2025 Native American Heritage Month Events

Throughout November, communities across Massachusetts are offering a wide range of events to honor Native American Heritage Month—celebrations, discussions, performances, and learning opportunities that highlight the cultures, histories, and ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples. From cultural programming at the Museum of Science in Boston, to book discussions in the South End, theater at Brandeis, and virtual learning through the Groton Public Library, these events provide meaningful ways to engage, learn, and participate throughout the month.

If you have an event to submit, please email Joshua Murray (murray@nonotuck.com)

November 18th

The Scoop Book Club Presents: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

This compelling coming-of-age story intertwines rich cultural heritage with the timeless allure of dragons. Celebrated for its intricate world-building and powerful themes, To Shape a Dragon’s Breath has earned acclaim and won the highly esteemed Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. They will meet in-person at FoMu Ice Cream (655 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118) at 2:00 p.m. for an hour-long discussion.

Note: This is one of many options for Native American Heritage Month at the Boston Public Library. Check out their entire calendar here.

November 21st

“The Thanksgiving Play” by Larissa FastHorse at Brandeis

Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. Runs the 21st through the 23rd.

November 25th

VIRTUAL: How 500 Years of Colonization Has Impacted the Abenaki Peoples of the Northeast

The “People of the Dawnland” (Abenaki/Wabanaki) of New Hampshire and the Northeast are the first Indigenous peoples in North America to have had contact with Europeans. In this presentation, Anne Jennison examines how European colonization of North America impacted generations of Abenaki/Wabanaki people and highlights the ways in which the Abenaki/Wabanaki peoples have acted as agents of their own change through education, self-advocacy, efforts to revitalize their languages and traditional arts, and by working with archeologists, anthropologists, and scientists to recover and reveal more about their history and traditional knowledge. Presented by the Groton Public Library.