The Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St. in Peterborough, will display the “Abenaki Trails” exhibition through Aug. 12.
Curated by the Hopkinton Historical Society, “Abenaki Trails” is a traveling exhibition that examines Abenaki language and the role of rivers, basketry, canoe-making, pottery and stone tools. Historic artifacts are juxtaposed with works created by present-day Abenaki artisans, demonstrating the enduring culture of Abenaki peoples in New Hampshire. Among the objects on display are a birchbark canoe crafted in 2021 by Bill Gould and Reid Schwartz and a circa 1600 dugout canoe found submerged in Laurel Lake in Fitzwilliam.
“Abenaki Trails” is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. “Abenaki Trails” was made possible through a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.