Deep History and Continuing Presence: Strawbery Banke Museum’s Abenaki Heritage Initiative Available to Purchase

Alexandra Martin is the Archaeologist at Strawbery Banke Museum. She directs annual archaeological field and lab methods schools, conducts archaeological research, and manages the museum’s archaeological collection. Alix is also a faculty fellow at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches classes in the Anthropology Department and coordinates the university’s interdisciplinary minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies. She is a board member of the New Hampshire Archeological Society and serves as the editor of the society’s journal, The New Hampshire Archeologist. Alix is an alumna of Mount Holyoke College and The College of William & Mary.

Anne Jennison is a Traditional Storyteller and Public Historian of European and Abenaki heritage. Anne holds Masters degrees in Storytelling from Lesley University and in American History from the University of New Hampshire, and she is listed on the New Hampshire Traditional Artists Roster as a traditional Native American storyteller and craftsperson. She has over thirty years of experience as an historian, educator, and museum interpreter, and is an affiliate faculty member of the Native American and Indigenous Studies minor at the University of New Hampshire. Anne is a former chairperson of the New Hampshire Commission on Native American Affairs, appointed by the governor to represent Native American interests through state policy and programming.