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Vermont Law and Graduate School expands scholarship eligibility for Indigenous students

“Anytime you can uplift people out of poverty, that is a good thing,” said Don Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation.

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Jeff Benay: Communities should have a chance to make decisions on mascots

If, after a prescribed amount of time, the community cannot arrive at a just decision about mascots, the state may then and only then bring in the so-called experts.

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Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi pushes back on complaint against MVU s Thunderbird mascot

“We do not believe the Thunderbird has any harmful imagery for any student at MVU, including our Abenaki population,” Chief Joanne Crawford, of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, and Brenda Gagne, president of the school district’s Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee, wrote in a joint statement.

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UVM officials apologize to Vt state-recognized tribes while Odanak reps continue to denounce them

A University of Vermont official apologized for causing harm to state-recognized tribes through an event hosted by the school last spring.The event, held last April, featured Abenaki representatives from Odanak First Nation in Quebec. They reiterated their stance that Vermont’s state-recognized tribes have not provided genealogical or historical support showing they are Abenaki.

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The Abenaki And Jews Have More In Common Than Just Ben & Jerry s Ice Cream | The Jewish Press - JewishPress com | Bennett Ruda | 8 Elul 5782 – September 4, 2022

The Abenaki And Jews Have More In Common Than Just Ben & Jerry s Ice Cream | The Jewish Press - JewishPress com | Bennett Ruda | 8 Elul 5782 – September 4, 2022
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