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In “New familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues,” Chief Joseph Laurent preserves the Abenaki language and teaches English to the Abenaki youth through direct translation of relevant words, grammar, and phrases from Abenaki to English language. This exhibit highlights the importance of this rare and early attempt by a native speaker to preserve an indigenous language in the wake of white Americans simultaneously trying to destroy all Native American cultures.