Baby Moccasins – Indian Township Women’s Circle, March & April 2017
Indian Township woman’s circle. Event dates March 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and April 5th. We are currently making baby moccasins to give to babies being born, recovering the tradition of making and gifting moccasins to newborns in…
Pleasant Point Women’s Circle – Jan 20th, 2017
This woman’s cirlces was a “paint with me event” teaching woman about self expression and creativity, and how this teaches about one’s own self. The ladies had a lot of fun creating their own masterpieces.
Stockings for Christmas – Nov 30th and Dec 7th
On November 30th and December 7th, 2016, the Indian Township Braiding Sweetgrass Women’s Circle was busy making Santa stockings for Christmas. This simple, fun activity teaches women a life skill – sewing – that is…
Upcoming Event: Deer Island Memorial, October 9, 2016
Natick Nipmuc Indian Council DEER ISLAND MEMORIAL 2016 SACRED PADDLE and WALK Sunday, October 9, 2016 All are invited for a Day of Remembrance in memory of the Native peoples forcibly removed in October 1675…
Past Event: Wabanaki Women’s Drum-Making / Sweetgrass Braiding
On September 17th and 18th, 2016, Gedakina held a drum-making and sweetgrass braiding workshop, with 30+ women from various Wabanaki tribes in attendance. Check out some of their beautiful craftsmanship in the photo gallery!
Past Event: Drum Making Workshop
In February and March of 2016, Gedakina co-sponsored a Drum Making Workshop that was held at the Passamaquoddy Reservation in Indian Township, Maine. The workshop took place in the course of four sessions that spanned…
Upcoming Events at Amherst College, April 14-15, 2016
Please join us at Amherst College for an important series of events centered around the visiting display of the Sing Our Rivers Red Earring Project Rise Up! Spoken Word Event featuring Dine’ (Navajo) poet Hannabah Blue 4:00…
We are here and she is in us: Revisiting the Skywoman Story
Oct 22, 2015, 5 P.M. – Amherst College – Cole Assembly Room – Converse Hall
2015 Annual Nanrantsouak Memorial Gathering
August 23 – Mid Day til Dusk Mizi Negewet kamigwezoi (Families Gathered Together) ————————————————- Nemikkwaldamnana Nanrantsouak (We Remember Norridgewock) Please join us for the annual gathering at Nanrantsouak located off father Rasle Road in Madison,…
Thanksgiving
As you probably know GEDAKINA has been doing a Thanksgiving Turkey, food basket/grocery gift card program since we became a “formal nonprofit organization” back in 2002. Before GEDAKINA, founding members helped to start and fund…
