Governor Scott signed H.716 on July 13, 2020 giving Vermont Abenaki free hunting and fishing rights, effective January 1, 2021. You must apply for a special license – just carrying your card is not sufficient. However, there is no cost Read more
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.
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 be used. Each item had Read more
Vera Longtoe Sheehan This article was originally printed in the Abenaki Newsletter, “The Voice of the Turtle”in 1997. However, it has been slightly revised to include current locations to purchase fresh Fiddleheads. For hundreds of years, possibly longer, Wabanaki women Read more
Melody Walker Brook Portions of this article were previously printed in the Sept. 29, 2016 issue of the Montague Reporter and the November 7, 2016 issue of the Recorder. As a citizen of the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, I was Read more
Escumbuit Escumbuit was an Abenaki warrior of the 17th century, recognized for his valiant resistance against European colonization in the northeastern region of North America. Hailing from the Abenaki tribe, which inhabited parts of present-day New England and eastern Canada, Read more
Gov. Peter Shumlin signed two bills today that grant official state recognition to two Native American tribes: The Nulhegan and the Elnu.
Melody Walker Brook and Mike Plant Originally printed in the Calodonean Record on September 14, 2017. http://www.caledonianrecord.com/opinion/columns/melody-walker-brook-and-mike-plante-abenaki-tribal-statement-regarding/article_d69bd0c3-c497-57b4-8b96-f61a8536c036.html In many people’s minds, the blessings of a bountiful life in a place like the United States of America were made possible by the Read more
The snow snake game is played throughout North America wherever there is enough snow to warrant it.