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
People gathered at the University of Vermont Friday to discuss the concept of “race shifting” or playing “pretendian.” It’s an issue that scholars say has negative effects on Indigenous communities and something that Vermont’s state-recognized tribes have been accused of taking part in.