LECTURE SERIES ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION

LECTURE SERIES ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITION

	general information
	brief outline of the material to be covered in the lectures
	about the lecturer
	registration form

Due to a number of recent requests, the Clan of the Hawk of the Western Abenakis has instituted a lecture series available to area schools. The focus of this program is to work with local teachers in instructing their students about Native American traditions, culture and history with specific emphasis on those tribes inhabiting Vermont and the Northeast.

The lectures together with appropriate graphic materials can be tailored to students from the forth grade level through grade 12. The material can be presented in a single 50-minute class or two 50-minute sessions. We believe the latter to be particularly appropriate for students in the grades 7 through 12.

We have constructed this program so that it offers teachers considerable flexibility. For example, with as little as five days' notice we can be at any school in the Northeast Kingdom at the hour the teacher specifies. Should the teacher prefer, the lecture or lectures can be held at the Clan of the Hawk's beautiful 39-acre InterTribal PowWow site in Evansville. Inclement weather should not be a concern insofar as there is a classroom on the premises that will comfortably accommodate 40 students.

Following is a brief outline of the material to be covered in the lectures:

I. How and when Native Americans arrived on the North American Continent.

	how these Paleo-Indians lived;
	their linguistic development;
	their early cultural development;

II. The arrival of Paleo-Indians in Vermont.

	changes in life and living during the late Glacial Period;
	Paleo-Indian sites in Vermont including those in the Northeast Kingdom;

III. The Archaic Period.

early, middle and late Archaic cultures;

IV. The Woodland Period.

	the emergence of agriculture;
	development of more sophisticated weaponry;
	social and political structure;

V. The Native American Meets the European.

	relationships between the Algonquinian Tribes of the Northeast and the French, English and Dutch;
	relationships with other Tribes;
	two hundred years of turmoil;
	present

The Clan of the Hawk is indeed fortunate to have Jerome E. Kelley as lecturer in this program. Mr. Kelley was born in Montpelier and was educated in its public schools, Vermont College and the University of Vermont. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Black Watch (R.H.R.), Canadian Army. He served two tours in Europe and when he received his commission he was the youngest officer in the Canadian Army.

His magazine articles have appeared in numerous publications ranging from Readers' Digest to Vermont Life. A book of his, Magazine Writing Today (Writers' Digest Press, 1977), was used by 486 colleges and universities as a textbook.

After a successful career in advertising and marketing in NY City, he served as Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture under Governors Snelling and Dean. He is credited with initiating the Vermont Specialty Food Industry.

Mr. Kelley has taught at Vermont Community College and is proud of his Abenaki heritage which descends through two main branches of his family tree.

Click here to schedule a reservation/register for the Native American Series.