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MFennVT has moved Apr 28, 2025

"The state recognition process has come under scrutiny in recent years as leaders from Odanak First Nation and its sister Abenaki community, W8linak First Nation, have maintained that Vermont granted tribal legitimacy to groups whose members largely can’t claim continuous ties to historic Abenaki people, or to any Indigenous people."

https://vtdigger.org/2025/04/24/leaders-of-vermont-recognized-tribes-defiant-at-statehouse-panel-on-abenaki-identity/ #Vermont #Indigenous #Abenaki #Odanak #FirstNation #Quebec

Leaders of Vermont-recognized tribes defiant at Statehouse panel on Abenaki identity

The event came two months after another event at which Abenaki leaders from a First Nation based in Quebec urged state lawmakers to reconsider Vermont’s tribal recognition process.

VTDigger

CBC Canada Apr 13, 2025

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes
The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some sta...
#politics #law #tribe #NewHampshire #Odanak #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/abenaki-chief-odanak-quebec-u-s-tribes-1.7508360?cmp=rss

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes | CBC News

The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-recognized tribes.

CBC

CBC Top Stories Apr 13, 2025

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes
The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some sta...
#politics #law #tribe #NewHampshire #Odanak #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/abenaki-chief-odanak-quebec-u-s-tribes-1.7508360?cmp=rss

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes | CBC News

The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-recognized tribes.

CBC

CBC Montreal Apr 13, 2025

'Someone's starting to listen,' says Abenaki chief, applauding defeat of New Hampshire bill
The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-...
#politics #law #tribe #NewHampshire #Odanak #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/abenaki-chief-odanak-quebec-u-s-tribes-1.7508360?cmp=rss

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes | CBC News

The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-recognized tribes.

CBC

CBC Indigenous Apr 13, 2025

'Someone's starting to listen,' says Abenaki chief, applauding defeat of New Hampshire bill
The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-...
#politics #law #tribe #NewHampshire #Odanak #US
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/abenaki-chief-odanak-quebec-u-s-tribes-1.7508360?cmp=rss

Abenaki chief applauds defeat of state law he says gave too much power to New Hampshire tribes | CBC News

The Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Odanak says it's important to continue to push back against what he calls 'self-identified' Abenaki groups in the U.S. At the end of March, New Hampshire refused to pass a bill that would have given more power to some state-recognized tribes.

CBC

DoomsdaysCW Feb 24, 2024

So, I recently found out who my real bio-dad was through DNA connections. And also solidified my connections to #Abenaki and #Migmaq #FirstNations -- specifically #Listuguj and #Odanak!