Margaret Bruchac
Margaret Bruchac of Northampton, Massachusetts, is a traditional Abenaki singer, storyteller and nudatiokad. Her eloquent voice and thoughtful gestures are finely tuned to the task of reconstructing, out of thin air, some sense of the culture and beliefs of the indigenous people of New England. Bruchac is a historian as well as a storyteller, and you might be surprised to learn how some earthshaper tales match up with local geology, or how some oral traditions match up with primary documents. Her programs may include traditional greetings or dancing songs, original songs in Abenaki or English, seasonal stories of giving thanks and personal tales of her own adventures traveling around Native communities today.