I will move on to what the purpose of this blog is all about; documentation of which needs to be shown, so that one can make up their own minds, as to the legitimate "merits" of these alledged Abenaki "groups" claims and proclamations.
It is mentioned in the July 15th, 1998 newspaper article that, "Jim and Terri Clothey of Whitefield will recreate an Abenaki Village of the 18th century". Guess who they were bringing along to help populate this so called Abenaki Village of the 18th century? You guessed it, the new and improved "re-enactors", the El-Nu "group" now calling themselves "The ELNU Tribe Of The Abenaki" and they even have "The Great Seal of the ELNU Abenaki, Of The People". This "group" allied with and was created by & promoted via Nancy Lee (Millette) Cruger - Lyons, as a "sub-band" of the "group" Koasek Traditional Band of Abenaki.
Now, let's for a minute or two follow the little yellow brink road and see where it will take us about this "group" called the El-nu so called "tribe or band" as they like to call themselves today (June 15th, 2009)....don't forget Too-too and the Little People.....
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrecognized_tribes
Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation (formerly Northern New England-Coos Band, Independent Clans of the Coos United, Cowasuck of North America and Cowasuck-Horicon Traditional Band; a.k.a. Cowasuck Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation). This tribe is composed of: Coos Band of Abenaki Nation and/or called Northern New England Band of Abenaki Nation.
The latter "incorporated names" of Howard F. Knight Jr. a.k.a. "Chief" Rushing Water's self-created and self-promoted invented Abenaki "Tribes" and/or "Bands"!! Just do the math......1, 2, 3, 4.......1+1=2 and 2+2=4 and so on.... This will all of it make sense as we post new information and documentation that you can review and evaluate yourselves. Just follow along the "yellow brick road" of how these "leaders/ "Chiefs"/Representatives and their "membership"/"followers" have conducted themselves throughout the past 15 years to the present. Simply said, it is quite "revealing" indeed as to who they REALLY have been & are.
