Johnson State College VT - Cover
Johnson State College VT - Back Cover
Cover Letter
April 23, 2010
Johnson State College
Student/Faculty Petition
Abenaki Recognition
Bill S. 222
Dear Vince Illuzzi,
May name is Whitney Erskine and I am a student from Johnson State College in Johnson VT. I come to you today as a representative of Johnson State students and a few faculty members.
Enclosed is a petition of 192 student and faculty signatures that were signed in support of the passing of Bill S. 222; the bill that if passed would allow State Recognition for the Abenaki Tribe. I am, along with many of the other signers that once were, a student of Fred Wiseman; archaeologist, ecologist, and Professor of many Native American classes offered at Johnson State. Through his courses Professor Wiseman educated on the history of the Abenaki’s deep heritage and culture, as well as their challenging current events.
Though not everyone who signed the petition has taken a Wiseman's class, I set up a table on campus with printed information on the subject and spoke to each person who signed as to what passing this bill would mean to the Abenaki’s and their long standing struggle to be recognized as an official tribe and not merely a minority.
It is my hope that this petition will aid in the bills process as it passes through the Senate, to demonstrate the support of non-Abenaki’s on the passing of Bill S. 222; for official Vermont State Recognition of the Abenaki Tribe.
Thank you for your time and consideration on the matter.
Sincerely,
Whitney Erskine
Johnson State Senior
Johnson, VT
1-978-886-4341
ErskineWhitney@yahoo.com
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March 09, 2010 Ben Masey
March 09, 2010 Tyler Young
March 09, 2010 Daniel Stearns
March 09, 2010 Nemesia Savcor (sp.?)
[BLANK] Edward J. Sheehan
March 09, 2010 Molly Brown
March 09, 2010 Annie Johnson
March 09, 2010 Andria Castine – Kozma
March 09, 2010 Saul Blocher
March 09, 2010 Rand Santor
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Evan Bean
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?) Wilder
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Fardenn (Sp.?) Cote
March 09, 2010 Maxwell (Sp.?) Connelly
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?) Girard
March 09, 2010 Cay (Sp.?) Yadden
March 09, 2010 Jerry (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Travis Snyder
March 09, 2010 Robert E. (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Andrew Mitchell
March 09, 2010 Micheala Smith
March , 2010 Chi_g_ (Sp.?) Yang
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March 09, 2010 Tara Gareau
March 09, 2010 Matthew E. Winter
March 09, 2010 Henry (Harry?) Meola
March 09, 2010 Andrew Morris
March 09, 2010 Karlin Ostenfeldt
March 09, 2010 Victoria Chase
March 09, 2010 Brenda McAuliffe
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Whitney Erskine
March 09, 2010 Byron (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Joshua Folsom
March 09, 2010 Cliff Bibeau
March 09, 2010 Louis Weller
March 09, 2010 Kyle Fisher
March 09, 2010 R. J. Hikey
March 09, 2010 Ashley Wentzell
March 09, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 09, 2010 Brittany Rhaeus
March 09, 2010 Rose Osborne
March 09, 2010 Eric Hin
March 09, 2010 Ian Hodge
March 09, 2010 Charlotte Roozekraus
March 09, 2010 Megan LeGue
March 09, 2010 Karina Lepeley
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March 10, 2010 Crystal
Rye
March 10, 2010 Alexander
Assur (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Holly
Thompson
March 10, 2010 Tim
Williams
March 10, 2010 Aisha
Mueller
March 10, 2010 Chris
Cermer (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Adam
D. Smith
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Mae
(Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Gail
(Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 James
C_ttes (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Zhen
Huang
March 10, 2010 Kari
S_udall (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Eri
(Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Peter
(Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 Jasmine
Ywin (Sp.?)
March 10, 2010 James
Mabior (Sp.?)
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March 10, 2010 Nicholas Mueller
March 10, 2010 Christopher Coffey
March 10, 2010 Tomeka Eastman – Coborn
March 10, 2010 Charlotte J. Adams
March 10, 2010 Jacob D. Atkins
March 12, 2010 Quentin Bonen (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 Dan Schwartz
March 12, 2010 Kailen Keir (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 Nicole Hamilton
March 12, 2010 Thomas Fordhan
March 12, 2010 Angelica Towne
March 12, 2010 Chris Partyka
March 12, 2010 Taylor Shaw
March 12, 2010 Jason Dupere
March 12, 2010 Hilary Hayward
March 12, 2010 Anthony Bocash
March 12, 2010 Greg Perry
March 12, 2010 Jan Tisbert
March 12, 2010 Cody Barclay
March 12, 2010 Molly Banks
March 12, 2010 Alyson Finn
March 12, 2010 Arian Bates
March 12, 2010 Rachel Bedul
March 12, 2010 Corwin L. Hobbs (Sp.?)
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March 12, 2010 Miranda (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 Leslie (Sp.?) Zlatier
March 12, 2010 Megan Gochee/Gokee
March 12, 2010 Tamara Bessette
March 12, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 Ken Leslie
March 12, 2010 Victoria P. Zolnoski
March 12, 2010 Jo Ann Lamore
March 12, 2010 Cathy Halin (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 12, 2010 Leila Band
March 12, 2010 Ben Rokes
[BLANK] (Sp.?)
March 15, 2010 Carol Ann Flood
March 15, 2010 Alayna Ballantine (Ballantrue?)
March 15, 2010 Josh (Sp.?)
March 15, 2010 Tayrn Glasser
March 15, 2010 Isaac Willikins (Sp.?)
March 15, 2010 Cal DeRosia
March 15, 2010 Thomas Hunt
March 15, 2010 Ben Ferguson
March 15, 2010 Acacia L. Peters
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March 15, 2010 Nancy Galante
March 15, 2010 Eric Reardon
March 15, 2010 Roger Brandt
March 15, 2010 Brian Raulinaitis
March 15, 2010 Travis Newell
March 15, 2010 Justin P. Lawyer
March 15, 2010 Kiley Stratton
March 16, 2010 Justin Pomerville
March 16, 2010 Claire Demarais
March 16, 2010 Frank Stellato
March 16, 2010 A. Caterine
March 16, 2010 Kyle Young
March 16, 2010 Elizha Heter
March 16, 2010 Jeff Labreck (Sp.?)
March 16, 2010 Madeleine Gibbons
March 16, 2010 Abbey Goodrich
March 16, 2010 Mira George
March 16, 2010 Sally Searles
March 16, 2010 Cassondra Landies
March 16, 2010 Corinna Bener (Sp.?)
March 16, 2010 Edward J. Cashman
March 16, 2010 Jeanette Damato
March 16, 2010 Shane Baouthillette
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March 16, 2010 Jessica Krauss
March 16, 2010 Mikayla Byan
March 16, 2010 Michael Osborne
March 16, 2010 Melissa B. Parpes (Sp.?)
March 16, 2010 Allison Myrick
March 16, 2010 Michelle Sawyer
March 16, 2010 (Sp.?)
March 16, 2010 Samantha (Sp. ?)
March 16, 2010 Harry Dan Davenport
March 16, 2010 Cassandra Johndrow
March 16, 2010 John Vincent
March 16, 2010 Erin Giguere
March 16, 2010 Deb Nevil
March 16, 2010 Lena Curtis
March 16, 2010 Eileen McKusick
March 16, 2010 Scott McDowen
March 17, 2010 Katherine Albright
March 26, 2010 Donna Christiansen
March 26, 2010 Kim Provost
March 26, 2010 Rebecca Longe
March 26, 2010 Kelly Derhar (Sp.?)
March 26, 2010 Sebastian Lesco
March 26, 2010 Mara Deroser
March 26, 2010 Angela (Sp.?)
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March 26, 2010 Kayla Whitmore
March 26, 2010 Jacos Lane
March 26, 2010 David Goodman
March 26, 2010 Raye Parchment
March 26, 2010 Matthew Brannen
March 26, 2010 Jolin Duprey
March 26, 2010 Sylvia Maioriello – Gallus
March 26, 2010 Tim Moore
March 26, 2010 Jacob Tobi
March 26, 2010 Meghan Waterhouse
March 31, 2010 Elizabeth Solori
March 31, 2010 Kathleen Garrity
March 31, 2010 Shane Rumrill
March 31, 2010 Michelle Mareau
March 31, 2010 John Farnsworth
March 31, 2010 Ben Russell
March 31, 2010 Ryan Getek
March 31, 2010 Nathan Reilly
March 31, 2010 Chris Keefer
March 31, 2010 Allison Dabrowski
March 31, 2010 Ali O’Shea
March 31, 2010 Samantha Menard
March 31, 2010 Seth Whiting
March 31, 2010 Kimberly Blakeman
MY COMMENTARY:
The letter dated April 23, 2010 was created by Ms. Whitney Erskine, and the SIMPLE PLAIN DYNAMIC is that her "PETITION" on the behalf of her VT State Johnson State College Archaeologist, Ecologist "Professor" (of many Native American Classes) IS totally biased and manipulative!
How MANY of these students, [or their relatives] claim to be descended from the "Abenaki"? How many of these students of Johnson State College and particularly of Mr. Frederick M. Wiseman's, concluded or felt that, if they didn't sign such Petition, that they would be graded more severely, in the negative, by their "Professor" for not doing so?
Or, on the other end of the dynamic, how many of these 'signers'/students felt that if they signed such a petition, that they would might more likely to receive by their educational instructor, on a more positive level, an inflated grade from their Professor [and or another Faculty member that does support and ally with Fred M. Wiseman Sr. at that College] and therefore, gain a better grade within the classroom?
I think you get my point.....
How many of these students went on to a field of employment wherein such work involves "Native Americans" within the State of Vermont etc., and thus Mr. Frederick M. Wiseman PhD himself would become or is now one of their "senior" colleagues?
Certainly, the "signers" of this Petition did, sign on the dotted line, and some of the surnames in bold type, herein transcribed, MAY in fact be related to the "members" of these 4 or 5 groups of "Abenakis" under the generic "Native American" State of VT "recognition" by the Legislature, or be Card-Holding Members today of these groups. Most of the persons taking Mr. Fred M. Wiseman's classes are VERY LIKELY alleged and perhaps re-invented Native American descendants, perhaps based on their own family "Grandma-Said-So-Stories" passed down a few generations.
Either way, such a "petition" is HIGH QUESTIONABLE as to it's merits and indeed was sent directly to Vincent Illuzzi, a strong-supporter of these dubious "Abenaki" groups and their representatives.
"Dirty Politic's", as usual.
I will be posting further documents from this Johnson State College folder, that pertain to "Professor" Wiseman, Sr. [and he can accuse my person of 'stealing' these documents as well, but obviously, I have the SOURCE of where these ORIGINAL documents came from ..... to-my-person, legally through the U.S. Postal Service a few months ago].
