Wesley Clark’s campaign has done well in recent weeks picking up
endorsements from American Indian groups, including support from the
Native American Times, the nation’s largest independent newspaper focused
on issues of concern to American Indians and Alaska natives.
Today, however, Clark’s team seemed particularly excited to announce the
endorsement of the Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi. […]
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AUGUST 6, 2011
North American People Of The Dawn |
Annual Membership Meeting |
The AWSN Annual Membership Meeting will be held Sat Aug 6, 2011 at 1:
PM, located at
The Clan of The Hawk 123 Evansville Road |
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AUGUST 7, 2010
North American People Of The Dawn |
Annual Membership Meeting |
The AWSN Annual Membership Meeting will be held Sat Aug 7 2010 at 1: PM,
located at the AWSN office 29 Cross Street Newport VT. Also taking place during this August weekend, Please visit the Clan of the Hawk web site at |
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AUGUST 2, 2009
North American People Of The Dawn |
Council Meeting called after cancellation of annual membership meeting |
Chief Whitecloud called a council meeting Aug.2, 2009 at the home of Theresa
[Many Moons III] VanZile, in Westmore at 2:pm. Council members present were
Chief Reynold [Whitecloud] Choiniere. Associate Chief Raymond [Running Deer]
Choiniere, Acting Secretary Sharon [Cloud Dancer] Choiniere, Treasurer
Theresa [Many Moons III] VanZile, and new member Janice [Bubbling Waters]
Hess, whose application for membership to NAPOD has been approved by Chief
Whitecloud. more |
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AUGUST 1, 2009
North American People Of The Dawn |
Annual Membership Meeting Please Note:
Meeting has |
The meeting was to be held at NAPOD offices located at
Our office location has become
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July 17, 2009
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On July 17, 2009, we the Elders of Greenland are lighting the Sacred Fire in our homeland as a fulfillment of an ancient prophecy that one day, when the world needs it most, the Sacred Fire will once again return to Greenland |
 "We the people of
the Far Northare in great need of the support of the traditional leaders from the four Directions to help us regain our spiritual strength in the face of rapidly changing times. With our land rapidly transforming in the face of climate change, we send you this call." ‘The easiest ice to be melted is the ice on the ground, the hardest ice to be melted is the one in the heart of man.’ Through Fire & Ice 2009 the indigenous voice powerfully focuses the attention of the world on our most urgent global issue, expanding our awareness and ultimately bringing about the paradigm shift that is of such vital importance to our survival and wellbeing. |
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MAY 3, 2009 |
Boston.com by |
For Abenaki descendants, an ancestral revival BURLINGTON, Vt. -...Sheehan, 47, is chief of the Elnu tribe of southern Vermont, an Abenaki band of about 50 largely family members who are learning about their long-vanished language and culture. ... more... |
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MARCH 16,
2009 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
The Abenakis of Vermont (1987)From the Robin Washington TV library: Vermont
folklore has long maintained that the state had no slavery and never
displaced a Native American population FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – posted Mar 16, 2009 – The Abenakis of Vermont (1987) From the Robin Washington TV library: Vermont folklore has long maintained that the state had no slavery and never displaced a Native American population -- an assertion disputed by the Abenakis, who trace their history in the region back 11,000 years. ...more... |
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JANUARY, 2009 |
Otter Creek Used Books | Otter Creek Used Books hosted Vermont author, Beth Kanell, who read from her recent novel, The Darkness Under Water. Set in 1930 Vermont, the main character, Molly is threatened by a governmental effort to rid the state of poor citizens like French Canadians and Abenaki as well as being haunted by the ghostly presence of her drowned sister and the elusive love of her grieving mother. Throughout the story Molly learns more of her Abenaki heritage. ...more... | ||||
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NOVEMBER 25, 2008 |
New Abenaki Native American center opens in Calais Vermont |
Ndakinna Cultural Center openes it's doors in Central Vermont. Ndakinna is a
non profit cultural center dedicated to preserving and sharing Native
American heritage. PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 25, 2008 – In the heart of Central Vermont has emerged a resource that is desired by many. Ndakinna Cultural Center http://www.ndakinna.org has opened it's doors at 34 Moscow Woods road in East Calais Vermont. ...more... |
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AUGUST 23, 2008
North American People Of The Dawn |
Annual Membership Meeting |
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May 05, 2008 |
ELSIE DAVIS
(Archived / Local Content / Obituaries) |
May 1, 2008 Mrs. Elsie Davis, 88, of Derby died peacefully in Newport. Mrs. Davis was an Elder for the Nulhegan Abenaki Band | ||||
May 05, 2008 |
Nancy L. Cote (Archived / Local Content / Obituaries) |
Mrs. Nancy L. Cote, 64, of Derby Line passed away at her home on April 10, 2008 surrounded by her loving family. ...Nancy was a trustee and archivist for Nulhegan Band for six years and she also worked for the Native Community of Abenaki Nation for twenty years.... | ||||
May 1, 2008 |
Middlebury College Student Weekly E. Montpelier welcomes Abenaki Museum |
"For years, they've been fighting," said Cowasuck tribe member Todd Hebert, pointing to portraits of several Abenaki tribes, situated side-by-side on the walls of the Ndakinna Cultural Center. "They've been against each other. And now, here they are in the same room, facing each other." ...more... | ||||
March, 2008 |
Medicare, Medicaid Legal Identity Document Issue. Bernice Todd, a Native American Choctaw with cancer....victim to a new federal rule—aimed at keeping illegal immigrants off the Medicaid rolls |
Are You an American??... Prove It !Bernice Todd's Choctaw family roots are sunk deep in the soil of Oklahoma. But in the middle of a debilitating battle with cancer, Todd lost her state Medicaid health care coverage because, although she's a Native American, she could not prove she is a U.S. citizen. |
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March 05, 2008 |
Newport Vermont Daily Express |
Monette blasts police chief over cruiser accident in Derby ...Abenaki Helping Abenaki Inc. (AHA) that they could not support the group moving into the former Bay View Motel. Macie said the property would house their entire project, including a cultural museum and education center. It would also serve as a food shelf and reach-out center. She also stressed that they wanted to help the entire community, not just the Abenaki Nation. |
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December 25, 2007
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Raffle offered by the North American People
Of The Dawn, Algonquin Wabanaki Nation, Christmas Day, 2007. First Prize
was the Handmade Quilt titled "Ribbon Taffy", estimated value
$400.00, made by Claire Jannetti - 2007, won by Sally Minor of Coburn, Connecticut. Second Prize
was the 24" Porcelain Native
American Doll "Feather Cloud", won by Joyce Miller of Stanstead, Quebec. Third Prize
was the 20" Tender Touch Vinyl Native American Doll "Dancing Breeze", won
by Gloria Bain of Medway, Massachusetts. Congratulations to the winners. The drawing took place Christmas Day at the Christmas Dinner for the Lonely, American Legion, Veterans Avenue, Newport, Vermont. The raffle raised an approximate $512.00 for NAPOD. |
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October 18, 2007 |
Newport Vermont Daily Express |
Pronouncing Them Man and Wife I have been an elected Justice of the
Peace for a long time. Over the many years that I have performed marriages,
I have been in some very interesting circumstances.
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August 6, 2007 |
Newport Vermont Daily Express |
Pow Wow traditional celebration in Evansville EVANSVILLE - ---"It is not too late to get smudged before the Grand Entry ceremony," Chief Lone Cloud of the Clan of the Hawk said on a loud speaker as assorted groups of Native Americans dressed in traditional regalia were getting ready for the opening ceremony. The Grand Entry highlighted the day's activities at the 16th annual intertribal Pow Wow on the Clan of the Hawk grounds on Rt 58 in Evansville. |
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AUGUST 4, 2007 Annual Meeting of the Membership
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June 25, 2007
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Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Federal Acknowledgment Decisions Petitioner 015 - Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.
Petitioner #68 - St. Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenakis of Vermont
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May 25, 2007 |
Newport Vermont Daily Express |
Newport City to host Pow-wow and Heritage Weekend Newport City will see its first ever Pow-Wow and Heritage Weekend...Dawn Macie, Trustee of the Nulgegan Band, the Native American group sponsoring the pow-wow along with the City of Newport, said the event has been a year in the making. |
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May 9, 2007 |
Newport Vermont Daily Express
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The new Commission on Native American Affairs hosting foster care
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Last May, Gov. Jim Douglas made history when he signed the long-awaited state recognition for Vermont's Abenakis. Although the state had a Commission on Native American Affairs, that group was disbanded and a new, seven member commission was appointed in its place. The new Commission includes a Newport man, Tim de la Bruere. |
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June 3, 2006 Ambassador Tom Millington
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Algonquin Wabanaki Ambassador Tom Millington
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On Saturday June 3 at 11 a.m. the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation held an installation ceremony for their new Chief Reynold Choiniere, AKA White Cloud, and seven Council members. | ||||
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July 9, 2005
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Chief David Andrew Hill, AKA Sly Wolf, | Hereditary Chief David Andrew Hill, AKA Sly Wolf, 59, of Newport, Vermont. ...A very positive and devoted Chief to his Nation, of his Native American Heritage, he devoted his last years to supplying food, three tons of clothing, to all people of need, and reuniting all true Native Americans to the Peaceful Circle of Love, Harmony and Peace. | ||||
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January 25, 2005 Abenaki Receive State Recognition
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State of Vermont website: Vermont Legislative Documents Recognition Resolution
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Joint Senate Resolution By Senators Canns, Illuzzi, Ayer, Collins, Doyle, Flanagan, Gander, Giard, Kitchel, Kittell, Leddy, Miller, Mullin, Scott, Snelling, Starr, Welch, White, and Wilton, J.R.S. 9. Joint resolution recognizing the Abenaki people. |
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April 19, 2004 WASHINGTON posted by Karen |
Webmaster's Blog - Native American Resources: Court Upholds Tribal Power It Once Denied | The New York Times > Log In or Get Free Online Access Now to view Linda Greenhouse article listed below | ||||
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April 20, 2004 Supreme Court rules on tribes right to prosecute By Linda Greenhouse New York Times copyrighted pay per view news item. |
The New York Times Copyright 2007 Rutland Herald Indian tribes have the authority to prosecute members of other tribes that committed crimes on their reservations. |
The 7-2 Supreme Court ruling reverses a 1990 Supreme Court decision to remove tribal authority to enforce their criminal laws against members of other tribes. Responding to the 1990 Supreme Court decision, Congressional litigation to restore the “tribal authority that the United States recognizes.” (Justice Stephen G. Brever.) |
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January 12,
2004 Posted January 12th, 2004 at 2:59 pm
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The story behind Clark’s endorsement from Vermont’s Abenaki Nation |
