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Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, the Abbe Museum and the College of the Atlantic Present...
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NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND BASKETMAKERS MARKET
Saturday July 11th, 2009 from 10:00 - 4:00
College of the Atlantic Campus
Bar Harbor, Maine
The Maine Indian Basket Makers Alliance, Abbe Museum and the College of the Atlantic invite you
to join us for our annual Native American Festival. This world renowned "Indian Market" features
exquisite hand crafted Wabanaki baskets, carvings, jewelry, beadwork, and dolls as well as other
hand crafted items.
You can experience Native American singing, dancing,
storytelling, demonstrations and food.
FREE and Open to the Public
Park at Conners Emerson School and take the FREE Shuttle
Sponsorship Provided By...
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance - Abbe Museum - College of the Atlantic
LINC Leveraging Investments in Creativity - Ford Foundation
First Peoples Fund - The National Endowment for the Arts
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NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND BASKETMAKERS MARKET
Saturday July 11th, 2009 from 10:00 - 4:00
College of the Atlantic Campus
Bar Harbor, Maine
The Maine Indian Basket Makers Alliance, Abbe Museum and the College of the Atlantic invite you
to join us for our annual Native American Festival. This world renowned "Indian Market" features
exquisite hand crafted Wabanaki baskets, carvings, jewelry, beadwork, and dolls as well as other
hand crafted items.
You can experience Native American singing, dancing,
storytelling, demonstrations and food.
FREE and Open to the Public
Park at Conners Emerson School and take the FREE Shuttle
Sponsorship Provided By...
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance - Abbe Museum - College of the Atlantic
LINC Leveraging Investments in Creativity - Ford Foundation
First Peoples Fund - The National Endowment for the Arts
December 5, 2009
Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and
Demonstration
Hudson Museum, Collins Center for the Arts
The University of Maine
Orono, ME
Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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. FMI contact: Hudson Museum at
(207) 581-1904 or www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/