VTDigger: Abenaki Tribes Stand Firm at Statehouse Panel on State Recognition

Under the editorializing headline “Leaders of Vermont-recognized tribes defiant at Statehouse panel on Abenaki identity”, media source VTDigger - whose tagline “News in pursuit of truth” indicates they have some catching up to do - reported on the informational presentation held at the Vermont State House at 4:40 pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs (VCNAA) Administrative Director Breanna Sheehan, a panel of three career scholars, and leadership from the four communities shared a comprehensive and grounded narrative of continual and ongoing Indigenous presence within and proximate to what is now called the state of Vermont. The evening’s dialogue was also recorded and can be seen and heard here.

Link to VTDigger article by Shaun Robinson, published 4/24/25 at 5:30 pm.