Native American Narrative Story By: Nathan Thompson
My name is Tabid, and I am an Abenaki, a Native American tribe that lives in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and throughout the Northeastern USA. My tribe mostly eats pheasants, elk, moose, bird eggs, fish, pumpkins, tons of corn, and turkey. My tribe usually celebrates the new sun or the turn of the year at ritual gatherings. For fun, we make baskets to carry stuff like food and watch the others dance. Most of our culture is what we do for fun, but we also mourn on November 26th, because of Christopher Columbus coming and taking all of our land. It is past this time, but we also mourn for the people who died of diseases coming from Europe.

We were considered Canadian Indians, since we lived in southern Canada. It is often cold and sometimes rainy where we live, but it can get warm. Our houses are wigwams, which are similar to teepees but are more durable because instead of using just buffalo skin and sticks, they are covered in strong tree bark. Being an Abenaki is a lot different then what it used to be for our forefathers, but we still live an enjoyable life in the Northeastern USA.