Elnu Abenaki Tribal Headquarters, 350 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301

Welcome to the Elnu Abenaki Tribe’s website!

We’re a State-Recognized Native American Tribe located in Southern Vermont. Our enrolled citizens are committed to carrying on the legacy of their ancestors through oral storytelling, singing, dancing, traditional crafts, agricultural practices, and ceremonies. As traditionalists, we’re focused on keeping our culture alive in the modern world, ensuring that our traditions are passed down to the next generations. We believe that learning from our history shapes a better future for everyone.

Explore our website to discover more about us and our vibrant living culture.

Articles

written by enrolled citzens

Vermont Proclamations & Resolutions Support Vermont’s 4 State-Recognized Tribes

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 12pm, the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, along with the Abenaki Alliance, Vermont Abenaki tribal leaders, and community representatives, held a press conference to celebrate Governor Scott’s Proclamation 23-054 naming May 1-7, 2023 as Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week. In addition to Governor Scott’s fifth consecutive proclamation, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Peter Welch, and Rep. Becca Balint issued a congressional delegation statement in commemoration.

Double curve design

The Double Curve Motif

Vera Longtoe Sheehan Originally published in “The Voice of the Turtle.” Traditional designs used to create Wabanaki clothing were not strictly ornamental.  Quite to the contrary, the wearer carefully chose the designs and materials to Read more…

A huge pile of freshly harvested fiddleheads

Fiddleheads: A Spring Favorite

Vera Longtoe Sheehan This article was originally printed in the Abenaki Newsletter,”The Voice of the Turtle”in 1997.  Although it has been slightly revised to include current locations to purchase fresh, canned and jarred Fiddleheads. For Read more…