K8g8gwibakw Wantastegokwajok
Wintergreen on Mount Wantastiquet
Ali-sowanikik nahil8t Kwenitegok wji Wantastegokwajok
Southward downstream on the Connecticut River from Mount Wantastiquet
Wantastegok peb8niwi tamakwak
The West River in winter at the beaver place
Sp8zsigwan Peskawajok
Early spring at Black Mountain
Ali-sowanakik wji kchi al8mkiwajok
Southward from the great mountain cave
Spemkik sibok Kwenitegok
Sky in the river on the Connecticut
Sigwan s8gen mskodak
Spring emerges in the meadow
Nakihl8t Wantastegok
Sunset at the West River place
Rich Holschuh’s Biography
Rich is a resident of Wantastegok (Brattleboro, VT) of Mi’kmaq, Wendat, and European heritage and an indigenous cultural researcher. He serves on the Vermont Commission for Native American Affairs and as a public liaison for the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, representing with governmental agencies of oversight. He works with the contemporary Abenaki community, partnering with a wide variety of other groups to provide outreach, build connections, and foster relationship.