This special day is one event that our Koasek Tribe supports 100%, thanks to our Chief Nathan Pero. Come and enjoy this day of relaxation, lectures, song, vendors and Chief Nathan’s excellent campfire cooking of wild game. Bring your family, pot luck of food and drink, and your drums to take part in the Abenaki Day. Though, a bit modern, this day will still set you back into our culture of old.

This event is free and open to the public, (donations gratefully appreciated), handicap accessible, and we especially encourage people to bring their children. Sponsored by the Hartford Historical Society, and the Hartford Town, and Recreation Department, and The Winter Center for Indigenous Traditions.

Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation Introduces New Flag and Seal

After a few years of designing and redesigning, by 28 July 2011, our Tribal Seal and Nation flag was finally created. This image is copywritten, as it was designed by our tribe, for our tribe. Each symbol represents the following:

Flag Symbols - Green is considered the common Abenaki color.

The mountains represent the Green and White Mountains if this area.
The yellow tells that we are the peoples of the rising and first sun.
The corn celebrates the 2006 return of our historic Abenaki corn by the Caley family who kept it safe for 250 years in its original state. They present it back to the Koasek Nation.
The Birchwood canoe represents our way of travel throughout all the rivers.
The Sturgeon was a source of food in past times when they were plentiful.
The loon is to represent the loon`s mournful call to Gluscap/Glouscape.
Our paddles our tools of travel.
Though the Abenaki people all sprang from the Ash Tree,these three pines here represent and remind us of the last major "Cowasuck village" having been occupied by the people who called this village the "pine tree place.
The grass grown in the meadows was the source of our sweet grass, medicines, herbs, and weaving materials.

Following is the story that inspired our use of the loon . . .

The whole earth was submerged, and but a few persons survived. They had taken refuge on the back of a turtle, who had reached so great an age that his shell was mossy, like the bank of a rivulet. ( this indicates the remnant of an ancient civilization) In this forlorn condition a loon flew that way, which they asked to dive and bring up land. He complied, but found no bottom. Then he flew far away, and returned with a small quantity of earth in his bill. Guided by him, the turtle swam to the place, where a spot of dry land was found. There the survivors settled and re-peopled the land. ( this indicates that a new civilization was formed out of an old place.) The Loon indicates a "clan symbol" or the representation of a particular people or tribe. This Loon clan/tribe, was sent out to find "new land" for the people of the old turtle (land) who were seeking an escape from, and, or a new direction/growth or freedom from oppression. The Loon clan in fact, is one of the first mentioned in the Abenaki/ Glouscape stories!

 

If you want to purchase a flag you can contact Chief Paul Bunnell

Email:   Bunnellloyalist@aol.com.

2012 Abenaki Honor Ceremony

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2012 Pow Wow

Chief Wolf Spirit Scholarship Fund 4th Annual Native Gathering & Pow Wow

Gray Wolf Clan
Gary J. Dumas – Chief Wolf Spirit
Abenaki Horse Farm Stable
Ellsworth Hill Rd., Campton, New Hampshire
8 & 9 September 2012 / 11 AM to 4 PM Grand Entry at Noon
Invited Tribe - Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation

All who attended the Pow Wow experienced a very special time. For the tribe members, this was a spiritual Pow Wow - starting with the entry, by Chief Wolf Spirit on his horse, to the lighting of the sacred fire and the special events in which we participated. We thank Chief Wolf Spirit for inviting us to join with them in this Pow Wow. It will never be forgotten.

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