MONTPELIER -- Decades after the first Abenaki Indians sought state recognition, two tribes might get that chance. A panel organized to set up a process for state recognition of Indian tribes in ...

Members of Vermont state-recognized tribes drum on Friday, April 22, 2011, the day Gov. Peter Shumlin signed bills recognizing two tribes — Elnu Abenaki and Nulhegan Band of the Coosuck Abenaki Nation ...

The authenticity of Vermont's Abenaki tribes was once again rejected by a Canadian sociologist on Thursday evening at the University of Vermont. Professor Darryl Leroux said his research using an ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Abenaki tribes are joining together to refute Canadian Abenaki claims that Vermont tribes are frauds. It comes after Abenaki leaders in Quebec last week presented new ...

Editor's note: This story was updated Oct. 23 with a joint statement from the Vermont-recognized tribes. Abenaki leaders in Canada released a cache of genealogical research on high-profile members of ...

About 75 people attended a presentation on Wednesday, April 23, where leaders and supporters of Vermont state-recognized tribes defended their legitimacy. The Vermont commission that helped recognize ...

montpelier, vt. - Members of Vermont Indian tribes have renewed hope for state recognition, which some have been seeking for decades and which the Abenaki tribe needs to sell its signature baskets and ...

“Your personal freedom and your ability to make decisions for you and your family is really a priceless thing,” said Tamara Mathieu. In August 2000, 23-year-old Tamara Mathieu and her husband left ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The governor signed a law Wednesday granting recognition to Abenaki Indians, a move long sought by tribal members who celebrated with drumming, song and prayer on the Statehouse ...

Ben & Jerry’s called on the U.S. to return “stolen indigenous land” to American Indians during its Independence Day message last week. Now a tribe in Vermont is asking the famous ice cream company to ...