Video Library
The Abenaki Foodways Project included conversations with Abenaki people about food, culture, history, environmental stewardship, and more. Some of these are recordings of public webinars, others are recordings of conversations at Odanak. We hope to one day create curriculum around these videos. In the meantime, these are great resources to help your students learn about Abenaki foodways through the voices and perspectives of contemporary Abenaki people. We hope you enjoy!
More at: https://www.youtube.com/@AbenakiFoodwaysEducation
Also, stay tuned for more events in the Abenaki Speaker Series, planned for summer 2026!
Live recording of our second event in the Abenaki Speaker Series, with featured guest Conor Hawk Cubit. Conor works with the Land and Environment Office of the Abenaki First Nation at Odanak, where he is engaged in environmental consultation and cross-border liaison work in both the United States and Canada.
In this virtual presentation, Conor spoke about Abenaki history and territory, and several land- and resource-based initiatives underway at Odanak. These include work related to tribal sovereignty, cultural and environmental responsibility, cultural revitalization, and long-term environmental stewardship. His drew in part on species and practices central to Abenaki relationships with the land, including sturgeon, black ash, and highbush cranberries.
In this video, Daniel G. Nolett, Michelle Durand, and Suzie O’Bomsawin share their stories and memories of ash, it’s importance to the Abenaki people, and the Abenaki practice of ash basketry, which has been passed down through many generations. Filmed at the community of Odanak, QC, along the northern edge of Ndakina, in November 2025.
This video can be watched to go along with the lesson on ash and basketry on the home page.
Live recording of our third event in the Abenaki Speaker Series, with featured guest Jacques T. Watso. Jacques is an elected councilor of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak, as well as a chef and entrepreneur.
In this webinar Jacques talks about sagamite, a foundational Abenaki soup traditionally prepared from corn, beans, squash, and locally gathered or hunted foods. He also speaks about how sagamite connects the Abenaki to their traditions, to the land, and to eachother.
Live recording of our first event in the Abenaki Speaker Series. In this webinar we were joined by Suzie O’Bomsawin and Danielle G. Nolette to learn about Abenaki ways of agriculture, food, and land stewardship. We also shared an overview of the educational resources and how educators can bring these lessons and knowledge to their students.
In this video, Daniel G. Nolett, Michelle Durand, and Suzie O’Bomsawin talk about Abenaki foodways, in particular how dishes like Sagamite are tied to family, traditions, and the upholding of culture throughout history.
This video can be watched as part of the Sagamite Lesson, available on the home page.