Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin
Portrait of a grandmother. Click image to view slideshow. VTD/Josh Larkin
Moon and Sun. VTD/Josh Larkin
Moon and Sun. VTD/Josh Larkin

Grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin
Grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin

Gifts for the grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin
Gifts for the grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin

Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin
Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin

Fox. VTD/Josh Larkin
Fox. VTD/Josh Larkin

Praise. VTD/Josh Larkin
Praise. VTD/Josh Larkin

The bear. VTD/Josh Larkin
The bear. VTD/Josh Larkin

Gifts for the grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin
Gifts for the grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin

Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin
Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin

Dancing bird. VTD/Josh Larkin
Dancing bird. VTD/Josh Larkin

Bumblebee. VTD/Josh Larkin
Bumblebee. VTD/Josh Larkin

Woman with flowers. VTD/Josh Larkin
Woman with flowers. VTD/Josh Larkin

The sun. VTD/Josh Larkin
The sun. VTD/Josh Larkin

The bird in the east. VTD/Josh Larkin
The bird in the east. VTD/Josh Larkin

Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin
Portrait of a grandmother. VTD/Josh Larkin

Pipe music before the ceremonies. VTD/Josh Larkin
Pipe music before the ceremonies. VTD/Josh Larkin

Gifts for grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin
Gifts for grandmothers. VTD/Josh Larkin

Vermont’s Council of All Beings hosted a gathering with the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in the House Chamber on Thursday evening. Over one hundred people watched as local children presented the grandmothers with quartz heart pendants, animals danced in the aisles and music from pipes, cellos and voices filled the Statehouse during the two-hour ceremony. Click the image above to view a slideshow of the gathering.

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