Embracing the Art of Weaving Past and Present Together

A six-foot long cape covered with gray turkey feathers sits triumphantly inside a glass box at the Aquinnah Cultural Center. It may be the first of its kind to be created in over 400 years.

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Aquinnah Cultural Center Lifts Up Wampanoag Life

For NaDaizja Bolling, director of the Aquinnah Cultural Center, it is important to have a museum that is centered on self-determination.

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Wampanoag Exhibit Highlights Fresh Perspective of History

A new permanent installation at the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Museum museum, Our History in Perspective, had its grand opening on Saturday. It details the over 10,000-year history of the Wampanoag people on the Vineyard.

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Northeast Indigenous Holiday Market Adapts for Digital Venue
Aaron Wilson

From cornhusk dolls to hand-woven sashes, wampum jewelry, dreamcatchers and white buckskin dresses, there’s something for everyone at the Aquinnah Cultural Center’s online Northeast Indigenous Artist Holiday Market.

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Yard, Aquinnah CC Get State Arts Grants

The New England Foundation for the Arts has made grants to the Aquinnah Cultural Center and the Yard through the United States Arts Resilience Fund.

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Wampanoag Exhibit Reveals Hard Truths of History

Every year, a new chapter has been added to “Our” Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History, a recurring exhibit at the Aquinnah Cultural Center.

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Cultural Grants Aid Restoration of Vanderhoop Homestead
Landry Harlan

Two state grants totaling $71,000 will go toward the restoration of the historic Vanderhoop Homestead in Aquinnah, town leaders learned late last week.

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Wampanoag Tribe Showcases History, Culture at Annual Potluck
Landry Harlan

The sound of drums and smell of venison stew greeted visitors to the old Aquinnah town hall Sunday evening for the third annual Wampanoag New Year celebration.

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History Lessons Unfold at Aquinnah Cultural Center
Katherine Gianni

The Aquinnah Cultural Center is showcasing a new exhibit entitled Messenger Runner.

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On the Cliffs in Aquinnah, History Is Alive at the Vanderhoop Homestead
Mary Jane Carpenter

Aquinnah is not the place to go looking for interesting houses without trespassing. Interesting stories, yes, but the houses visible from the road are few and far between. The exception of course is the Vanderhoop homestead.

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