Nulhegan citizen Arabella Michaud, 6, of Killington, middle, sings an Abenaki greeting song to Jesse Larocque, of St. Johnsbury, left, and John Moody, of the Winter Center Center for Indigenous Traditions, during Abenaki and Indigenous Peoples Honoring Day at Lyman Point Park in White River Junction, Vt., on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. The song is used to teach basic salutations in the Abenaki language. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Nulhegan citizen Arabella Michaud, 6, of Killington, sang a greeting song used to teach basic salutations in the Abenaki language during the first Abenaki and Indigenous Peoples Honoring Day since 2020 at Lyman Point Park in White River Junction on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Jeff and Joan Johnson gathered corn that had been soaked in water to roast.
The event returned after cancellations due to COVID-19, and stormy weather.
Jeff Johnson, left, and Joan Johnson, right, gather corn that had been soaked in water to roast at Abenaki and Indigenous Peoples Honoring Day at Lyman Point Park in White River Junction, Vt., on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. It was the first time the event has been held since 2020, after cancellations due to Covid 19, and stormy weather. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
