </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Valley Gives</b> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">qualify</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Nolumbeka Project </span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">for </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">awards from $25-$1000!</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 140%;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Preserving New England's Tribal Heritage:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A 12,000 Year Legacy of </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Connection and Sustainability. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> <span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Honoring the Past ∞ Healing the Present </span></span></b></b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: 110%;"><b><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: 110%;">∞ Celebrating the Future ∞</span></span></b></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: lime; font-size: 90%;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;">••Historical Research••Cultural Gatherings••Sacred Site Preservation •• </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: 90%;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;">••Land Stewardship </span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: small;">••</span></span>•• Public </span></span><span style="color: lime; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Advocacy •• </span></span></b></div>
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<b>Greetings from the Nolumbeka Project! </b> <br />
We come to you, seeking funding through Valley Gives!<br />
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We are inviting you to drop by a "Valley Gives! Open House", <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1853033781" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">December 9 from 4-6PM</span></span>. Stop
by the Mohawk Mall, 91 Main Street, Greenfield, for a cup of cider,
to visit our new little office and research library! </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i>Your donation given before Wednesday <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1853033782" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">December 10th</span></span> helps make us eligible for Valley Gives prizes of $500 to $5000!</i></b></span></b></span></div>
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We are the regional Native American advocacy group...stewards of the rich heritage of the indigenous people of New England.</div>
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seek..." to exemplify the Native American Indian people's respect for
Mother Earth and all living beings, and to be mindful of our role as
caretakers for future generations..."</div>
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In just our first three years, building on the great wealth of a 12,000 year old legacy, we have: </div>
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• <b>created an annual calendar of events.</b>.. from the "May Memorial to the Massacre of 1675" to the Pocumtuck Homelands and Beaver Moon Festivals;</div>
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• <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>preserving indigenous plants and clearing ancient trails, </div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>• <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>planting traditional "three sisters" (corn, beans & squash) circle gardens.</div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> •</span> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>growing sacred tobacco and sweet grass</div>
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• <b>written and negotiated the passage of the new Greenfield Indian Burial Ordinance</b>, a useful model for other towns seeking to respect ancient ancestral bones. </div>
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October, we opened a FIRST! Our office and research library at the
Mohawk Mall which will enable us to coordinate all this and more. </b></div>
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<b>Thank you for for becoming a part of this remarkable journey, by becoming a donor, and making a gift at</b><br />
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<b>The Board of Nolumbeka Project, </b><br />
<b><b>Joe Graveline, David Brule, Howard Clark, Diane Dix, Barbara Francis,</b></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Preserving a 12,000 Year Legacy of </b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Connection and Sustainability. </b></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 380%;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>∞ ∞ Honoring the Past ∞ ∞ ∞ Healing the Present ∞ ∞ ∞ Celebrating the Future ∞ ∞ </b></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">HELP US CELEBRATE A FUTURE OF CONNECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY</span></b></span></div>
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<b> </b>The Nolumbeka Project is dedicated to the preservation of the history
and cultural heritage of the Native Americans of New England through
historical research, sacred site and land stewardship, Native American
gardening and heritage seed preservation, public advocacy, educational
programs, and cultural events. We believe the Native American Legacy of Connection and
Sustainability is crucial to the planet at this point in history.<br />
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<b>YOU
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><b>SACRED SITE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP</b></span></div>
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<b>"What part of Sacred don't you understand?" -- Klee Benally, Navajo activist</b></div>
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The Nolumbeka Project stewards the last undeveloped
piece of an ancient Native American village, Wissatinnewag. Located on
the banks of the Connecticut River at the Great Falls, "Shining Hill"
was a peace village where Native Americans of the northeast gathered
seasonally to share Nature’s bounty.<br />
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This year, with the help of dedicated volunteers, we enhanced the Wissatinnewag site by cultivating sweet grass, ceremonial
tobacco, and three sisters gardens; clearing trails, making inventories of
native plants and removing some invasive species. We also guided educational
tours of the property.<br />
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In addition, we continue to seek support in our efforts to preserve a Native
American re-burial site at White Ash Swamp in Greenfield, MA.
Under the threat of big box development, Nolumbeka Project is working to ensure that these reburials are permanently protected.<br />
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At this time, we are also holding conversations about acquiring other
significant properties in our region for preservation and protection.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">HISTORICAL RESEARCH: NOLUMBEKA PROJECT ARCHIVES</span> </b></span></div>
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<b>"If we open our minds to this broader body of information,
... we come to see that the history taught to us in school presented a
tragically distorted and incomplete account."</b><br />
<b> -- Howard Clark, Senior
Researcher/Anthropologist, Nolumbeka Project</b></div>
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Moving into a new office in 2014, The Nolumbeka Project continues to
build a unique archival research library to depict a more accurate
picture of the history of our region. We continue the process of digitizing the information to make it more widely accessible<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><b>CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS</b></span></div>
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<b>"In the spirit of peace, healing and understanding we come
together on this date of May 19, 2004, to acknowledge the tragic events
that took place on the shores of this river on May 19, 1676, and </b><br />
<b> thereby begin to put the tragic echoes of the past to rest" </b><br />
<b>--
Reconciliation Ceremony, May 19, 2004</b></div>
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In addition to a variety of public talks, videos and other offerings, Nolumbeka Project presents three annual Gatherings at the Great Falls
in Turners Falls, MA. Each provides an opportunity to honor, heal, and
celebrate the contributions of New England's Native Americans through
ceremonial, cultural and educational activities.<br />
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At the Great Falls Discovery Center in May, Nolumbeka Project
continues its annual commemoration of the infamous massacre of May 19,
1676 with a respectful ceremony, music and other cultural offerings. <br />
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In August, with the assistance and co-sponsorship of Turners Falls RiverCulture, Nolumbeka Project presented the first Pocumtuck Homelands
Festival drawing together Native American musicians, storytellers,
artist and craftspersons for a day long clelebration at Unity Park,
Turners Falls.<br />
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In November, Beaver Moon Gathering celebrates the Full Moon of this time of transition at the Great Falls Discovery Center. Talks and other educational events are the centerpiece of this event.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><b>PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES</b></span></div>
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<b>"Let’s lose the fear over this conversation and embrace a
future </b><br />
<b>where all are </b><b>welcomed and respected." </b><br />
<b>-- Nolumbeka Project
President Joe Graveline <i>My Turn</i>, Greenfield Recorder</b></div>
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Through
public talks, educational offerings and public advocacy, Nolumbeka Project members continue to bring both a greater awareness of
our tragic past, and of the vital importance of the cultural and spiritual
values of New England's Native Americans to the world today.<br />
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In 2014, Nolumbeka Project and its members initiated and successfully
secured a Native American Burial Ordinance in Greenfield, MA and the
awarding of a National Park Battlefield Preservation Grant to Montague,
MA which will for the first time gather and present the Native American
perspective on the tragic events that occurred in our region during the
colonial expansion our region's history.<br />
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In addition Nolumbeka Project and its members continue to advocate
for a respectful solution to the tragedy of White Ash Swamp, and are
involved in other efforts to honor, heal, and celebrate the
contributions of New England's Native Americans to this planet and all
of its myriad beings. <br />
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Lance Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174480565578669357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2490169213262845231.post-88569647396288043492014-10-21T18:32:00.000-07:002014-10-27T12:58:01.202-07:00Second Annual Beaver Moon Gathering November 8<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anthropologist David Cornelius will be the featured speaker at the
second annual Beaver Moon Gathering, presented by the Nolumbeka Project
on Saturday, November 8, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Great Falls Discovery
Center, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA.<br /><br />Cornelius will share the
tale of King Hendrick, Supreme Chief of the Mohawks, and present the complex and
tragic story of King Philip’s War, the tumultuous period of history
that included the infamous massacre of Native American refugees at the
Great Falls (Peskeompskut) on May 19, 1676.<br /><br />For Cornelius, who is a
Master’s degree candidate in Anthropology and holds a degree in Colonial
and Native American Studies, King Philip’s War is not just an academic
interest. He has connections to the Mohawk and Mohican Nations on his
father’s side of his family and his mother’s forebearers were Puritans. His ancestors
died on both sides of the conflict.<br /><br />Nolumbeka Board Member David
Brule will also speak briefly about the National Park Service Battlefield
Preservation Grant recently awarded to the town of Montague. Seeking to
develop a comprehensive overview of the series of deadly encounters
that took place at the Great Falls in 1676, the project funded by this
grant will attempt to present a balanced account of this troubling history. It plans to include, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">for the first
time, </span> an unfiltered perspective emerging from the
oral histories of the Wampanoag of Aquinnah, Mashpee Wampanoag, Nipmuc,
Narragansett and Stockbridge-Munsee tribes, as well as that of
the colonials. <br /><br />The gathering, which is free, is named in honor of a
traditional term for November’s full moon. It will also include an
opening ceremony by Strong Oak Lefevre, Circle Keeper of the Visioning
B.E.AR Circle; a display of traditional Native American gardening; a
raffle; and light refreshments for sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in helping us out on that day, please contact Lisa McLoughlin at nolumbeka@hemlockhouse.net </span><br />
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