Akomawt Blanket Exercise

This program lasts about 2 hours in time and is where the Akomawt co-founders Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy) and endawnis Spears (Dine/Ojibwe/ Choctaw/ Chickasaw) will lead participants through the US version of the KAIROS Blanket Exercise. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise program is a unique, interactive, and participatory history lesson developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers and educators. The Blanket Exercise covers more than 500 years in a 90-minute experiential workshop that aims to foster understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples