Scholars and citizens of a federally recognized Abenaki First Nation based in Canada say there is no evidence that leaders of two New Hampshire groups have Abenaki ancestry.
Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.Legislators also vowed to do more. Now the state has formed a truth and
SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.