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‘Moving back toward balance’: Community remembers Great Falls Massacre 345 years later
Liz “Coldwind” Santana Kiser speaks at the Day of Remembrance recognizing the 345th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre. The event was held at Peskeomskut Park in Turners Falls on Saturday. STAFF PHOTO/MARY BYRNE
Elnu Abenaki Chief Roger Longtoe Sheehan, a traditional artist and musician, performs at the Day of Remembrance at Peskeomskut Park in Turners Falls on Saturday, honoring the 345th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre. STAFF PHOTO/ MARY BYRNE
Nulhegan Abenaki singer-songwriter Bryan Blanchette performs at Peskeomskut Park in Turners Falls for the Day of Remembrance on Saturday, honoring the 345th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre. STAFF PHOTOS/MARY BYRNE
Nolumbeka Project’s Day of Remembrance to honor 345th anniversary of massacre
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Published: 5/13/2021 4:17:01 PM
TURNERS FALLS In honor of the 345th anniversary of the Great Falls Massacre, a Day of Remembrance gathering will be held at Peskeomskut Park on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3:30.
The event, intended to recognize the often untold story of the conflict of May 19, 1676 at the falls, is organized by the Nolumbeka Project. It has been held yearly since the town’s reconciliation ceremony in May of 2004, but was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Nolumbeka Project Outreach Coordinator Diane Dix.
Community College of Vermont hosts a free virtual Abenaki speaker series this spring, part of an ongoing effort to honor the Abenaki people, who originally stewarded the land on which
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