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Québec Abenaki Say Research Proves Vermont Tribal Members Lack Native Heritage

Summary by Seven Days
The Québec-based tribe’s salvo is the latest in a yearslong battle over the legitimacy of Vermont’s four Abenaki bands, which gained state recognition in 2011 and 2012.

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The Canadian Abenakis continue their campaign against four groups that self-proclaimed Abenakis and were recognized by Vermont. On Friday, a study of eight of these Vermont Abenaki leaders showed that they have not had any Abenaki ancestor for 400 years.

·Montreal, Canada
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New genealogical evidence shows that the self-proclaimed nations of Vermont do not have abenaki origins.

·Montreal, Canada
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MONTREAL — The Council of Abénakis of Odanak and the Council of Abénakis of W8linak have published on Friday morning a comprehensive genealogical report that contradicts the identity claims of several people who present themselves as Abénakese "tribes leaders" in Vermont and New Hampshire. For several years, the Abénakis of Odanak and W8linak, communities in the Central Quebec region, have denounced American groups who claim to be Aboriginal. Th…

·Richelieu, Canada
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Le Devoir broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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