Events & Media

All Nolumbeka Project events are free, accessible, and open to all

We are proud to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between Mass Cultural Council and the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by making all Nolumbeka Project events free, accessible, and open to all. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

Volunteers are always welcome. Please contact us at nolumbekaproject@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Art exhibit featuring the photography of Scott (Strong Hawk) Foster

July-August
Great Hall, Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, MA

Scott Foster is an award-winning photographer and member of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band. Artist reception date TBA.

Sponsored by Friends of the Discovery Center, DCR, Nolumbeka Project, and the Montague Cultural Council

Peskeompskut Paddle on the Connecticut River

Friday, July 31
Details TBA

13th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: A Celebration of Native American Art, Music, and Cultures

Saturday, August 1 & Sunday, August 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Rain or shine. Unity Park Waterfront, Turners Falls, MA
Free, accessible. Donations welcome. Appeals to all ages and backgrounds.

Feauring Mohawk elder Tom Porter: Nipmuck flute player Hawk Henries. Aquinnah Wampanoag singer-songwriter Thea Hopkins; Rez Dogs; Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, and more. 40 Indigenous artists and authors create colorful outdoor market with beautiful arts and crafts, children’s activites, History talks

This year will include recognition of the 350th Anniversary, the “end” of Metacom’s Resistance aka King Philip’s War on August 12, 1676. More details TBA.

Full Beaver Moon Gathering

Saturday, November 21, 1-4pm
Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Ave. A, Turners Falls, MA
Presenters TBA

Past Events Media

Click on posters to access the videos of past events

TRAILER: Wissatinnewag

By Gillis MacDougal

Talk given by Jennifer Lee at All Souls Church

Greenfield, MA, October 12, 2025
Scroll to 25:00 to begin her presentation

Videos from the 2025 Pocumtuck Homelands Festival

Thank you to Montague Community TV for the beautiful recordings of these memorable presentations where indigenous people share their own stories in many inspiring, informative, meaningful, powerful, creative ways. (Please note: our emcee is Justin Beatty, not James.)

Film panel discussion: Ancient Sea Peoples of the North Atlantic

A recording of the discussion that followed the screening of Ancient Sea Peoples of the North Atlantic film on March 2, 2025. The panel features producer Ted Timreck, Anthropologist William Fitzhugh, Archaeologist Paul Robinson, and Nolumbeka Project President David Brule. Also in attendance was Native Ceremonial Preservationist Doug Harris and his wife Genevieve. The entire film can be rented or purchased from Bullfrog Films.