Sarah Sockbeson (Penobscot) is a basketmaker who has demonstrated and exhibited her work at various shows, museums and markets throughout the country. Sarah apprenticed with renowned basket maker Jennifer Neptune, who taught her the traditional way to gather, prepare, and weave ash splints into baskets. For each of her unique pieces, Sarah combines traditional materials […]

Vera Longtoe Sheehan (Elnu Abenaki) is an artist, educator, culture keeper and activist who has exhibited, lectured, and taught at museums and cultural institutions throughout the world, including at the Institute for American Indian Studies. She is the Director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, founder of the Abenaki Arts and Education Center, and member […]

Jeanne Kent was named Spozowialakws (Morningstar) by an Abenaki Elder many years ago.  It means: "One who leads others out of the darkness into the light...a teacher." She is an Enrolled Member of the  Nulhegan Band, Coosuk-Abenaki of Vermont.,and also descended from Nipissing, Montagnais, and Algonquin People from the Quebec area of Canada.  Her father […]

Annawon Weeden is an actor, activist, dancer and artist with Mashpee Wampanoag, Narragansett and Pequot heritage. Growing up on the Narragansett reservation in south coastal RI, Annawon has been instructed on the traditional dances and customs of New England Natives throughout his entire life. By visiting many other tribes throughout the U.S., Annawon has developed a comprehensive understanding of the vast diversity […]

Brenda Hill (Tuscarora/Choctaw) is an indigenous artist who specializes in pottery and special order clay items. For several decades, she has exhibited and taught the history of Haudenosaunee pottery at various museums, cultural institutions and community centers throughout North America. Brenda crafts all of her whiteware pottery by hand, using the traditional coil method. She […]