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That’s as the state recognition law faces increasingly vocal criticism from the only two federally recognized Western Abenaki Nations, which say Vermont has legitimized people who haven’t adequately demonstrated their Abenaki heritage.

Difficulties include recent federal funding cuts to state health equity work and a dispute over Indigenous belonging in Vermont.

The project dates to the fall of 2022, when the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs announced it was getting $50,000 from the foundation of the Burlington-based company Seventh Generation to create materials about Abenaki peoples for K-12 students.

Made Here presents the series premiere of the award-winning 1993 film Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, from Indigenous Quebec filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. The film documents a historic confrontation over a proposed golf course to be built on Mohawk lands.

The bill would give nominating power to state recognized Native American groups with historical ties to New Hampshire, all of which are based in Vermont.

Representatives of two Abenaki First Nations headquartered in Quebec spoke at the Vermont Statehouse about Indigenous identity theft, which they say is being committed by Vermont’s state-recognized tribes.

"Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai" made its debut at the Hood Museum, and includes photos of Indigenous Dartmouth students.

Rich Holschuh has served as the chair of the VCNAA since 2022, and his term as commissioner was set to expire in February of 2026.

This week, 33-year-old Isaac Shoulderblade was among the small business owners across Vermont racing to send out those final packages to arrive on time for the holidays.

“The United States is a very complex empire, so any statements made essentially by this empire are complex in and of themselves, and hard to deal with,� said Emma Tsosie, a Dartmouth College student who is Diné and a member of the Picuris Pueblo. “It’s like � hard to know exactly how to feel.�