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Visit the Hudson Museum at the American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront. The Museum will showcase Maine Indian collections that present traditional hunting and gathering technologies, such as containers used for gathering natural resources--berries nuts and maple sap, hunting and fishing gear along with historic images and drawings.
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Visit the Hudson Museum at the Common Ground Fair in Unity. The Museum's exhibit will focus on providing educational resources for LD 291, an educational mandate that requires the teaching of Maine Indian History and Culture for grades K-12.
2009 Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration December
5, 2009 from 9:00 to 4:00 |
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This
event features Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot
Basketmakers who sell their hand-made, one of a kind,
ash splint and sweet grass basketry. Work baskets, such
as creels, pack and potato baskets and fancy baskets
ranging from strawberry and blueberry shaped- baskets
to curly bowls may be found along with quill jewelry,
wood carvings and birchbark work. Traditional foods
served up by the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club
(hull corn soup, fry bread, blueberry desserts), music,
demonstrations of brown ash pounding and basket making
as well as traditional drumming and dancing will also
be presented.
For more information or to pre-register for these events and activities, please call 581-1901
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