Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association
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Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association for coming to Billerica to share with us. Also, thank you Billerica Public Library and First Parish Church of Billerica for hosting.
Well, neither did I, until today!
Come see it performed live by local Native Americans from Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association at First Parish tomorrow, Saturday 10/8 at 3pm!
Drumming and Dancing (participation encouraged)!
Thanks very much!
Below are 6 ways in which you can help support the indigenous communities in your area:
1. Relearn the story of Christopher Columbus – to understand the significance of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day you must understand the true story of Columbus and his arrival to the “New World”.
2. Join an Indigenous Peoples’ Day event – there are many rallies, vigils and marches that take place both in person and virtually on this day. For more information on virtual events you can participate in check out the National Museum of the American Indian website - https://americanindian.si.edu/ - or the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness - https://www.mcnaa.org/.
3. Support Native owned businesses – look up listings for and shop at Native American small businesses in your area.
4. Read books by indigenous authors – what better way to learn more about indigenous people than to read it in their own words. Visit First Nations Development Institute for a list of recommended books - https://www.firstnations.org/knowledge-center/books/.
5. Donate to a cause you care about to support indigenous communities – there are many organizations providing support to Native people. Take a peek at this article for a list of organizations you can donate to - https://www.bustle.com/p/7-native-american-organizations-to-donate-to-for-the-indigenous-peoples-march-15862457.
6. Focus on the indigenous communities in your area – follow the Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association to learn more about how to support the indigenous folks living in your community.
Time to plan for the week. Enjoy a joyful experience and witness our passion for Indian biryani .Serving classic and tasty delicacies all week.
Treat yourself this evening with some authentic biryani , freshly made and delivered straight to your door!
Don’t forget to try our new menu items!!!
Today we present Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association. The Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association is a family-oriented group of Native American Indians that come together to acknowledge and share their religion, culture, spirituality and traditions in accordance with the ways of their ancestors. GLICA is composed of many different tribes of people from various Indian Nations. Their strength lies in their diversity and ability to live in the present while holding onto the past and looking forward to the future of their people. Tradition tells them that they are responsible for the next seven generations. With this in mind, they teach not only their own people their ways and customs but also non-native people who they hope will better understand and respect their culture.
Follow Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association here on Facebook to learn about upcoming events and initiatives!
WE ARE STILL HERE....
Keeping our traditions alive for many generations to come...
10/23/2022
Here are a couple photos from the Harvest ceremony we had just last weekend, we couldn’t have asked for a better day! Thank you all who attended!
10/18/2022
GLICA Site
We transitioned to a new website and would love for you to check it out! If you are a member please register on our website to see upcoming events. If you want to become a member check out the membership form on the website.
https://www.greaterlowellnatives.com/
GLICA Site Local Native Americans learning about the past while living in the present and protecting our culture for the future.
10/15/2022
GLICA Site
Hello everybody, unfortunately in our transition to our new website we have lost our email list. That being said if you could please personal message us with your email that would be greatly appreciated. Any one who sends in an email will be sent back a membership form and your membership fee will be waived for 2023.
New members welcome also!
For anyone interested this is the link for the new G.L.I.C.A website: https://www.greaterlowellnatives.com/
GLICA Site Local Native Americans learning about the past while living in the present and protecting our culture for the future.
11/01/2021
Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association updated their website address.
Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association updated their website address.
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It's OFFICIAL: No Bedford V.A. Powwow this year!
With all that's been going on this year, the leadership at the V.A. has decided to lean toward caution and not put the community at risk more than necessary. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you need to speak with any of our council members regarding this.
We look forward to renewing our longstanding relationship with the V.A. next year!
Keep an eye out for updates regarding our Mid-Winter Powwow in January...as soon as we have a firm yes or no, we'll get the word out!!!
08/18/2020
As some may have already heard, Chief Frank Sitting Bear Greenhalgh, crossed over last Friday.
Frank Sitting Bear Greenhalgh was Abenaki and his people settled from the Merrimack to the St. Lawrence River areas. An active and respected member of the Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association for 45+ years in which he served as a council member for many of them. Most notably 9 years as War Chief and 16 Years as Chief. He promoted the traditions and culture of the Eastern Woodland Natives.
Frank was brought up with his culture his entire life, learning the music, customs, traditions, and crafts. He shared that with others, native and non-native alike.
A historian of the native people in Lowell and surrounding communities, he performed talks including but not limited to:
Lowell High School
UMass Lowell
Middlesex Community College
Boy Scout Troops in Lowell and Hudson, Ma
Libraries: Lowell and Dunstable
Peabody Essex Museum
Historical Societies: Phillips Academy, Billerica, & Chelmsford
He took part in the Lowell Folk Festival for many years in the 1980’s to early 1990’s and worked closely with Mehmed Ali and the Mogan Cultural Center on their longest running exhibit at the time, “We Are Still Here”, which ran from May to October 2004.
He was a key speaker on cultural diversity at the Bedford VA National Conference and Powwow and a devepoler of the Native American exhibit at the Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA.
He was a past member of the Board of Directors for the Mount Kearsage Indian Museum, Warner, NH and contributed many personally made and donated hand-crafted items, which are still on display at the museum.
He published the book; How Grandfather Got the Blue Corn and was an active member of the Friends of the Forest, which promoted passive recreation and education to the Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough State Forest.
For those who would like to attend his ceremony and spreading of his ashes, it is being held this Saturday, August 22nd at 1pm. Please message and/or contact our current chief Tom Libby, council member Kodah Ashe, or anyone in the family if you plan on attending.
02/08/2020
Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association updated their business hours.
Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association updated their business hours.
02/08/2020
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Photos from VA Bedford Healthcare System's post
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We would like to take a minute to thank all of those who attended our 28th Annual Mid-Winter Powwow at the Bedford VA Hospital last Saturday. Even with an impending storm the powwow was attended by a lot of people. Most importantly, the veterans that live there on a permanent basis, who were treated to an event that really makes their winter a bit more bearable.
A special thank you the Bedford VA and their staff, our host drum - Black Thunder Singers, our two guest drums - Split Feather Singers and Black Stone Valley Singers, and our Master of Ceremonies - Ernie Proper, all of which make this event not only possible, but great!
Thank you all again!! We look forward to seeing everyone in September for our 2-day, out door, 37th Annual Powwow. (September 21st & 22nd)
09/20/2018
A big thank you to L.L.Bean, a sponsor of our 36th Annual Bedford Hospital VA Powwow last weekend!
Thank you to everyone who attended!
Hello Everyone,
We are posting this comment here on our page in response to a recent development regarding our Powwow this weekend at the Bedford V.A. Hospital. We’ve had an unfortunate and difficult decision to make regarding a past council member. As a council, we decided through a vote, that this past council member should not be at this event. We called this person and informed them of that decision. The details and circumstances as to why the council decided this should not and will not be made public through Facebook or any other social media. We chose to keep this internal and hope that those reading this understand that airing that information would be disrespectful. Those who know us, know this would have to be a substantial issue for us to make this type of decision. We sincerely hope that those who have supported us in the past will continue to do so.
At this time, this will be our only comment on the matter. We do not plan to make any future comments on this topic regardless of the "likes", "comments", or other social media rants.
We thank everyone that supports us and we hope to see you all this weekend!!
-GLICA Council
09/09/2018
09/04/2018
If You See These 'Weeds' In Your Garden, Don't Pull Them Out!
Interesting Natives once called it "white mans foot".
If You See These 'Weeds' In Your Garden, Don't Pull Them Out! Weeding your garden is an absolute chore. But what if I told you that a common w**d you probably see in and around your yard actually shouldn’t be pulled from the ground? You’ll be happy to hear that this w**d actually boasts a ton of benefits, and has a pretty interesting history, too. Accordin...
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06/18/2018
A few lady slippers in the forest.
05/06/2018
A few photos from the Dracut / Tyngsboro state forest yesterday
05/06/2018
05/01/2018
March & April Newsletter
Here is our March & April Newsletter, go check it out!
March & April Newsletter Happy spring everyone! These last two months have been pretty quiet for us but, now that we're on to nicer weather, we've got lot's of things coming up!
03/06/2018
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Become a GLICA Memeber!! Our newsletter isn't the only benefit to being a member of GLICA. You can check out a few of them here but join us to find out the whole enchilada!
02/18/2018
More photos from mid winter pow wow JAN 20TH 2018
01/21/2018
Photos from Greater Lowell Indian Cultural Association's post
Black Thunder Singers
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