About This Event
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FHC Village Hall on the Common
FREE Admission; registration requested
Co-created by the Framingham History Center and members of the Nipmuc Community. Generously funded by the Framingham Cultural Council.
Explore food traditions and more in our series, "Nipmuc Lifeways," sponsored by the Framingham Cultural Council!
Join us for an insightful and interactive talk that explores the past and present of the Nipmuc Community. Led by Shani Turner and Maria Turner of the Nipmuc Community, this special conversation will explore the ongoing traditions, including insight into past and present foodway traditions, from ingredients to recipes and beyond. Sponsored by the Framingham Cultural Council.
This event is FREE and open to the public thanks to funding from the Framingham Cultural Council. Please register by clicking the "Free Registration" button above!
ASL interpretation services are available for this special program.
About our Presenters:
Maria Turner is a member of the Nipmuc Community. She holds a Master Degree in Education and Counseling. Maria recently retired from the Department of Children and Families and currently serves as the Director of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) program for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
Shani Turner is a member of the Nipmuc Community. Shani is very active in her community and has organized several Wampanoag Week celebrations for Mashpee schools. She also performs traditional blanket dances with the Eastern Woodland Dancers.
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Header image: Detail from a postcard of Farm Pond in South Framingham, c. 1907. Courtesy of the Framingham History Center.
About This Event
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FHC Village Hall on the Common
FREE Admission; registration requested
Co-created by the Framingham History Center and members of the Nipmuc Community. Generously funded by the Framingham Cultural Council.
Explore food traditions and more in our series, "Nipmuc Lifeways," sponsored by the Framingham Cultural Council!
Join us for an insightful and interactive talk that explores the past and present of the Nipmuc Community. Led by Shani Turner and Maria Turner of the Nipmuc Community, this special conversation will explore the ongoing traditions, including insight into past and present foodway traditions, from ingredients to recipes and beyond. Sponsored by the Framingham Cultural Council.
This event is FREE and open to the public thanks to funding from the Framingham Cultural Council. Please register by clicking the "Free Registration" button above!
ASL interpretation services are available for this special program.
About our Presenters:
Maria Turner is a member of the Nipmuc Community. She holds a Master Degree in Education and Counseling. Maria recently retired from the Department of Children and Families and currently serves as the Director of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) program for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
Shani Turner is a member of the Nipmuc Community. Shani is very active in her community and has organized several Wampanoag Week celebrations for Mashpee schools. She also performs traditional blanket dances with the Eastern Woodland Dancers.
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Header image: Detail from a postcard of Farm Pond in South Framingham, c. 1907. Courtesy of the Framingham History Center.