Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples /tags/indigenous-peoples Indigenous Peoples en-US �� Thu, 01 May 2025 17:11:19 GMT State-recognized tribes continue to defend legitimacy at Vermont Statehouse event /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event 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. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:11:19 GMT /local-news/2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event Elodie Reed Vermont is trying to survey underrepresented communities about their health. It can get complicated /local-news/2025-04-17/vermont-trying-survey-underrepresented-communities-about-their-health-complicated Difficulties include recent federal funding cuts to state health equity work and a dispute over Indigenous belonging in Vermont. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:31:33 GMT /local-news/2025-04-17/vermont-trying-survey-underrepresented-communities-about-their-health-complicated Elodie Reed A curriculum on Abenaki peoples is almost done. Abenaki First Nations are trying to stop it /local-news/2025-04-15/a-curriculum-on-abenaki-peoples-is-almost-done-odanak-wolinak-first-nations-are-trying-to-stop-it 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. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:11:47 GMT /local-news/2025-04-15/a-curriculum-on-abenaki-peoples-is-almost-done-odanak-wolinak-first-nations-are-trying-to-stop-it Elodie Reed Award-winning 1993 film details Indigenous uprising over land disputes in Quebec /show/made-here/2025-03-27/award-winning-1993-film-details-indigenous-uprising-over-land-disputes-quebec 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. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:11:46 GMT /show/made-here/2025-03-27/award-winning-1993-film-details-indigenous-uprising-over-land-disputes-quebec Eric Ford New Hampshire House bill sparks controversy over Abenaki identity and Native American Commission /2025-03-20/house-bill-sparks-controversy-over-abenaki-identity-and-nh-native-american-commission 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. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:09:29 GMT /2025-03-20/house-bill-sparks-controversy-over-abenaki-identity-and-nh-native-american-commission Julia Furukawa In rare Statehouse visit, Abenaki First Nations press lawmakers to denounce state-recognized tribes /local-news/2025-02-21/statehouse-visit-abenaki-first-nations-press-vermont-lawmakers-denounce-state-recognized-tribes 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. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:06:06 GMT /local-news/2025-02-21/statehouse-visit-abenaki-first-nations-press-vermont-lawmakers-denounce-state-recognized-tribes Lexi Krupp A new Indigenous photography exhibit brings ‘Living Light�� to Dartmouth /2025-01-20/a-new-indigenous-photography-exhibit-brings-living-light-to-dartmouth "Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai" made its debut at the Hood Museum, and includes photos of Indigenous Dartmouth students. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:39:19 GMT /2025-01-20/a-new-indigenous-photography-exhibit-brings-living-light-to-dartmouth Julia Furukawa Chair steps down from Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs /local-news/2025-01-13/chair-steps-down-from-vermont-commission-on-native-american-affairs 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. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:05:57 GMT /local-news/2025-01-13/chair-steps-down-from-vermont-commission-on-native-american-affairs Elodie Reed Meet the South Burlington-based, Indigenous maker of these colorful beaded rings /local-news/2024-12-20/meet-the-south-burlington-based-indigenous-maker-of-these-colorful-beaded-rings 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. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:37:16 GMT /local-news/2024-12-20/meet-the-south-burlington-based-indigenous-maker-of-these-colorful-beaded-rings Elodie Reed Biden's apology for Native American boarding schools stirs complex emotions across Northeast /local-news/2024-10-30/bidens-apology-for-native-american-boarding-schools-stirs-complex-emotions-across-northeast “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.�� Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:51:46 GMT /local-news/2024-10-30/bidens-apology-for-native-american-boarding-schools-stirs-complex-emotions-across-northeast Elodie Reed