Jeanne Brink

Jeanne Brink (born 1944) is an American artist who specializes in traditional basket making, and the cultural and linguistic preservation of the Abenaki people. She is a member of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi.

Biography Jeanne Brink was born in Montpelier, Vermont in 1944. She is a member of the Obomsawin family of Thompson's Point, Vermont.

Her grandmother Elvine Obomsawin

Brink attended Vermont College of Norwich University and earned an MA in Native American Studies, a BA in liberal studies, and AS in executive administrative assistance.

Her work is in the collections: Memorial Hall Museum and Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts; New Hampshire Historical Society; Chimney Point State Historic Site, and St Albans Historical Society in Vermont. The story follows the eyewitness account of Brink's grandmother Elvine Obomsawin who lived through the raid. Brink's ancestor Malian Obomsawin wrote "Lonesome Song" after the event.

Artist style Brink is known for her miniature fancy baskets. She uses sweetgrass and is known for a green candy-stripe pattern using sweetgrass.

Personal life Brink is the mother of 3 and grandmother of 6. She lives with her husband in Barre, Vermont.

Published works Bruchac, Margaret M. Malian's Song. Lebanon, Vermont Folklife Center, 2005. Bruchac, Jesse Bowman, Joseph Alfred Elie Joubert, and Jeanne A. Brink. L8dwaw8gan Wji Abaznodakaw8gan: The Language of Basket Making. United States, Bowman Books, 2010. Day, Gordon. Western Abenaki Dictionary, Volume 1: Abenaki-English. Canadian Museum of Civilization. 1994.

Recognition 2018, Honorary Degree from Middlebury College