Rockingham, Abenaki Get National Park Service Grant to Document Petroglyphs
The town of Rockingham and the Elnu Tribe have been awarded a national grant for underrepresented communities to expand and correct the official record about the Indigenous petroglyphs at The Great Falls, considered a sacred site to the Abenaki.
It represents the first such National Park Service “Underrepresented Communities Grant” in Vermont, according to Walter Wallace, Rockingham historic preservation coordinator, and the author of the grant application.
The $36,832 grant will fund research into the petroglyphs and the role they play at "The Great Falls," or Kchi Pôntegok, the traditional name. The local match will be covered by people donating additional research, Wallace said.