WPTZ-NBC5: Coverage of Abenaki Alliance Press Event on April 43, 2024

Written By Rich Holschuh

With WPTZ reporter Adrian Pastor in Burlington on April 23, 2024 (press release is posted here):

BURLINGTON, Vt. —

Members of Vermont's indigenous community gathered on Tuesday to issue a call for tolerance and wider discussion after members of the Abenaki nation in Canada have called into question the validity of state recognition in Vermont.

"We're looking for connection. We're looking for restoration. We're looking for healing," said Rich Holschuh chair of the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. "We're not looking for divisiveness. We're not looking for power, and we're not looking for control."

See and read the full report here.

Rich Holschuh
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