Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
Honoring Abenaki history, culture, and art since 2013.
Is Vermont being lobbied for Nuremberg Laws?
Race-based attacks and harmful stereotypes are putting Vermont’s Abenaki communities in jeopardy, and it needs to stop. This week is Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week, yet international special-interest groups are threatening state-recognized Abenaki tribes with cultural erasure in an effort to position themselves for recognition and rights within the United States.
Race-based attacks and harmful stereotypes are putting Vermont’s Abenaki communities in jeopardy and it needs to stop. This week is Abenaki Recognition and Heritage Week, yet international special-interest groups are threatening state-recognized Abenaki tribes with cultural erasure in an effort to position themselves for recognition and rights within the United States.
Using their Canadian status as recognized First Nations, Odanak and Wôlinak in Quebec are using state and federally-funded universities and media organizations to promote their propaganda — threatening to rewrite 12,000 years of Native heritage in the Abenaki homelands now known as the State of Vermont.
Click here to read the full article in the Brattleboro Reformer
Don Stevens is Chief of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk – Abenaki Nation and President of AHA Abenaki Helping Abenaki. Don is an accomplished leader, businessman, writer, and lecturer. Don has served on many boards and commissions including the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs and Attorney General Board of Racial Disparities. He helped lead the fight to obtain recognition, acquire land, and federal settlement agreements for the Abenaki People. He has 30 years of experience in Information Technology, Logistics, and Manufacturing strategies. Don served in the US Army, graduated from Champlain College, and holds several Honorary Doctorate Degrees.
Shelburne, VT 04582
Email: chiefdonstevens@comcast.net
Traditional Stories
Maple Syrup Story https://youtu.be/2a7n2ulZQic?si=jxuzGEQA9jCH5a5g
Corn Mother Story https://youtu.be/8iVTwPVe710?si=hW8MExPbB9gW6jKq
Creation Story https://youtu.be/U0oJdJ_uoog?si=t9vu6GiwLk3a3vnp
Lake Champlain Odzihozo and Champ Story https://vimeo.com/326401291
Education
Vermont Byways interviews : https://abenakitribe.org/vermont-byways-interviews
Grounded Leadership: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmD4EtmuGn4
Nebi – Importance of water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8NP8qUPtPc
Cultural Education – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ7Gih5s4ao
Behind the Seeds – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rasScckf0ghxjxQ7ZqoEW
Food Security: https://abenakitribe.org/food-security
Tribal Relations: https://blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/127692709/hour-2-chief-don-stevens/
To find out more resources go to www.abenakitribe.org or our language resource at www.abenakionline.com
