August 19, 1998
Sherry Vance
and Ronald Maskell both resigned
from the Abenaki
Self-Help Association Inc.’d (ASHAI)
Via typed letter (verbatim wordage but signed by each
respectively)
“In no way have I supported the actions that you [Homer Walter St. Francis Sr] have carried out in
the name of the Abenaki community. Because of what I consider to be inappropriate and possibly illegal activities that have
taken place over the previous year, I feel that it is necessary
at this time to resign from the ASHAI Board of Directors, effective
immediately.”
cc: Secretary of
State
October 19, 1998
Articles of
Incorporation
File #: N100740
Corporate Name: The
Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d
Name of Registered Agent: Minnie F. Knight
Directors:
Howard F. Knight
Jr. of RFD #3, Box 530-A, in Newport, VT 05855
Louis N. Guértin
of Box 43, East Charleston, VT 05872
Emerson B.
Garfield 1800-A5, 41 Wescom Road, in Johnson, VT 05656-9200
Members:
Minnie F. Knight
of 871 East Main Street, Apt. #3, in Newport, VT 05855
Richard St. George
of 25-3 rd Street #5, in Newport, VT 05855
“Purposes: Abenaki Nation Corporate for the purposes of
Educational Preservation of Abenaki Culture, Heritage and Unity of the Abenaki
Groups into their Original Unity as a Nation, and eventual merger with the
Abenaki-Intertribal Coalition of Vermont by the Abenaki Nation of Vermont [?]”
[SEE March 23, 2002 The Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d Nonprofit
Biennial Report document]
1999 –
“The Waubonowin
Society”
P. O. Box 5862 in Burlington, VT 05402
Charles L. Delaney
Jr. (a.k.a. Soaring Eagle”) as Director, belongs to this entity, an
internationally registered non-profit organization that was founded in 1999, tax exempt org. by “Abenaki Indians”. Waubunowin Society Inc.’d is a provider
of work towards the idea that Indian can work with Indian to support Indian
society, community, and nation. The org is a provider of work towards such work
as restoration and repair of low income housing, providing construction trade
education, and other charitable, benevolent, social, civic, literary,
educational, agricultural and professional means. The Waubunowin Society is organized in accordance with United States tax
codes to promote its vision of acquiring and maintaining lands.
April 13, 1999
Abenaki Resource
Management, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Homer
W. St. Francis Sr
Homer W. St.
Francis Sr. (President)
April A. [nee: St. Francis] Rushlow (Vice President)
Carol Delorme
(Secretary)
Carol Delorme
(Treasurer)
Jeff Sise
(Director)
Donna [nee: Carvalho]
Charlebois – Roberts [She was living in
Sharon, VT but not married to John Moody yet]
April A. [nee: St. Francis] Rushlow (Director)
Abenaki Self-Help
Association, Inc.’d terminated.
Fall 1999 –
In the First Light Newsletter (Volume 5, Issue 3) on Pg.
2 its contributors were Lorrain Landers,
Charlene McManis, Patty Manning, Dana Pictou, Paul Redden,
Jackie Scribner, Jeff Cochran and Julio Rivera.
Dawnland Board
of Directors:
Lynn Murphy
(Chairperson), Odanak Abenaki [of the M’Sadoques
Family]
Judy (nee: Fortin) Dow,
(Secretary) Abenaki
Dottie Cadorette,
(Treasurer) Mohawk
Sandy Fowler,
Abenaki
Alice Dailleboust,
Mohawk
Rick Hunt, Abenaki
Trudee Ettlinger,
Algonkin
Tachee Lavendy,
Cherokee/Blackfoot
Rhonda (nee: Besaw) Grimes,
Penobscot [Later married to Charles Francis True,
Jr.]
Cathy-Jo Repentigny, Abenaki
Raymonda Parchment,
Cherokee/Blackfoot
Dawnland Staff:
Lorraine Landers, Abenaki, Executive Director
Dana Pictou,
Micmac, Clinical Director
Patricia Manning,
Wampanoag, Cultural Arts Coordinator
Julio Riviera,
Taino, Community Activities Coordinator
Paul Redden,
Community Activities Specialist
Donna Dallet,
Substance Abuse Counselor
Jackie Scribner,
First Light Newsletter Editor, PR & Development Director
Skip Hoblin,
Business Director
Gail Mears,
Substance Abuse Counselor
September 03, 1999
Northeast Native American Assistance Corporation
File No. N-10422-0
Registered Agent: Pablo Lonesome Wolf
845 LIttle Village Road Road
Danby, Vermont 05739
Pablo Lonesome Wolf - Officer 1
Dwight Delevental - Officer 2
Nantasis [Cheryl J.] (nee: Bluto) Delevental
March 14, 2000
Nidôbak, Inc.’d [… continued from September 20, 1995]
This organization over in
Stratford, NH consisted of Tom
Obomsawin (President), James Agawa,
Patricia Lilly and Karen (nee: Porter) Lessard; along with
Daisy Goodman (Secretary)
[Eventually this incorporated
entity and members disbanded and went their separate ways; Tom and Daisy with
their children relocated to Farmington, Maine]
October 19, 2000
[Cowasuck of North America, Inc.’d had been transferred
by Howard F. Knight Jr. to Richard Bernier] which then amended to the Corporate
trade name of:
N-08024-0 “Odanak Abenakis of
Vermont” [Tradename as well]
P.O. Box 722 in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont 05855
Registered Agent: Richard R. Bernier
Officers:
Richard R. “Skip”
Bernier (Officer1)
Bruce L. Dubois
(Officer 2)
Stacie Lee Baker (Officer3) [Richard
“Skip” Bernier’s daughter]
Richard R. Bernier
(Officer4)
Added later:
Tina DelaBruère
(Officer2) [Richard “Skip” Bernier’s daughter]
February 12, 2001
From: Patrick Coté
[husband of Nicole O’Bomsawin] of Musée des Abénakis d’Odanak
To: Beatrice (nee: Aldrich)
Nelson of P.O. Box 483 in Derby Line, VT 05830
Dear Bea,
As you know, the Abenaki Museum in Odanak is preparing to
expand. We hope to begin construction in the fall of 2001 and the opening will
be in the spring of 2002.
The main exhibit will be, of course, the Abenaki Nation
and a temporary exhibit will be on Abenaki people past and present who
contribute(ed) to the Abenaki culture.
Enclosed is the layout of the permanent exhibit. We would
like to discuss with you the concept and what objects we should put in the
exhibit, that represent the Abenaki.
You will find a list of people we invited. Should you
think of someone else that should be present, please contact us so we can
invite them.
You are invited at Jeanne
(nee: Deforge) Brink’s house March 10th and 11th for a get-together so we may
discuss what messages we wish to send to the Abenaki and the general public.
I sincerely hope that you will be present.
Negemkanni, R.S.V.P.
March 1st
Patrick Coté (spouse of Nicole O'Bomsawin)
Conservator
THEMES
Introduction: A sound and light show on the legend of Tuhtuhwas.
Theme 1: The
Spiritual Abenaki; The creation story, Glooscap stories, The Great Law.
Theme 2: The
inventive Abenaki; Artifacts showing the Abenaki way of life in the pre-contact
period.
Theme 3: The
social Abenaki; Collections and interpretation, objects and sound. Social laws
and behavior changes, form
wigwams to houses, the political system, the transmission of culture.
Theme 4: The
upset Abenaki; The shrinking of the dawnland the Indian act and its
consequences, outside influence on Abenaki culture (radio, television, etc).
Education outside the community vs. inside, the
residential school system. Video testimony of people whose life has changed and
their struggle to keep the Abenaki culture alive.
April (nee: St.
Francis) Rushlow
Louise (nee: Lampman) Larivee
The Sovereign Abenaki
P.O.
Box 57
P.O. Box 2776 Swanton,
VT 05488
Swanton,
VT 05488
Marge Bruchac
John
and Donna (nee: Carvalho) Moody
63 Franklin Street
RFD
1 Box 440
Northampton, MA 01060
Sharon,
VT 05065
Joseph Edward Bruchac II
Paul
and Linda (nee: Whites) Pouliot
P.O. Box 308
P.O.
Box 554
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
Franklin, MA
02038
Bea (nee: Aldrich) Nelson
Christopher A. Roy
P.O. 483
c/o
15 County Club
Derby Line, VT 05830
Swanton, VT
05488
Nancy (nee: Millette) Cruger
Charles
Francis True Jr.
P.O. Box 814
15A
Eel Street
Bethlehem, NH 03574
Boscawen,
NH 03303
Chris and Liz (nee: Greene) Charlebois
Frederick
Matthew Wiseman
244A Fletcher Road
17 Spring Street
Newport, NH 03773
Swanton,
VT 05488
Dwight Delvental
and
Aaron
York (stepson to Frederick M. Wiseman)
Cheryl (nee:
Bluto) Delvental
26th
Avenue, Condo 750A
P.O. Box 112
Lachine,
PQ Canada
Pawlet, VT 05761
H8S
3Y6
Linda Jean (nee: Bisaillon dit Bezio) Greene
Richard
“Rick” Hunt
P.O. Box 173 Templeton, MA 01468
P.O. Box 295 Littleton, NH
03561
Cheryl Lynn (nee: Anderson)
Heath
2109 VT Route 242
Jay, VT 05859
While Odanak Chief Gilles
O’Bomsawin and Richard Skip Bernier were fighting the race shifting wannabiiak (fake
Abenakis) of VT/ NH, Nicole O’Bomsawin along with Patrick Coté were playing
with/associating and giving platform and space to many in Vermont, and
especially with Dr. Frederick Matthew Wiseman PhD, who BTW isn’t even a
descendant of ANY indigenous ancestry, and most certainly isn’t Abenaki,
contrary to his narrative that Katherine (Erno) Wiseman was the Abenaki
paternal grandmother …
March 12, 2001
From: Richard R. Bernier,
Odanak Abenakis of Vermont (Speaker)
To: Marcelle
O’Bomsawin
Hello Marcelle O’Bomsawin,
A friend of mine faxed me this information about the Odanak Museum. Hopefully the Odanak
Band Council is aware of what is happening here in Vermont. It is self-explanatory
by reading the following pages. If the Band Council is aware of this, please
disregard this information.
Hopefully any decisions on the above-mentioned will be
done by the people of Odanak, as it should be and not by people outside the
community of Odanak as shown on this particular list of people.
Would you please direct a copy of this fax to Mr. Gilles O’Bomsawin, Chief for the Odanak
Council, and also to Mr. Eddy O’Bomsawin,
Odanak Council member, for both their review.
Respectfully,
Richard R. “Skip” Bernier
Odanak Abenakis of Vermont (Speaker)
April 13, 2001
Sacred Ground,
Inc.’d
Incorporators:
Laurie J.
Castonguay of Greenfield, MA
Donald H. Rand
of Laconia, NH
Debra J. Bouiles
of Laconia, NH
Pamela Hebert
of Stoddard, NH
Kevin Carney
of Stoddard, NH
April 11, 2001
N-11065
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (non-profit and
cooperatives)
Corporate name: Clan of the Hawk, Inc.
Name of Registered agent: Andrew Paul
Swett [Ralph
Skinner Swett's son]
Address of registered office: 645 Evansville Road in Brownington, Vermont 05860
Corporation Purpose: Public Benefit (T.11B)
DIRECTORS:
1. Ralph Skinner
Swett of 645 Evansville Road, Brownington, VT 05860
2. Andrew Paul
Swett of 645 Evansville Road, Brownington, VT 05860
3. Michael Blacha
of 1793 Island Pond Road, Newark, VT 05837
MEMBERS:
1.
Francis Batchelder of 645 Evansville
Road, Brownington, VT 05860
2.
Nancy (nee: Côté) Rolls
of 1044 Chamberlin Road, Barton, VT 05822
[Stamped] April 11, 2001
at 3:08 PM
[NOTE: This date which is "stamped" on this
document is NOT the date the Clan
of the Hawk, Inc. was created; this "Abenaki"
"Inter-Tribal" Organization started in the summer of 1994 when Howard F. Knight Jr. made Ralph Skinner
Swett "an HONORARY ABENAKI CHIEF; just like, in turn, Mr. Ralph Swett
made VT Legislative Senator Vincent
Illuzzi "an HONORARY ABENAKI
CHIEF" in late July/early August 1998.
Headdress and Indian Name included! Even a
photograph of Illuzzi, in the Caledonian-Record newspaper!
December 13, 2001
Michael Blacha,
of East Haven, VT requested of the VT Corporations Division, to REMOVE his name from the list of Corporate
Officers for the Clan of the Hawk, File No. N110650 as he no longer had any
connection to that organization.
[SEE September 2006 Articles of Association for Clan of the Hawk,
Inc.’d]
March 14, 2002
Dear Paul Wilson Pouliot,
Enclosed as promised, here is
the document for renewal of the Abenaki
Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d.
Bruce Louis Dubois and Richard
“Skip”
Bernier will be enraged – so be careful.
Regarding Former Agent Barbara Jensen – She ripped off our Food Bank $450.00 dollars
shortly after we renewed this Inc. She is NOT trustworthy and she has been
accepted by no group as a result. Now she claims to be a Medicine Woman.
Hope you can use this – How you got it – Only 3 people
know – Okay? Thanks. (As to how you got control of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d
For Reincorporation – Check with Bill Seymour – He originally started this Inc.
Up to you – if you wish to use my name – List me as
Retired in an unimportant spot at the bottom of your list of whomever. I do not
want to be even an agent. I am out of the politics.
Sorry, for the delay of getting this out to you. I had
another go-around with the V.A. Hospital – Whole right side affected. They
think I had another mild stroke. Test results soon – I will let you know.
Still proceeding with my wedding plans for late summer –
early fall to my Russian Lady. Take Care!
Respectfully,
Howard F. Knight, Jr. (a.k.a.
“Grandfather Circle”)
March 14-22, 2002
Howard F. Knight Jr., previous President of The Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Incorporated
in letters dated March 14, 2002 and March 22, 2002, (since the organization has no active
Board of Directors and no liens or encumbrance upon it) had requested that the
organization, COWASS NORTH AMERICA,
Inc.’d/ Cowasuck Band of the
Pennacook-Abenaki People led by Paul W. Pouliot assume the management of
said The Abenaki Nation of Vermont,
Inc.’d.
Prior to
Paul W. Pouliot et al taking over as Directors of The Abenaki Nation of
Vermont, Inc.’d Howard F. Knight Jr. (President), Emerson
B. Garfield (Vice President), Barbara L. Jensen (Secretary), Marvin
D. Jensen (Treasurer)
Directors were:
Howard F. Knight Jr. Mike Delaney and Emerson B. Garfield.
Whereupon, at a combined meeting of the Grand Council of
the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People and the Executive Board of
Directors of COWASS NORTH AMERICA, Inc.’d had been held on March 23, 2002, the executive officers of the board
agreed to assume the management of as Directors for The Abenaki Nation of
Vermont, Incorporated.
Officers – Board of Directors – Business Agent (as of
March 23, 2002) were:
Paul Wilson
Pouliot (President)
Linda (nee: Whites) Pouliot
(Treasurer) [1st wife of Paul W. Pouliot]
James D. Mehigan
(Clerk) [1st husband of Denis (nee: Beauregard)
Pouliot]
Bonnie L. (nee: Pouliot)
Akerman (Business Agent)
Richard D. Pouliot
Jr. [He &
Lisa Brooks i.e. the organization Gedakinna, Inc.]
Howard F. Knight
Jr. [Non-Voting Member, Emeritus / Retired,
having had a position of the past Board]
[SEE April 15,
2004 Document]
March 22, 2002
From: Ret.’d Chief Howard F. Knight Jr.
<wobanaki@kingcon.com>
To: Cowass North America / Franklin Food Pantry
<Cowasuck@ncounty.net>
1953 hrs EST
Kwai, Kwai Paul Pouliot,
This letter is to confirm our telephone conversation of
the other day about the documents that I sent to you in regards to the Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d.
The Abenaki Nation
of Vermont, Inc.’d has never had a Federal number. It has no Liens or Encumbrances
ans is free and clear in every respect. When these papers came here instead of
going to the listed agent, it took me by surprise.
She [Barbara Jensen]
was removed from office two years ago because she took advantage of people and
misused her office under the Organization that had the Federal ID #. What she [Barbara Jensen] did at that time, resulted in the
loss of over $450 dollars that I personally put back in, to pay the final bills
of the Federal ID # non-profit organization, from my own pocket at the time,
when I split the organization into different parts, and I stepped down and
retired from all activities.
The documents that you have are the Original Abenaki
Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d, which had been founded by Wayne J. “Chubby” Hoague, Arthur “Bill” Seymour and Richard Wilfred “Black Horse” Phillips in 1980-1981. I have copies of the original documents
filed away in a safe place as they were entrusted to me many years ago by a
couple of the original incorporators, to include the original By-Laws (That is
for YOU and James information only, and when you happen to come this way, I
will give you copies). Like as if someone couldn’t go down and get the copies
of the incorporated CPAIN from the Secretary of State’s Office themselves?!
[EVERYTHING was a cult and or a secret with Howard]
When I took control of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont,
Inc.’d 4 years ago in ca. 1989, it had languished as INACTIVE for over 5 years and I picked
it up, paid the mandatory Fees to the State of Vermont, and prevented David
“Sly Wolf” Hill (the Great Wannabe) from getting them; as he had got hold of
Abenaki Self-Help Association, Inc.’d up in Swanton from Homer’s group
temporarily. Swanton had to go to Court on David Hill over it, because Homer’s
group in Swanton, VT had failed to pay the State of Vermont Secretary’s Office
the mandatory fee at the time and it had gone INACTIVE.
Paul Wilson Pouliot, have a real good meeting and my
regards to all. I will get this out to you in a couple of minutes here and then
I will rest my eyes for awhile; otherwise, I have a severe headache when I got
to bed. I just finished my daily letter to my lady and my eyes are already
hurting. Take Care.
My regards to David Savadyaga [of
Wrentham, MA]. His lineage IS Ossipee. This, I know for sure, as I have
talked to the people who know, and there are a few Ossipee still around, even a
couple of families who live close to there and the Lake.
I do not need BD [Bruce Louis Dubois] and his cohorts
[Richard “Skip” Bernier] coming around here and possibly someone getting hurt.
He knows that he is not welcome here, especially when my son is around, but
periodically he comes anyway, snooping to see what I am doing, and Flapping his
Gums and Beating his Jaws.
My lady says for me for relay her regards to All the
People, and that they live long and joyously in the Harmony of the Creator upon
the land. I send my Best Regards also. Have a Good Meeting. Until later Adio.
P.S. Tell James, Thank you for sending the second letter
with the Photo of himself.
Respectfully Yours,
“Grandfather Circle” [formerly “Rushing Water”]
Howard F. Knight, Jr.
Elder/Retired Chief of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont,
Inc.’d
1(802)334-5364
wobanaki@kingcon.com
April 04, 2002 - May 10, 2002
At the First Colebrook Bank in Colebrook, Coos County,
N.H., a Checking Account was opened by the North
American People of the Dawn, Inc. of 498 Highland Avenue (1st left side) in
Newport, VT, as a Association/Cooperative non-profit business “First Nation
People” Orleans, VT Tele: (802) 344-877.
Chief David A.
Hill (D.O.B. Dec. 25, 1945), Chief Reynold
Choiniere (D.O.B. Jan. 24, 1929) as well as Luke A. Willard
(D.O.B. July 03, 1978) had been assigned to the Checking Account of the group.
So … Luke Andrew Willard had
joined multiple groups:
No. Amer. People of the Dawn group
Clan of the Hawk
group
Odanak Abenaki Families of VT group
Nulhegan group]
Later … in 2002:
“Traditional
Abenaki of Mazipskwik and Related Bands”
This group became somewhat “quiet” and these two became
incorporators of the organization:
Registered Agent: Ina
(nee: Thompson) Delaney
Claude Baker
of 4 Church Street, Apt. 6 in Swanton, VT 05488 (President)
Catherine Westhaver
of 4 Church Street, Apt. 6 in Swanton, VT 05488 (Vice President)
Ina (nee: Thompson) Delaney of 4 Church Street, Apt. 6 in Swanton, VT 05488 (Treasurer)
Reinstated: August 07, 1998
Last Biennial Report filed: February
28, 2002
December 13, 2002
N-11748-0
Gedakinna, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Judy
(nee: Fortin) Dow
Officers:
Richard [Rick] D.
Pouliot Jr. (President)
Judy (nee: Fortin) Dow
(Vice President) [Judy Dow is now the President
of the organization]
Rick Pouliot (Officer 1)
Judy Dow
(Officer 2)
Melinda Neff (Officer 3)
Susan Soctomah
(Officer 4)
Natalie Mitchell
(Officer 6)
Cathleen Wilson
(Officer 7)
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-beginning-eugenics-survey-of.html
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com
August 03, 2003
In a Caledonia-Record newspaper article regarding a Waban
Drum CD that was created by members of the Clan of the Hawk: “The cover design
of the compact disc and the design of the point of purchase displays were done
by Clan of the Hawk member Nancy Lee Alice (nee:
Côté) Rolls (“Clan Grandmother Raven”), who,
prior to her retirement, was a typographer and graphic designer. Also mentioned
was Debbie Girard (“Morning Star”)
of Jay, Vermont in the article, along with Francis
Batchelder (“Woodland Walker”)
Drum Keeper and
Lead Singer: Francis Batchelder (Woodland Walker)
Drummers:
Lester Barrett (Little Fox) and Scott Girard (Broken Antler)
Singers: Nancy Lee Alice (nee: Côté) Rolls (Clan Grandmother Raven; Betty Sager (Cricket); Debbie
Ferguson (Moon Shadow/Shine); Roberta
Noyes (Clan Grandmother Two Feathers); Debbie
Girard (Morning Star); Mabel Victoria “Billy” (nee: Burton) Largy (“Rainbow Woman”); Sue O’Neill (“Morning Star”); and Caitle O’Neill (“Red Tail Hawk”)
[Both Nancy Cote-Rollsand “Billy” Burton-Largy were
both “founders” of the Nulhegan group, as was Luke Andrew Willard]
April 15, 2004
Cowasuck Band –
Pennacook/Abenaki People … COWASS North America, Inc. of Franklin, MA notified
the State of Vermont’s Office of the Secretary of State’s Office in Montpelier,
VT regarding COWASS North America,
Inc.’d (File: N109800 and also DBA, “The
Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d (File: N100740) that the Registered Agent: Bonnie L. (nee: Pouliot) Akerman’ address had changed to 12 Spruce Street in White River Junction,
Vermont 05001.
[SEE April 22, 2006 Nonprofit Biennial Report of The
Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d document]
June 25, 2004
Wobanaki Inc.’d had
been terminated as a corporate
entity by the VT Secretary of State’s Office.
June 25, 2004
“Traditional
Abenaki of Mazipskwik and Related Bands” had been also terminated as a corporate entity by the VT Secretary of State’s
Office.
[NOTICE the Date of Termination for the Mazipskwik group,
and the Date of Incorporated by the Nulhegan group]
August 08, 2004
“Nulhegan Band of
the Coosuk-Abenaki People, Inc.’d”
Directors:
Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie
of PO Box 944 in Derby Line, VT 05830 (President) [Nancy’s
daughter
Luke Andrew Willard
of PO Box 944 in Derby Line, VT 05830 (Vice President)
Nancy (nee: Côté)
-Rolls of PO Box 944 in Derby Line, VT 05830 (Secretary) [Dawn’s mother]
Members:
Gail Girard, Alain Berube and Chad Abbott
[SEE July 02, 2006
Nancy (nee: Côté) –Rolls Email]
August 22, 2004
3:00
p.m.
Email
from Nancy Lee Alice (nee: Côté) Thomas - Dague (1934-2008) “Nancy”
okemes@adlephia.net
Subject: NB
Press Invite 2004 August.rtf
Nulhegan
Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People
P. O. Box
944 in Derby Line, VT 05830-0944
Nulheganband@yahoo.com
Split
Within the Abenaki Band of the Clan of the Hawk
This
notice is to inform the Native American Community of Vermont that a split has occurred away
from the Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d.
Ex-members of the Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d recently
formed the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People.
At this
time, no reasons were given as to why the split occurred, but the newly
established [Nulhegan] Band claims to have
no malice against the Clan of the Hawk’s Chief [Ralph
Skinner Swett a.k.a. Chief “Spirit Water” or “Lone Cloud”] nor any of
its remaining members. Neither do they [the
Nulhegan Band] post a threat to any other clan/band/tribe of the Abenaki
Nation.
[Nancy Lee Alice (nee: Côté) KNEW EXACTLY WHY the “split” had occurred, because it had
been HER (et al) THEFT, DECEPTION and LIES that had created the Nulhegan group
she and they had manifested]
[SEE Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People, Inc.’d corporate entity
had been terminated]
September 21, 2004
The
Newport Daily Express Newspaper, Page 01
By Anne L.
Squire – Express Staff Writer
In Derby
Line, Vermont Local Abenakis forming a new band, seeking state recognition
Now, a
group of Abenakis, meeting presently in Derby Line has petitioned the governor
and the Legislature for state recognition. This group, calling them the Nulhegan band of
the Coosuk Abenakis, originally
were part of the group Clan
of the Hawk, Incorporated that
meets at Evansville, under the leadership of Ralph Skinner Swett. They left to
form their own group. Luke Andrew Willard, elected as their war chief, and
several members of the group were interviewed Sunday afternoon.
This
article clipping is here:
http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2010/09/abenaki-plot-thickenspart-5-september.html
October 04, 2004
From:
Nancy Lee (nee: Côté) Rolls
Sent:
Monday, October 04, 2004 at 11:33 AM
To:
Grandfather Philip J. Thibault (“Soaring Eagle”)
Subject:
First Nations
Kwai
Grandfather,
This attachment is meant to dissolve the majority of
people within the Nulhegan Band from the fact that things
were done without the consensus of the entire group and especially without permission
from the chief and sub-chief.
All of us
realize that this has gone far enough and that we have made a horrible mistake
by using our hearts to think that someone [Luke
Andrew Willard] could change, we were wrong in doing so.
I have
tried to talk honorably on your site but cannot stay silent too much longer
with this individual [Luke Andrew Willard]
slamming everyone. He has a personal agenda of his own and furthermore I have
much proof documented to back up this statement.
Do what
you want with the letter about the Woodpecker, a wise individual gave this to
the group to protect us from the ways of a young, willful, self- serving,
warrior-want-to-be individual [Luke Andrew Willard].
My apologies
come to you sincerely as I am honored to have your opinions on all things. The
majority of the people including the chiefs Raymond Bernier [Richard
“Skip” Bernier’s brother] and Charlie Girard have given permission for
me to use their names to rectify this situation. Today I have started and it
will be done honorably with the consensus of all, for the purpose of today and
the tomorrows of our children and their children.
With much
love,
Nanny [Nancy Lee (nee: Côté) Rolls]
October 25, 2004
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People, Inc.’d had been terminated as an organization.
July 09, 2005
Obituary
for David
Andrew "Sly
Wolf" Wawanotette -Hill-Decoteau dated July 09, 2005, of Newport, Vermont. Hereditary Chief David Andrew Hill a.k.a. Sly Wolf, 59, of
Newport, Vermont, met the Great Spirit on July 09, 2005, with his tribe's
people by his bedside at the Union House Nursing Home in Glover, Vermont. He
was born in Plainville, Connecticut on December 25,
1945. He was the son of Frederick R. and Jane C. Hill (nee: Morse). In
his early years, known for his unique auto body work, he also owned his Native
American Construction Company. Then he did his genealogy, 15 years of research
and learned who he really was, also with his parent's oral
tradition of being
Chief Greylock's descendant. … Turning that subjective oral history
from allegedly his parent(s) into… David Hill was the last
male descendant of the great Chief Graylock. Until his grandson was born on June 24, 2005, who will be a 9th generation Chief.
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 the people
of all in need, and re-unity all true Native Americans to the peaceful circle
of Love, harmony and peace.
He leaves
his wife, Princes Sheila
E. Hill of the Algonquin Wabanaki
Nation of Turtle Island. He leaves
to children, four grandchildren, a great nephew and many nieces, nephews and
cousins. He enjoyed his kitties and wolf, trips to the ocean, and always
walking at the "Great Sacred Falls" asking the Great Spirit for
guidance of his people. A Sacred Native American Ceremony will be held, and was
held, with family, tribal people, and Chiefs and Council people from many
territories attended. Later his ashes will be spread on the Angel of the Hills
of his ancestral lands as
he was known to his people as Wawanolette, The Angel of the Hills.
The Nation's New Chief will be, Reynold Choinière a.k.a. “Whitecloud”,
who will continue to walk the Red Path of Peace with his people, and continue
Hereditary Chief Hill's Legacy.
[SEE June 05, 2006 article]
February 13, 2006
A.H.A. “Abenaki Helping Abenaki” Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie
Directors:
Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie
Nancy (nee: Côté) Rolls
Luke Andrew Willard
Members:
Chad Abbott
Gail Girard
Candace Dague
March 02, 2006
0146594
“Cowasuck-Horicon
Traditional Council of the Sovereign Abenaki”, Inc.’d
Member 1:
Howard F. Knight Jr.
Member 2: Emerson
Garfield
Member 3: Brian Chenevert
Cessated
on: 05/02/2006.
Status:
Inactive.
Tradename
WHY the name “Coos-Horicon” all of a sudden … per this Inc.’d entity
one may inquire? It was because Eric Scott Floyd of
Pittsfield, MA playing around as if he were “Abenaki” had a father (Harry David
Floyd born in (b. 1936 – d. 1996) Horicon, Warren County, New York). Since Eric
S. Floyd was up Howard’s arse, hey, why not create/manifest yet another
“Abenaki” “tribe” under VT State Corporate eh. Claimed Eric did, that he was a
Chief of the “Bear Clan”. Eric Floyd was communicating documentarily with
Howard, Paul Pouliot et al. in 2009.
March 02, 2006
N-25565-0
“Abenaki Helping
Abenaki, Inc.d” (also
known as “A.H.A.”)
Registered
Agent: Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie
Officers:
Luke
Andrew Willard
Dawn (nee:
Dague) Macie
Mabel Vitoria “Billie” (nee:
Burton) Largy
Doug
Iverson
Last Biennial
Report filed: 06/30/2008
Terminated:
06/06/2008
Reinstated:
07/09/2008
March 19, 2006
11:00 a.m.
From: Katatin Mali Westhaver [kwesthaver@ …]
To: Philip John
Thibault [Gfatherphil@ …]
Subject:
Mazipskwik
Kwai-kwai Grandfather,
In answer to the posted questions, the Mazipskwik Council has indeed folded.
Why?
A multitude of things caused the final closure, but in
general it came down to:
1. There was no place to regularly hold meetings that was big enough to
hold the entire membership.
2. There was a lack of finances. (When a organization can’t maintain
enough money for mailings and meeting space rent.
3. There was not enough members … that were willing and able to meet
regularly … and to attend to the necessary duties of council upkeep, which
include annual federal forms, grant petitions, and record keeping updates.
The member’s records are safe. I have been entrusted with
the storing and protection of all Mazipskwik records.
No one has been removed or purged from the membership
list.
On the Vermont recognition issue:
When and if the bill is passed, it will recognize all
Abenaki, regardless of council affiliation. I have been asked, and am prepared
to present the Mazipskwik council’s membership list to the state, if such is
required.
Now for the downside: As currently written, the
recognition bill would only recognize Abenaki within the state of Vermont. The
rest, me included, will be out of luck.
Please note that that I was an elected member of the
Mazipskwik Tribal Council I have no authority to provide new membership. Once
the Mazipskwik council has been re-established, and a full Tribal Council is
elected, then membership issuance can resume.
I hope that covers it.
Katatin Westhaver
April 2006
From: Carollee
Reynolds
To: Luke Andrew Willard
Thanks Luke and everyone. I had a talk with Burton Decarr and a talk with Frederick M. Wiseman and met Harold and Nancy Lloyd,
as well as my friend who belongs to the other group and I guess it was too much
brain stimulation-- as well as frustration.
I used to have a Missisquoi St.
Francis-Sokoki “Homer” Membership Card and then they asked for more documentation and
their genealogist Chris Roy told me that my three Lampman lines, Partlow’s
(same line as Aprils' mother Patsy and Brent Reader) were in
Vermont too long to be native. What an idiot.
So later I did some more
research and came up with my Partlow ancestor who was a documented Indian in
civil war records of the town of Alburgh. I got certified death,
birth and marriage records and submitted them to Headquarters. I was told that
after federal recognition that they would get a genealogist to officially
accept them. I also have Acadian ancestors and Marie Couc (Lapalme’s),
Dandurand’s, Patnode’s and Richard’s and Morit’s.
So here is my friend [Lynn
Menard-Mathieson] saying that though she was born and lives in Griswold, Connecticut
and she has this one single ancestor who was not even Abenaki, and she can sell
her goods under the pretense that she has a Vermont Abenaki "Band"
card?
My daughter [Takara C.
Matthews] who is in college could not access Abenaki scholarships, even
though she was in Title V Indian education in Swanton Vermont.
It would be a sad day if I had to join a group of people
who are unrelated to me, from another state because my paper work sits waiting
in limbo. I don’t care about it myself, but my daughters' dream is to open a
native store and center where we can do community things.
My granddaughters' real legal name is Wanibaugh Namih8sat
Cook but Grandma is still waiting on paper work.
April 17, 2006
Business ID: 261623
Ndakinna, Inc.’d
Business Address: P.O. Box 293 in Union, NH 03887
Alice A. Stevens (President) of 66 RR Ave in
Union, NH
Cynthia Thompson (Treasurer) of Pittsfield,
NH
Rhonda Lou
(nee: Besaw) Grimes – True
of Whitefield, NH 03598
Ken Hedderig of Candia, NH
Deborah Hedderig of Candia, NH
[SEE October 15,
2007 Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire, Inc.’d]
April 22, 2006
The Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d
A Board of
Directors vote for the organization has been held on April 22nd, 2006 according
to Paul W. Pouliot (President)
April 22, 2006
Non Profit Biennial
Report
The Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Lynn Menard-Mathisen [of 198 Campbell’s Bay Rd, Lot 37 in Swanton, VT … a campsite]
The former
Registered Agent of the organization had been Paul & Linda’s daughter,
Bonnie L. (nee: Pouliot) Akerman. Also Paul W. Pouliot changed the address for
the principle office of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.’d to 8 Linda Lane
(P.O. Box 54) in Forestdale, MA 02644
Paul W. Pouliot of P.O. Box 54, 8 Linda Lane, in Forestdale, MA 02644 [He left his wife Linda, for Denise by then]
There was no Vice
President of the organization at the time
Denise K. Mehigan of P.O. Box 118 in Forestdale, MA 02644 [Denise hadn’t yet divorced Jamie Mehigan but was living in Forestdale at
an aunt’s house]
Gail Demers (Clerk)
of Granby, MA
Directors:
Rene Blanchette of Methuen, MA (Assistant Clerk)
Arlene Andresen of Brockton, MA (Member at Large)
Howard F. Knight Jr. of Newport, VT (Member at Large, Vermont Agent)
Between April 22, 2006 and before June 01, 2006 but seems to be dated May 31, 2007:
Nancy Lee (nee: Millette) Cruger-Lyons (later
marrying to Mark Doucet) with
the aid of Howard F. Knight Jr. (i.e. Brian
Chenevert et al) had manipulated the Corporate entity The Abenaki Nation
of Vermont, Inc.’d’ Biennial Report for that non-profit, using the address of
178
Mobile Acres Road in Randolph, VT 05060 [Where
Nancy L. (nee: Millette) Lyons had been residing at the time, with her
then-husband, Howard Isaac Lyons]
April 23, 2006
15:50 PM
From: firstnationslw
[Luke
Willard]
To: carollee57us
[Carollee Reynolds]
Subject: Band Membership
Kwai Carollee,
Hope all is well with you. Your family
should join the Nulhegan Band.
There are 3 criteria for membership. All full status members must meet 2 of the
3. The first is genealogical documentation. The second is substantial oral
history. The third is 'community perception' = whether or not the majority of
the Abenaki community considers you Abenaki. We have just as many members as
Missisquoi does. In fact many have left
Missisquoi [St. Francis-Sokoki group and Mazipskwik
group] to join us. We have monthly gatherings with the
band meeting, potluck, and drumming. I know your family would be welcomed with
open arms. Genealogies and documents are handled confidentially. Ya'll would
fit in just fine. Our enrollment is full of names you might be familiar with
such as Demar, Sawyer, Ouimet, Snow,
Gill, Obomsawin, Otôndosonne, Rockwell, Paul, Sylvester, Girard, Mason,
Hakey, Phillips, Cote, Allard, Batchelder, Moulton,
Marsh, Crowfoot, Baird ... I could go on and on. Anyhow, we're always looking
for more pieces of the puzzle. Let me know and I'll get you set up with the
Census committee. Be well.
Luke
Willard
April 23, 2006
16:50 PM
From: Carollee Reynolds
To: Takara lavender, Douglas Lloyd Buchholz
Subject: Fwd: Band Membership
TK (Carollee’s dau. Takara Matthews) if
these people end up as one of the ok'd bands then they might be an option, just
because we get on Missisquoi’s roll doesn’t mean that they will start treating
people fairly or doing things.
Salmon (Douglas Lloyd Buchholz)
this guy said he has Sawyer’s in the group and I think with your contributions
and the massive amount of stuff you have accumulated you might stand a chance.
Are you part of Charlie True’s thing [Abenaki Nation of N.H., D.B.A.]??
April 25, 2006
5:33 PM
From: Carollee Reynolds
To: Douglas Lloyd
Buchholz
Subject: Re: Luke Willard inquiry.....
Dear Salmon,
I had a long talk with Lynn
Menard-Mathieson about things so I think we are doing better now. She said
that you are coming up after the signing. I have a very hectic week coming up
that week. I work the night before and the night after that then I go to
Rutland for a few days. If where I need to go to is closer to Huntington I stay
there. Pretty quick we will be hitch-hiking.
Are you friends with Burton Decarr? Are your Russell’s from
St. Armand? He showed me a list of families and towns with the eugenics
list. We will see you at the signing.
Take Care,
Carollee Reynolds
May 02, 2006
N-25641-0
Cowasuck-Horicon Council of the Abenaki in
Vermont, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: “Sachem” Emerson “Spirit Bear” Garfield
Officers:
Emerson Garfield (President)
Kimberly Merriam (Vice President)
Emerson B. Garfield
Kimberly Merriam
Ashley Alexander
May 04, 2006
The Caledonian-Record Newspaper, Pages A16-Continued from
Page A3
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Abenaki May 03, 2006
By Lisa Rathke - Associated Press Writer
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Abenaki May 03,
2006
Donald Warren Stevens Jr. of Enosburg Falls, VT a member of the St.
Francis-Sokoki band wore a beaded headband with
feathers.
As one can read, in early May of 2006, Mr.
Donald Warren Stevens had no problem proclaiming that a member of the Missisquoi
group led by April St. Francis-Merrill, and in fact, Don Stevens Jr. supported
her group, even while on the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
(VCNAA) as an appointed member and as appointed Chair of such.
June 15, 2006
Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation installs Reynold Choinière was
Chief (as printed in the Vermont Newport Daily Express on Page 12, Thursday June 15, 2006).
NOTICE this was just after Bill
S. 117 State of Vermont Recognition of the “Abenaki”
of May 03, 2006 which was passed granting minority state recognition of the
Abenaki People as a whole
THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR PROCESS OF
DEFINING HISTORICALLY OR GENEALOGICALLY WHO WAS OR IS "ABENAKI". SO,
ANYONE CAN CLAIM TO BE "ABENAKI" IN VT AND NH, i.e. Race Shifting Wannabiiak
Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation installs Reynold Choinière as Chief as printed in (Vermont) The Newport Daily Express, page 12,
Thursday, June 15, 2006 Part 1 of 2
On Saturday June 03, 2006
at 11:00 a.m. the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation held as installation
ceremony for their new Chief Reynold Choinière, a.k.a. “Whitecloud”, and seven
Council members. The ceremony commenced with a Chief’s Dance, called “mowia
wegan” which hadn’t been performed since 1870, to honor and respect the
Nation. The Nulhegan Band performed a ceremonial opening of the installation
ceremony with the ceremonial drum. The elder of the women lead the file of
seven chosen women dancers who danced to the ceremonial drum in a circle. The
dancers were: Elder Evelyn Pushard AKA Running Water of Randolph, Maine, “Mother
Matriarch” Theresa Van Zile a.k.a. “Many Moons” III, Princess Sheila Hill a.k.a.
“Running Water”, Councilwoman Sharon Choiniere a.k.a. “Cloud Dancer”, Janice
Conillard, Sheila Marcou, a.k.a. “Little Elk”, and Denise Russell. At the end
of the dance, Chief Reynold Choiniere a.k.a. “Whitecloud” laid a Native
American blanket on the leading elder’s shoulder and then followed with each of
the dancers. Chief Reynold Whitecloud was assisted by
his brother the Associate Chief Raymond Choinière a.k.a. “Running Deer”
with the blankets. The gifts of the blankets were kept by the dancers.
Claire Bain, a.k.a. “Laughing Eyes”, read a letter from the
United Nations written by Charles Mercieca PH.D., President of International
Association of Educators of World Peace. Dr. Mercieca presented former Chief David Hill, the World Peace Award with
a Medallion for the Algonquin Wabanaki
Sovereign Nation, on December 16, 2000 for
resolving peaceful issues among all nations. Claire Bain read Dr. Mercieca’s
letter which went on to describe the Peril of Indigenous Tribes/Nations in the
continents of North and South America, how Europeans have infiltrated to expand
their domain and wiped out numerous indigenous tribes/nations to the point of
total destruction. They (the Europeans) developed machinery which has polluted
our air and water with toxins that have caused terminal cancer to millions of
people. In North America today, the indigenous people have been forced to
integrate in the American and Canadian societies and to adopt same lifestyles
of these mostly European invaders/settlers. The time has arrived when the
indigenous people should be recognized as a nation of their own. In recent
years, some of these indigenous people of North America got together and formed
their independent old nation under the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation
consisting of enclaves in both Canada and the United States where indigenous
people live. The confederation revives the moribund (dying) old nation which is
meant to make richer not only North America but the whole world as well. In
forming the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation, there is no political
precedence created. The said confederated nation will exist as an enclave
within the United States and Canada. As such, the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign
Nation would qualify to join the United Nations. Such Countries also reveal
great respect for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in which
supports the freedom people to get together and form their own independent
nation. The very fact that the enclave of the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign
Nation is found in North America and not, say in China, makes possible for this
culturally rich old nation to be revised. The indigenous people do not have in
mind to build their own military; they would rather have a demilitarized nation
and concentrate on the development of the civilian economy, following the
footsteps of both Japan and Germany after World War II was over. Last but not
least, such indigenous people want to protect their burial grounds and rich
cultural artifacts. They want to eliminate all air and water pollution and they
want to initiate their own sovereign banking system. In other words, they want
to revive and preserve an old nation which was subdued unjustly by mostly
European invaders/settlers. This letter regarding historical and current issues
of the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation of Turtle
Island was very well received overseas on many websites. Part 2
will run on Friday, June 16, 2006
The Newport Daily Express, Friday, June
16, 2006- page 9
PART II
The traditional ceremonial custom followed. The Mother
Matriarch Theresa Van Zile, a.k.a. “Many Moons” III, put ceremonial red paint
on the forehead of the widow of the late Chief David Hill, a.k.a. “Sly Wolf”,
taking out of her “mourning period”. This ceremony was accompanied by the quiet
low drumming of the drum. Following, Princess Sheila Hill, a.k.a. “Running Water”,
made her speech of past remembrances of the late Chief, and his important
issues of sovereignty and self government of the Nation. She then presented the
Chief Reynold Whitecloud with her ceremonial gift which completed the
installation of the new Chief.
The new Chief Reynold Choinière (a.k.a. Whitecloud) introduced
the members of the Council in which was the traditional installation of the Council
of the Algonquin Wabanaki Sovereign Nation of Turtle Island.
The Chief spoke about “who we are” as a nation. He
described how he wanted to revive the ancient Algonquin Wabanaki
Sovereign Nation of Turtle Island to preserve the spiritual
and cultural heritage and religion of our people- economic well being of
environmental protection of our people and mother earth for our future
generations.
In conclusion, Chief Reynold Choinière (a.k.a. White Cloud)
described a letter from former President Bill Clinton on November 6, 2000. Former President Bill Clinton
vowed to honor and respect Tribal Sovereignty, self determination, and self
government, in his revising Executive Order on Consultation and Coordination
with Tribal Governments, strengthening our government-to-government
relationship with Indian Nations.
A bill recently passed in the Vermont (#851) House and
Senate which denies the insurance that all Executive department agencies
consult with Indian Nations/Tribes and respect Tribal Sovereignty as they
develop policy on issues that impact Indian Communities- as several of the
sections on the Vermont passed bill on the Abenaki and all native American
people in Vermont, deny and extinguish this, as: (b) the commission shall
comprise seven members and a chair appointed by the governor. {The governor has
the sole discretion on the selection of the commission members; therefore, no
tribal members of Indian Nations can nominate a representative.} The commission
shall have the authority to assist Native American Tribal Councils,
organizations, and individuals to secure social services, etc. permit the
creation, display and sale of Native American/Indian made Arts and Crafts, and
legally label them as Native American/Indian made. (18 U.S.C. & 1159
(c)(3)(B) and 25 U.S.C. & 305e(d)(3)(B). Under #853-states this title shall
not be interpreted to provide any Native American or Abenaki person with any
special rights or privileges that the state does not confer on –or grant to
other state residents, nor form any right or claim to land, real estate in
Vermont for the Abenaki people, and shall be construed to confer only those
rights specifically described in this chapter.
This bill eliminates aboriginal people’s sovereignty!
MORE TO COME- Future editorial articles to be written by
Chief Reynold Choinière, AKA Whitecloud, titled “Facts by the Long Fire”
regarding the issues and concerns of Sovereignty for native Americans.
A bountiful luncheon followed for the approximate 70
attendees and the Nulhegan Band drummed during the luncheon. Several tribes’
people sat with them and drummed on the great drum.
June 30, 2006
From Nancy (nee: Côté) Rolls to Philip
(“Grandfather Soaring Eagle”) Thibault/Thibeau she wrote:
Grandfather, like you have never run into any of this
card thingy, and we both know how people feel about giving their cards away. We
will have to think about this more, whatever way with prayer it will be the
right way. A question to you: Are you going to fill out one of the membership
forms? I believe that the people can keep their cards like I kept my membership
card I got from Homer St. Francis‘ group and
the one I got from Chief Spirit Water [Ralph S.
Swett of the Clan of the Hawk] … If they would like to join the Nulhegan
group fine, it’s up to them.
Another email
of the same day …
I understand people not wanting to give up their membership
cards that they now carry and perhaps that is OK, but they must know that the
Mazipskwik band that they were in has been disbanded by the person who started
it (Connie Brow … Homer’s relative). She
sent a letter to most of the leaders of all the other bands telling them this
and said she would never let the band start up again under its current name. I
don’t want to get involved with anything that would start some kind of war, but
I would do anything to help anyone who would like to make sure that they
are with a state recognized band before the VT Governor decides he is going to
close the membership rolls to all the bands in the state.
All we are
asking is that each person fill out the membership form and send it in and we
will enroll them into the Nulhegan Band as members and give them all new cards and they can keep their old
cards as souvenirs, but if the Mazipskwik band should ever start back up they
would have to turn in their Nulhegan cards and ask for their records to be
returned; and that would be the same as we would do for all our members. The
only card they may ever use is the Nulhegan Band card as long as they are
members, as it is illegal to carry two cards from two bands, but because
Mazipskwik is no longer a viable band, we feel it will not be a problem at this
time.
July 02, 2006
Nancy (nee: Côté) –Rolls
had ‘forwarded’ an email from Philip
(“Grandfather Soaring Eagle”) Thibault wherein he said:
As some of you know, I have recently joined the Nulhegan
Band. I would encourage the members of the former Mazipskwik
group to join the Nulhegan band as soon as you can before the
Governor decides to put a stop to the State Recognized band rolls. If he does
this all those who are left standing by themselves will be put on a shelf until
the state gets through all of the state bands first. I am not trying to tell
who to join, but for all the Mazipskwik members I would like to see them join
with me. To do this, all you need to do is call Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie at (802)873-3083
- dmacie@adelphia.net
or Nancy Rolls at (802)873-9120 - okemes@adelphia.net and they will answer
any questions you have, and you may contact me as well at my email address, gfatherphil@hotmail.com.
For those of you living in the N.H. and Vermont border towns you may call Kat
at (603)675-9218 or email her at kwesthaver@pshift.com
Grandfather Soaring Eagle.
[So you can see that by July 2006, the
Nulhegan group were soliciting members INTO their group, from another
now-defunct Mazipskwik group over in Swanton, Vermont; even Nancy (nee: Côté) –Rolls wrote that she too was a member of
Homer’s group! Then she went to the “Clan of the Hawk” group, before her
appearance on the “Nulhegan” stage. Membership was $25.00 USD]
July 03, 2006
Katatin Westhaver wrote to Grandfather Phil
(“Soaring Eagle”) Thibault and also Dawn (nee: Dague) Macie stating:
I’ve attached the letter the Mazipskwik members regarding our transfer of membership materials
to the Nulhegan band. Please distribute it to
those members that you can reach. Let me know who you’ve contacted – I will try
to reach the others. We’ve got quite a job ahead of us.
August 26, 2006
Email from Pamela (nee:
Thibodeau) Brostean of the Koasek Traditional
Band (led by Co-Chiefs Nancy Millette and Brian Chenevert)
I am also writing to you in regards to the Nulhegan band
“absorbing” the old Mazipskwik group members.
I and many of my people have personal and confidential information in those
files. I am very shocked and angered to know that this information is now in
the hands of the Nulhegan band. All the paperwork should have been returned to
Mike and Ina Delaney themselves until it was retrieved by the Mazipskwik
members. I am requesting the name, email address and telephone number of the
person or persons that Ina Delaney turned everything over to, a few years ago,
who has decided on her own to deliver these membership files to the Nulhegan
group without consent or permission. This is an outrage and we are also considering
this a theft of personal property that was left to Ina Delaney for safe
keeping, not one of us have every given permission to have our personal files
released to any other agent. Files were not left with the understanding that
there was an intention of them being passed off or handed over to any other
band under any circumstances.
I do not know Mr. Luke Andrew Willard and have never had
any type of correspondence with him, but I have seen his response in which he
said that Nulhegan had “absorbed” the Mazipskwik.
This request is for return of all files, original
applications, pictures, genealogies, and any photocopies as well as all
personal correspondences between me, my family members and the Delaney’s to be
returned to me no later than August 31, 2006.
SO… by her own admission, she had membership in the
now-defunct and kaput "Mazipskwik" CPAIN group ... but now had membership in the Nancy
Millette-led group of “Cowasuck Abenaki”
July 21, 2006
Nancy Millette and her co-chief, Brian Chenevert had changed
their group’s name from "Cowasuck
Traditional Band Council of the Abenaki Nation" to “Koasek (Cowasuck)
Traditional Band Council of the Abenaki Nation" Potato Patato …
July 27, 2006
White Pine Association for the Abenaki Nation,
Inc.’d
P.O. Box 41 in Newbury, Vermont 05051
Peggy Fullerton of 45 Knap Road in
Piermont, New Hampshire 03779
August 10, 2006
The County Courier Newspaper
New Native American Affairs Commission to meet in
Swanton and Montpelier
The new commission appointed by VT Gov. Jim Douglas will be
made up of all Native American members, including 5 members who are of Abenaki
descent. Chairman Mark W. Mitchell, of Barnet, VT (who worked
for Homer St. Francis for years) self-identified as “Abenaki”. He has served on
an earlier commission in the 1990’s and was Executive Director of ASHAI in
Swanton.
Aside from Mark W. Mitchell, new all-volunteer appointees
also include one Franklin County, VT resident, Don Stevens, 40, of Enosburg Falls, VT, an Abenaki currently serving on the Abenaki Self-Help
Association, Inc.’d Board of Directors, who also maintains the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
website.
Jeanne (nee: Deforge) Brink, a descendant of the
Thompsons Point, VT Obomsawin family from Odanak, 61, also served on the new
commission. She was a past director of
the former Dawnland Center, Inc.’d.
Timothy de la Bruere, of Newport, VT and of Odanak descent
of the Obomsawin lineage… [Grandson to Richard Skip
Bernier]. Charlene McManis, of Worcester, VT who
originally came from Oregon, where her family was among those relocated from
the Grande Ronde reservation in the 1950’s. She also served 4 years
on the Dawnland Center’s Board of Directors.
Judy (nee: Fortin)
Dow of Essex Jct., VT claimed to be Abenaki, was appointed to
the VCNAA, and was also a past director of
the former Dawnland Center, Inc.’d.
Howard Isaac Lyons, of Randolph, VT also was appointed to
the VCNAA, and was a Mohawk Wolf Clan Haudenosaunee.
The new VCNAA Commission meeting was held August 24, 2006 at the Title VI Indian Education
Offices on 49 Church Street in Swanton, VT.
[SEE September 06, 2010 Donald Warren Stevens Jr. made “chief”
of the Nulhegan group … ]
September 06, 2006
Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Andrew Swett
Directors:
Ralph Skinner Swett
Andrew Swett
Gail Ruggles
Officers:
Ralph Swett (President)
Andrew Swett (Vice President)
Gail Ruggles (Secretary)
Ralph Swett (Treasurer)
February 14, 2007
Cowass North America, Inc.’d and Cowasuck-Pennacook
Abenaki People
Per the 999-EZ documents filed, Paul Wilson Pouliot
claimed (fraudulently) that the organization’s office headquarters (160 Dailey
in Franklin, MA) had been “broken into” and that “a theft of corporate records,
cash, and other assets had occurred”. All corporate record had been allegedly
stolen on Feb. 14, 2006 (valued at over
$10,000.00 in replacement expense), and that the corporate safe had been
entered and all cash, postage, and cash value, along with Stop & Shop food
vouchers had been stolen.
The office headquarters were seized in a “domestic dispute”
during February 2006 that resulted in the
relocation of the office. All corporate furniture, equipment, and supplies had
to be replaced in 2006.
By Feb. 09, 2006 Linda, Paul’s
wife, suspecting what her husband Paul was getting up to, told her soon-to-be ex spouse, that IF he left their home in Franklin, MA (to be with Denise Beauregard) that
he was “no longer welcome to return”. The home door locks were changed on or
about Feb. 14, 2006. He claimed in his newspaper
of early 2006, that he had left his home and Band headquarters “to resolve some
family and personal issues with his wife.” He decided to leave, thus leaving
all corporate and membership records therein Linda’s home, and went to Forestdale,
MA to be with Denise, the corporate Cowass North America, Inc.’d Treasurer.
While Paul W. Pouliot was attending to “business” with Denise in Forestdale,
MA, where she had decided go, having decided it was time to leave her husband
Jamie, since she was with Paul Pouliot retrospectively, a meeting
had been held with a minority of Directors for the group’s 1995-started Food Pantry in Franklin, MA. Linda, P.A.
(Paul Andrew) Pouliot, James Mehigan, Bonnie
(nee: Pouliot) Akerman, James Akerman and Susan Barbour had met specifically to
remove Paul Pouliot and Denise Mehigan from the Food Pantry’s Board of
Directors. Susan Barbour (a non-member and Franklin Town employee) had been
made the President and Bonnie Akerman (Paul and Linda’s daughter) had been
voted the new treasurer. Jamie Mehigan voted the clerk, and P.A. Pouliot had
been made the recording secretary. Paul Pouliot implied someone broke into
Linda’s (and his former) home in Franklin, MA, and stole the group equipment,
records, and member genealogies.
What was Paul W. Pouliot doing with Denise Beauregard
On March 06, 2006 “family
members” had reported that Linda Pouliot had allegedly been attacked. That she
had been taking out the garbage out, and she was attacked in her driveway, in
the evening.
Of course this could have been a false police report of assault,
by Linda herself, playing “victim”.
Paul Pouliot claimed in this early newsletter that he
apologized for to the group’s members for all my family’ continuing behavior
over the current situation, but that he could not be held responsible for them
or their actions; or HIS and DENISE’s either
apparently.
Due to the above dynamics, and “re-organization” Paul
Pouliot, in his newsletter of April 2006, claimed that due to the potential
issue of “identity fraud” of the group, that he (and others) were requesting
that if a member were contacted by any other group or individual in regards to
their membership in the Pouliot-led group, transferring their membership(s) to
another group, relocating their genealogical/familial records to another tribal
group office location, questioning the validity of their supposed Abenaki heritage, or that the group’s name
had changed or its location, to then contact Paul Pouliot or the F.B.I. in
Albany, NY or Boston, MA immediately.
AGAIN, NO BODY ought to be questioning
the validity of their self-identity
The TRUTH and REALITY had been that, in February 2006, Paul Pouliot decided to abandon his
decent responsibilities, as a man, as a father, as a husband, and as a leader of a CPAIN group.
He lied about the alleged theft of assets, records, genealogies of members, their
applications, equipment, etc. Those records were ALWAYS in Linda’s home. He
left everything, for Denise. NOTHING was ever stolen or broken into; it had
been left behind by Paul Pouliot! Linda (nee: Whites) Pouliot gave him a choice,
stay or leave, but the latter action had consequences. He chose to leave.
Lust
is blind to the reality of consequences.
NOTE: Paul W. Pouliot did state in the Aln8bak Newsletters that he had retrieved eventually the very boxes of documents he had alleged were "stolen" from his ex-wife's basement.
February 02, 2007
Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Andrew Swett
Directors:
Ralph Skinner Swett
Andrew Swett
Gail Ruggles
Colin K. Wood
Todd Hebert
Officers:
Ralph Swett (President/Secretary)
Andrew Swett (Vice President)
Todd Hebert (2nd Vice President)
Colin Wood (3rd Vice President)
Gail Ruggles (Secretary)
May 31, 2007
Name of Entity: Abenaki Nation of
Vermont, Inc.’d
Non profit
Purpose: Native American & Abenaki Affairs
Registered
Agent: Retired Chief,
Howard F. Knight Jr. of 572
East Main Street in Newport, VT 05855
Incorporators:
Howard F.
Knight Jr. – Coos Turtle Clan (President)
Lucie
Caron (Vice President)
Karen
Jean (nee: Boudreau) Lemoine - Majka “Mica” (Secretary) [She and her family were in Pouliot’ group, BEFORE going
into the Nancy Millette group of the Koasek of the Koas/White Pine Assoc.,
Inc.’d]
John
Davis
(Treasurer)
Directors:
Howard
F. Knight Jr.
Virginia
Tortosen
Jim Haskins
Matthew
Knight [Howard Knight’s grandson]
Incorporation
papers of Howard Franklin Knight Jr. dated May 31,
2007 when “they” attempted to "steal back" the Incorporation
"Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc.” with the help of Burton Decarr a.k.a. "Spotted
Eagle" of Swanton, Vermont; Lucie Caron, Karen Majka (a.k.a. Karen “Mica”), John Davis, and Virginia Tortosen, Jim Haskins.
[Karen Majka (a.k.a. Karen “Mica”) and her family members had been
members of Paul Wilson Pouliot’ group in previous years!]
Also SEE November 19, 2008 Email Communications between Karen
Mica and Howard F. Knight Jr. and Daniel
B. Osgood, as follows in the URL Links
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2009/10/jeanne-kents-letter-to-howard-f-knight.html
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2009/10/karen-bordreau-majka-mica-lamoine.html
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2009/10/november-19-2008-email-communication.html
URL LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2009/10/howard-f-knight-jr-and-karen-mica-majka.html
[Karen (nee: Bourdeau) Majka / Mica = houseofmica@yahoo.com]
URL LINK: Karen Bourdeau Majka "Mica" Folder
LOOK at and REVIEW her genealogy
Burton
Decarr had signed a document "against" Paul Wilson Pouliot on January
30, 2007 with the help of guardianship, April St. Francis-Merrill
herself. The letter/statement
A
Statement
I, hereby state that Retired
Cowasuck Chief Howard F. Knight
Jr. is the successor Chief of
the Coos-Cowasuck Tribe to Coos and Nolka (Deer) Clan Chief Elwin
“Joe” Pero. Chief Howard F. Knight was
the one, with others to bring the Coos-Cowasuck Peoples together between 1980
to the present day. Today, he is the Elder of the Cowasuck Tribe.
Mr. Paul
W. Pouliot is not and never has been a
Cowasuck Chief in the Abenaki Nation. He is not, has never been, and never will
be recognized as the Cowasuck Chief or as a Cowasuck Chief within the Abenaki
Nation.
Chief Nancy
Lyons and Chief Brian
Chenevert are the legal and
recognized Cowasuck Chiefs as successors to Retired Chief Howard F. Knight Jr.
of the Cowasuck Tribe in Vermont and New Hampshire o the ancient Cowasuck
territory.
I, Burton
DeCarr, as a Spiritual Leader of
the Abenaki Nation and recognized Pipe Carrier for my people, I do not
recognize Mr. Pouliot as an Abenaki Chief or otherwise in my capacity as a
Spiritual Leader or Pipe Carrier as well.
I honestly state this in
this document as the honest truth.
Respectfully yours,
BURTON DECARR [scribbled
signature]
Spotted
Eagle
Burton
DeCarr of 15 Greenwich Street in Swanton, VT 05488
Notarized
on January 30, 2007
Because
when one looks at the notarized document of January
30, 2007 it states, "At Swanton, on the this 30th day of January,
2007, before me personally appeared Burton Decarr and known by me to be the
person who executed the foregoing instrument, and she thereupon duly
acknowledged to me that she executed the same to be her free act and deed.
Well, last time I seen Mr. Burton Decarr he appeared to be physically a
male/adult man, NOT a "she" or a "female". So you do the
math.....
Cindy
Shover was
allied to Howard
Franklin Knight Jr. The
circular image on this Card, and the documents dated May
31, 2007 are the same image.
June 02, 2007
An Agreement of Association
Between the Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign
Abenaki Nation and the El-Nu Tribe of Abenaki in Haverhill, N.H. as the latter being a Sub-Tribe of Nancy Millette’ group. [She had the Woodland Re-En-Actors doing their bit as “living history”
actors retrospectively in 1994 etc at her Littleton and Twin Mt. Powwow events,
to draw in tourists and $$$$.
The document of
agreement of association shows that (quote) “the El NU group would come under
the Koasek Traditional Band, as a sub-Band”. It was a PR stunt at Nancy’s gathering (or course).
The document was
signed by signature, Roger Longtoe Sheehan, Rose Hartwell, Anthony Longtoe
Sheehan (and another whose signature is totally illegible) for the El Nu
Abenaki Tribe; Chief Brian Chenevert and Chief Nancy Millette (both for the
Koasek Traditional Band)
July 06, 2007
This letter could
have been typed at ANY TIME after July of 2007
Co-Chief Brian Chenevert of the group Koasek Traditional Band of the
Abenaki Nation, led by Co-Chief
Nancy Millette
So thank you to our
Koasek members who were vendors there and to our new little brother the El-Nu
Abenaki Tribe for putting
together the 18th century village which they lived in all weekend long.
On Sunday morning
we went to Council Member, Mike Fenn’s house, to plant our Koasek corn. It went very well as Frederick Matthew Wiseman PhD recorded it and Roger Longtoe Sheehan sang.
Also on Sunday just
after Grand Entry, Nancy Millette and I (Chief Brian Chenevert) as speakers for
the Koasek signed an alliance with the El-Nu Tribe of Abenaki making us their big brother and in traditional form, a Wampum belt was given to commerates the event
and will be read at future gathering.
The Koasek welcome our younger brother the El-Nu Tribe of Abenaki as a Sub-Band of the Koasek Abenaki Band. We are on our way to rebuilding our Nation!
October 15, 2007
Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire, Inc.’d
262 Lancaster Road
in Whitefield, NH 03598
December 24, 2007
Wobanaki, Inc.’d had been reinstated as an incorporate entity on this date.
February 08, 2008
File No. N-29722-0
Ndakinna Cultural Center and Museum, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Todd Hebert of 185 Lilleyville, Road in East Calais, VT 05650
Todd Hebert
Charlene McManis
Debra Hebert
Prinicipal office:
34 Moscow Woods Road in East Calais, VT
February 20, 2008
Abenaki Self-Help Association, Inc.’d had been reinstated
Registered April
Merrill (President)
Officers: Brenda Gagne
Rachel May-Whitebear
Felicia Gagne
Peter Ebare
Jeffrey Benay
Kenneth Maskell
David
Skinas [He had
been INVOLVED in the VT Recognition]
[Terminated: November 22, 2000]
March 24, 2008
10:14 PM
From: Frederick Matthew
Wiseman, PhD wisem@vtlink.net
To: Vincent Illuzzi villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us
Hi Vince,
Mr. Dan Brush told
me to send you a few very brief facts, since you have received too many
long-winded letters and demands. I hope these five are short and clear. I will
be at the State House tomorrow at the VT Champlain Quadricentennial display at
the Card Room.
1. You asked me to get everyone on board
for the compromise. I did so. Missisquoi,
Nulhegan, Koasek (including El-nu as a
sub-group to the Koasek of the Koas led by
Nancy Millette) are self-governing tribal political entities with
historical presence in Vermont. They represent ALL of the entities that, in my
opinion as a scholar of the Abenaki experience, would meet the “tribal”
qualifications set forth by the Federal Government’s requirements under the “state-recognized
tribes” section of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. They represent over 3,000
Vermont Abenakis – a large constituency.
Missisquoi is focused in Northwestern Vermont, Nulhegan is in your district, Koasek
is in Eastern Vermont, and El-nu is
Southern Vermont – complete state
coverage. They now work together in unity.
2. There is no anthropologically or
historically detectable “Moccasin
village”/ “Winooski Band” which was a concoction created by Judy (Fortin) Dow.
Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d is (by their own admission on their
website) an educational/cultural, not a political
organization, and so cannot be recognized as presently constituted. Richard Skip Bernier’s group “Odanak Abenakis of Vermont” is recognized in Canada, derives its political authority from there,
and has no dependent Vermont
political/corporate basis. [Clearly, Wiseman
was lying, because Skip had in fact, amended the Corporation name of Cowasuck
North America, Inc.’d in 2000.]
Paul Wilson Pouliot’s group Cowasuck-Pennacook Abenaki People / Cowass
North America, Inc.’d is not from Vermont.
3. There are only a few scattered
unorganized families not included #1 or #2. They have no formal corporate
political structure. Charlie Lawrence “Megeso” Delaney Jr. represents one. As you saw,
he was at the press conference on Thursday to support us.
Louise and Lester Lampman represent another family,
perhaps 10-15 people maximum.
“Professional Abenakis,” such as Judy (nee: Fortin) Dow have no
known genealogical, cultural or political
ties to any known Vermont corporate Abenaki groups.
4. Members of the Vermont Commission on
Native American Affairs threatened and to stifle individual Abenakis as we, as
tribal officials, submitted competing proposals to your committee. Nancy (nee: Millette) Cruger
- Lyons sent you the compiled evidence. These data, combined with other
information no particularly germane to your legislative process, have caused all of the corporate Native groups listed above (#1) to reject any
possibility of applying for recognition through the Commission as it is
presently constituted. [The 4 groups seeking to
apply for recognition using Fred’s compiled manipulated scholarly data, were
terrified of Judy Dow, and especially Tim and Jeanne, who were Obomsawin descendants
whose ancestors came from Odanak down into Vermont]
5. Heretofore un-documented groups may arise in
the future, but they will not be large, nor will they have the corporate structure required by the
Federal Government – they must be handled on a case by case basis by a
reconstituted Native Commission. [The ‘push’ was to
drive by-complaint abt. The VCNAA and resignation from that VCNAA and to INTALL
and or have the VT Gov. APPOINT the 4 petitioning groups’ own members and or
their allies, onto such Commission, which they eventually successfully
accomplished]
March 25, 2008
6:29 AM
From: Vincent
Illuzzi - villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us
To: Susanne Young Susanne.Young@state.vt.us
See March 24, 2008 10:14
PM from Frederick M. Wiseman. What
do you think? Can we back off on some of the items [i.e. OBJECTIVE GENEALOGY TO THE HISTORICAL ABENAKI] which
the applicants must submit to obtain state recognition for Arts and Crafts
purposes?
Vince [Vincent Illuzzi]
March 25, 2008
8:47 AM
From: Susanne
Young - Susanne.Young@state.vt.us
To: Vincent
Illuzzi - villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us
I suggest this be sent to Mark Mitchell for consideration by the Vermont Commission on Native
American Affairs – they are meeting on Thursday afternoon.
March 25, 2008
1:35 PM
From: Vincent
Illuzzi - villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us
To: Vermont
Commission on Native American Affairs vcnaa@earthlink.net [Mark Mitchell - Chairman]
Subject: Fwd. Information
Please consider.
March 26, 2008
7:47 PM
From: Mark Mitchell, VCNAA Chairman vcnaa@earthlink.net
To: Judy (Fortin)
Dow jdowbasket@aol.com, Jeanne
(Deforge) Brink azoniz@aol.com, Hillary
Casillas Hilary.casillas@cancer.org, Donald
Warren Stevens Jr. Donald_Stevens@verizon.net, Timothy DelaBruère tdela67@gmail.com, Charlene McManis crwillingmcmanis@aol.com
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Information [March 24, 2008 10:14 PM
from Frederick M. Wiseman]
Then the 4 Groups of Race Shifting FAKE “Abenakis” came
CRYING and WHINING ... with their justifications and excuses...
March 28, 2008
7:47 AM
From: Margaret
Bruchac maligeet@earthlink.net
To: Vincent
Illuzzi villuzzi@leg.state.vt.us, (Judy
Dow) Jdowbasket@aol.com, vcnaa@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Traditional Abenaki Family Band Structure
Greetings, Vince
Mark Mitchell
forwarded me the following letter, and on reading it, I am concerned at the
casual manner in which the presumed legitimacy of specific Abenaki families,
bands, and tribes is discussed.
The traditional structure of Abenaki governance, as the
primary Scholars of Wabanaki history have long observed (e.g. Frank Speck,
Irving Hallowell, Colin Calloway, David Steward-Smith, etc. etc.) is the family
band, a grouping that, among Algonkian peoples, can range in size from small
extended family (5-10 individuals) to a cluster of families forming a larger
band (30-300 or more individuals). There is no firm consensus among
anthropologists, federal agencies, or Native Americans about the precise
distinction between a “band” and a “tribe,” nor is there any general agreement
about the size of a Native American group must be to be considered a “tribe.”
There is, in fact, considerable debate about the degree to which the use of the
term “tribe” may represent a somewhat modern (post-colonial) reconstruction of
a historic group.
[Blah, blah and more blah]
That being said, there
is no question whatsoever in my mind, or
in the Vermont documentation, that the
St. Francis-Sokoki Band of Missisquoi Abenaki constitutes a tribe. If the
original legislation we drafted in 2005-2006 had passed, as written, and had
not been altered by the governor at the last minute, this question would
already have been put to rest, since one of the explicit intents of that
legislation was to acknowledge
Missisquoi as the longest-standing, best-documented, Abenaki group in the state
of Vermont.
The Nulhegan and Koasek bands represent Native families
with deep roots in Vermont, but they have not been actively engaged with the
Vermont government in seeking State Recognition for as long as Missisquoi has. El-nu included a number of individuals who,
until quite recently, identified themselves
as “Woodland Indian re-enactors” rather than as Abenakis, but it is not my
place to judge their ancestry.
First, there is an “historically detectable Moccasin
Village/ Winooski Band,” in the form of a small cluster families identified as
“Winooski” in 17th and 18th century documents, and identified “gypsies” and
other derogatory terms when living in “Moccasin village” and other parts of
Burlington close to the interval. Dr. Wiseman himself briefly discussed the
presence of this historic band in his article “The Abenaki and the Winooski”
(in Laura Krawitt, ed. The Mills at Winooski Falls, Winooski, VT: Onion River Press
2000.) Frederick Wiseman wrote “There are Winooskik families on Burlington’s
Old North End bluffs overlooking the interval, just as they have for thousands
of years. Winooskik has always been here and it will continue to be. Thus, I am
puzzled at Frederick M. Wiseman’s attempt to now discredit Judy Dow, and by
extension, Nancy Gallagher, since these two have done exhaustive scholarly work
to document the very families that he wrote about.
Second, no one
individual, Abenaki or not, has sufficient information or
knowledge to presume to be in a position to judge the ancestry of
what are (somewhat unfortunately) described as “scattered unorganized
families.” Louise Lampman’ family, for example, is connected to a band of
approximately 300 individuals that have long and deep roots at Missisquoi, even
though they have separated from the St. Francis Sokoki group over old family
issues.
My conclusion is this:
Any individual who presumes to
judge the legitimacy of these various families and bands may only, inadvertently,
cause further stress and division.
It is my opinion that the legislature created a group –
the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs – which was charged with the
task of resolving this issue. That group has deliberated on this issue for a
full year and a half, and it was my understanding that they had drafted a fair
and equitable process for recognizing Abenaki tribes, bands and families in the
state. To my mind, as I stated earlier, I believe that the Missisquoi bands
should be recognized without delay, as they should been years ago.
Dr. Margaret Bruchac
Adjunct Faculty, Tufts University
First of all, Margaret
(Bruchac) Kennick is simply a member of the Missisquoi St. Francis-Sokoki group
(this is readily discerned from her publications) so she is promoting and
protecting (with a bias) her membership in said group, because that gives her
“legitimacy” (so she surmised). As a scholar, she’s outright declaring that the
Bureau of Federal Acknowledgement had been incorrect in their findings about
the group she belongs to!
Marge Bruchac declares that
NO ONE ought to evaluate the merits of someone else’s self-identity as an
“Abenaki” (because she KNOWS that her brother Joseph Bruchac, and herself, had
been spinning a web of subjective nonsense about their own ancestors, the
Bowman’s! For the $$$$)
April 2008 -
From: Louise
Lampman – Larivee
To (Senator
Vincent Illuzzi, Senator Hinda Miller, Senator Carris, Senator Condos, and
Senator Racine that comprised) the Committee
on Economic Development:
Senator Vincent Illuzzi and Committee Members:
I am appalled by what is going on within Native
communities. I have received many phone calls and emails from all over in
regards with all the stuff that is being said on how this amendment is affecting
everyone’s lives.
In 2005, I was sent a
letter from the Native American Federal Arts and Crafts Board informing us that
unless there was State Recognition as a tribe, we could not sell our crafts. In
turn, my brother Lester Lampman had set up an appointment with Susanne Young
about this topic.
My brother Lester Lampman, Larry Lapan Sr, Connie Brow
and myself had attended this meeting which was held in Montpelier. We are
unsure if anything was said to anyone else about this meeting. I asked myself
as to why did Jeff Benay, the
ex-Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Native American Affairs (of which I
sat on for two terms with him) not ask me to speak? I had seen him on a regular
basis for our offices were just down the hall from each other. He was and is
aware of the different factions within the Abenaki Nation and he has known
these dynamics about it all for many years.
In 2006, I testified for
State Recognition, after being asked by Senator
Carolyn Branagan to do so.
When I finished my testimony that went for about 45
minutes, if not longer, I was subsequently complimented on how professional I
was, and someone had inquired as to why I had not been the first one to
testify, for my testimony would have answered a lot of questions about who
these other bands were.
When the new Commission was set up, my brother Lester
Lampman and I did approach the Commission with this letter about the Arts and
Crafts Law. Chairman Mark Mitchell
and Jeanne Brink along with Judy Dow were concerned enough to start
conversations about the matter.
My family being
one of the oldest family bands from the Missisquoi tribe that has been in
contact with this Commission on Native American Affairs, we have given input to
the effects of this amendment. Most of my family members are working (employed)
people who cannot take time away from their jobs, to testify at hearings.
I guess one question would be: Has any one from the
Committee ever listened to my testimony, considering that this amendment is to
rectify a bill?
I would like to correct some information that Mr. Wiseman
has been passing around, especially when it concerns my reputation and family.
For his information, I represent my
family band, of which there are 250
members therein. This would include siblings, their children and first
cousins and 2nd cousins. This does not include a few out there that I did not
add into this.
If he had such a connection within the larger Abenaki
community of Franklin County, Vermont, he would have known this, and he does
not mention the LaPan family band or
the other family bands of which it has always been the way of the head of a
family spokesperson for the family, but the one who is willing and able to
speak. Why didn’t he contact all of the heads of these family bands?
I find it insulting that he claims to be the tribal
historian of the Abenaki people, when he does not know who the people are. What
knowledge could he possibly hold, if he has never spoken to me or any other
member of my family? Does he not realize that I have been involved in tribal
affairs for over 30 years; long before he or Jeff Benay were ever in the
picture?
I remember when Jane
Beck did the interviews with my father in 1976.
We still have the transcribed copies along with many tapes of my grandmother
who said on the tape that she was born in a cave (not the Fortin one … just to
correct a rumor going around). These interviews were done before the St.
Francis/ Sokoki bands existed. [Lie No. whatever it is]
I also feel it is important to remember that the St.
Francis/Sokoki Band are those that lived on the St. Francis river, not the
family name (St. Francis) which after doing seven years of cultural competency
trainings, that this issue always comes up.
The tribe they all belonged to now should be the
Missisquoi Tribe. This amendment is wrong for an aboriginal people. To
acknowledge more than one Tribe within Vermont takes the rights away from those
of us who know who we are.
There is no simple answer to this and by far, means to
rush something that is so important is unfair to all of us. It is the
responsibility for the State of Vermont’s government to make a right of a bill
that was done wrong but not the right of a State government to decide who the
Indians are, by listening to a few people.’
This amendment has turned Native against Native and
allowed some to think they have the Abenaki scholar experience about tribal
qualifications. Some have gone to length
as to ridicule people [such as Homer St.
Francis Sr.] who have passed on.
This, in my book, is one of the lowest
things for someone to do.
It should also be known that the Nulhegan,
the Koasek and the El-nu, as they call themselves, being
bands or groups, are not Tribes. They may be bands that belong to the
Missisquoi Tribe.
In closing, I hope everyone remembers what the Native
American Commission was set up for. A commission made up of Native people, to
make choices for the Native people. It is unfair for all of us, to bad mouth a
group of volunteers who gave up many hours of their time to put people in a
position where discussions are today , amending a bill that was set up for
minorities, not the Aboriginal people.
For Bennington County was sold by the Mahigan; or have we
forgotten this?
Sincerely,
Louise Lampman –
Larivee
Daughter of the Late Chief, Leonard Lampman, whose family
was recognized by his Tribe (the Missisquoi)
[NOTICE, that she too does not want any evaluations of
the merits of her (or anyone else’s) self-identifying claims to being Abenaki,
in Vermont.]
June 24, 2008
White Pine
Association, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: Nancy
Millette
Officers:
Peggy Fullerton
Colleen Chase
Mike Fenn
August 15, 2008
The Clan of the
Hawk is a Federally Recognized 501(c)(3) Non-profit Group
NOT FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
Evansville, VT
An Historic Event
The Clan of the Hawk's 17th annual Pow-Wow was held in
Evansville, VT on August 02-03, 2008. A great
Native historic event took place in our Indian world. Three different Native
Groups came together under the “Northeast
Wind Council” to forever be joined in unity. The three Chiefs who met together represented
three different bands and signed a pact enabling them to help each other on the
Path of the Native Way. Several other Groups are planning to join this pact
soon, and any small Band or Family Group is welcome to join us. With this
unity, we will have the strength to Come Together and Work Together in the
Native Way.
August 24, 2008
“Abenaki Nation of
Missisquoi”
Registered Agent: Maquam
Bay of Missisquoi, Inc.’d
100 Grand Avenue in Swanton, VT 05488
November 20, 2008 – December 19, 2008
The “Independent
Clans of the Coos United” of members of the Koasek (Cowasuck) was “revived
by Howard F. Knight Jr. scrambling to stay politically afloat against the likes
of Nancy (nee: Millette) Cruger – Lyons – Doucet et al.
Daniel Osgood Sr.
(Awasos – Bear Clan of VT and NH) [He had been a
member of Pouliot’ group]
Nathan E. Pero
(Nolka – Deer Clan of VT and NH)
Karen Majka
(Tolba – Turtle Clan of VT and NH)
Norman L.
Chenevert (M8lsem – Wolf Clan)
December 29, 2008
Federal Bureau of Investigation Complaint by Paul Wilson Pouliot regarding the ALLEGED "theft" of Corporate "tribal" / personal identification records the Albany, NY and Boston , MA-based F.B.I as well as the U.S. Dept. of the Interior in Washington, D.C.
Pouliot on Pg. 2 stated that as a result of the "theft" of his CPAIN organization's records this group had been forced to reconstruct their citizen-member records.
The reality and truth: He left those boxes of records in the house of his now-deceased ex-wife Linda (nee: Whites) in February 2006 when he had to do "business" with Denise down in Forestdale, MA. He claimed there was a "break-in" of his former residence, and that his computers were used to broadcast emails by the alleged infiltrator. Who let the alleged 'perpetrator ' into the house to use that computer, to send those emails. There was NEVER any "break-in" at all
Were these reports in 2006 to the Police and F.B.I. in 2008 possibly FALSE REPORTS to "cover up" the "situation" between Denise Beauregard-Mehigan and Paul Wilson Pouliot?
Pouliot does state in his letter that on February 09, 2006, he had allegedly temporarily had left his home and group headquarters, to resolve "some family and personal issues with his wife Linda".
The reality and truth: He left his wife Linda' home and she had told him if he left her (to go down to Forestdale to be "with" Denise Mehigan) that he was NOT welcome to cross her threshold ever again into HER home! He had abandoned the commitment of his first marriage to be with another, it would appear, according to Linda and others at the time. The question begs to be intertained as to an answer as to why wouldn't Linda (his wife), Paul A. Pouliot, James Mehigan, Bonnie (nee: Pouliot) Akerman, and Bonnie's husband James, and Susan Barbour have met specifically to have Paul W. Pouliot (Treasurer) and Denise Mehigan (Treasurer) REMOVED from the CPAIN organization?
Not to mention the obvious BETRAYAL, considering James Mehigan and Denise had been married by Paul Wilson Pouliot (Aln8bak Newsletter 2001-3 Page 4) "in a traditional Abenaki Marriage ceremony" in Hopkinton, MA on August 18, 2001... only to realize by at least Feb. 2006 (if not sooner) that Denise & Paul Pouliot were "more than" just Council members. No wonder Linda, her children and Denise' husband James Mehigan were hostile to both Denise and Paul Pouliot!!
As the T.V. character "Young Sheldon" said to his older brother George Cooper Jr., while at the dining room table ... THINK MONKEY ... THINK!!
It doesn't take a 'rocket scientist' to figure out (and conclude), that the so-called "theft" and CPA business was a ruse and a distortion for other "business", to cover up a action/reaction that had consequences. Paul Pouliot had subsequently implied he was the "victim" of someone else's actions/ reactions ... but NEVER due to his own, thus the apparent sobriquet "Little Napoleon"... who had incorporated his "fiefdom" CPAIN in VT, NH, NY, ME, MA, RI, WA, and CA since early 1993.
Pouliot had been metastasizing his FAKE "Abenaki" CPAIN "cancer" ... across the U.S.A.
When he and his group of Race Shifters / Wannabiiak had filed their intent for 'future seeking' of federal acknowledgement in 1995, of their declaration of having been created in Feb. 1993 as a "Native American Indian organization", Pouliot assumed that such intent letter and subsequent acknowledgement of receiving such, by the BIA, meant that the CPAIN group that Pouliot led, was somehow suddenly a legitimate Native American Band (and organization), and as such were /are 'protected' under U.S. Federal Code Title 25.
URL LINK: 25 U.S. Code Title 25—INDIANS
Pouliot disclosed in his Aln8bak newsletter 2006-3 Page 4, that they had his CPAIN org headquartered in Franklin, MA in a deliberate effort to avoid the numerous Abenaki conflicts that were going in Vermont and New Hampshire in the 1980's. Yet he and his group CAME OUT OF the CPAIN groups created by Howard F. Knight (et al) in early 1993 as documented in this blog with their documentation! Paul Wilson Pouliot on Pg.'s. 4 and 5 was nothing more than him being hypocritical, complicit and duplicitous IMHO having spent the time and effort reviewing the origins and shenanigans of his CPAIN group.
Yes indeed, Lynn Menard-Mathieson had given me a full set of Aln8bak Newsletters, and amongst those were these documents from 2006. So once "together," Paul and & Denise were immediately intending to relocate to VT/NH !!! ... how convenient.
On November 17, 2007 Lynn Menard-Mathieson had been voted as "War Chief" of Paul Pouliot's group replacing "to protect the tribe" and identifying "tribal property". Lynn had received CPAIN documents and genealogies as part of the newly formed "Genealogy Committee". So of course, she KNEW what was going on. She only has one objective Native Ancestor in the 1600's (Marie Mite8ameg8k8e a.k.a. Mitcominqui, born around 1631-1632 and married a Frenchman Pierre Couc dit LaFleur); Marie died in 1699.
Again, in the Aln8bak Newsletter of 2007-2 Page 4 Pouliot stated that all of his Band and corporate records had been allegedly stolen in February 2006. Later, in the same Aln8bak Newsletter Page 11, Paul W. Pouliot stated that on May 8-9, 2007 that they were able to get a moving company to pack and recover most of the property that was seized by Linda (Whites) Pouliot in February 2006. HE implied that upon completed inventory of property, "a significant amount of property" had not regained by him, from her.
Whose to not surmise that the moving company didn't happen to miss or forget a few boxes of documents in Linda's house? It does happen with hired moving companies across the USA.
His 2nd wife, Denise (nee: Beauregard) Mehigan - Pouliot, claims to be of the Mik'maq, and yet her family hailed from Spout Cove, N.S. and "that there was a tidal wave that wiped out any and all records of her alleged Mik'maq ancestors" ... how convenient.
It's like she has NO OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE to her alleged Mik'maq familial "narrative"
December 23, 2008
“Koasek
Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation, Inc.’d”
VT Corporate File No. 0157824
Newbury, Vermont
Member 1: John
Prescott of 162 Evergreen Drive
Member 2: Nancy
Lee (nee: Millette) Cruger – Lyons [she later
married Mark Doucet]
Member 3: Shirley
Hook - Therrien
January 02, 2009
NH Corporation Division
Business ID: 606829
“Koasek
Traditional Band of the Abenaki Nation of the Koas”
Principle Office Address: 2997 Dartmouth College Hwy in North
Haverhill, NH 03774/PO Box 37 in Haverhill 03765
Peggy Fullerton
of Piermont, NH 03779
Bernard E. Mortz
of Lincoln, NH 03251
[SEE January 02, 2019 Trade name DBA expiration]
January 29, 2009
7:34 PM
From: Josephine - johill616
To: Paul W. Pouliot [By now
he and Denise are married and moved to Alton, Belknap County, NH]
Subject: Records
Hi Paul,
“Finally have the info on who took the records from Ina Delaney.
It was Kathleen
Westhaver and her partner, Lisa.
Their address was supposed to be in Nashua, New
Hampshire; but I am unable to find it. At one time there was an address was in
Central Ossipee, New Hampshire.
It appears to me that Ina Delaney is very afraid to talk. She doesn't give information
easily!!! It is hard for me to
understand what these people think they are going to accomplish.
Hope all is well with you and Denise.”
So you SEE that from Homer’s group of supporters voted
him in by a mere 3 votes in October 1995, Homer, regardless of his
“forcefulness” and anti-this-that-and everything else in his Playing the
Abenaki Persona, he could not control those who didn’t agree with his positions
and attitude. Of course there were insinuations/accusations of “ballot
stuffing” by Homer’s daughter, April St. Francis [Rushlow – Merrill] by those
that did not support [hostile] Homer for
“Chief”, especially the Lampman’s and their followers, who had wanted “Blackie”
Lampman’s [moderate] son to be elected. Mike
Delaney and his wife Ina (nee: Thompson) then left Homer’s group and went with
the Mazipskwik group, led by Homer’s relative Constance “Connie” Brow (and Dave
Gilman, et al).
So, the applicant forms (and other accompanying
documentation) submitted for membership into the Mazipskwik, was held by, in
custody, by Mike and Ina Delaney (Ina having survived her husband). Therein, it
is alleged in the above email communication, that Kathleen Westhaver and her
partner (Lisa) then obtained (legally or otherwise), those membership records
of the Homer-spinoff-group, the Mazipskwik, and eventually those applicant
forms of the defunct Mazipskwik made their way into the hands of the Nulhegan
group that came into being in ca. 2004, metastasizing outward from the Clan of
the Hawk group in Evansville, then-led-by the late Ralph Skinner Swett (Chief “Spirit
Water”) who claimed to be “Abenaki” too.
In the late Ralph
Swett’s own words:
The Nulhegan group started with the Clan of The Hawk. Nancy Lee
Alice (nee: Côté) Dague-Thomas-Rolls [married
surnames not perhaps in that order] was Clan of the Hawk secretary. She had taken out all files
pertaining to the membership of the clan “to work on them”. Then, with the help
of another member she had copied all of the clan’s information. They were planning to leave the Clan of the
Hawk to start their own group
where they could be the chiefs. So they
took all this information to help fill the rolls of their own band.
All the members of the beginning
of the Nulhegan band came out of the Clan of The Hawk, an Abenaki
band of race shifters long-standing in
Evansville, Vermont.
In its early days, The Clan of The Hawk was helped to set
up by Chief Walter Watso of the
Odanak Band in Canada, by Grand Ambassador Darrell
Larocque who came to our group several times, and by Chief Howard Knight Jr.
The Clan of The Hawk quickly grew to a large band of Native
Americans race shifting persons led from
the beginning by Chief Spirit Water (Ralph Swett).
Those members who left the Clan of The Hawk to join the
Nulhegan Band, most of them never even asked to leave the clan, let alone
notified me.
A lot of them had helped in many ways while they were
members of the Clan of The Hawk. Luke
Andrew Willard had helped build our
Museum and did a good job in doing so; the Girard members had been members since the clan had started and are
very much missed. Despite these losses, the Clan of The Hawk did keep moving
on; new members came in all the time.
Lots of different members have come and
gone.
The clan has complete
records going back to the late 1980's. [Now that is
not true, UNLESS Clan of the Hawk metastasized out of a previous group] [Howard
Franklin Knight Jr.’ concocted entities of race shifting members]
[SEE August 03, 2003 WABAN DRUM CD newspaper article]
Nancy Lee Alice (Côté)
Rolls [Dague and or Thomas] and Luke Andrew Willard both had CAME OUT OF CLAN OF THE HAWK, INC. and Nancy (Côté)
Rolls, and her daughter Dawn Macie (nee: Dague) both had been members of the
Homer St. Francis St. Francis Sokoki bunch up in Swanton, Vermont (previous to
joining up with Ralph Skinner Swett).
Luke Andrew Willard had been (previously)
in THREE other Incorporation's ... that being David Hill's North
American People of the Dawn, Inc. and then subsequently the Clan
of the Hawk, Inc. and yet another group, the Odanak Abenakis
of Vermont, Inc., the latter membership card being signed by Bruce Louis
DuBois himself. This is all verbatim documented.
January 30, 2009
From: Denise Pouliot
To: Lynn Menard-Mathieson
Subject: Re:
Records
“This is interesting, but… I did not understand what she
[Josephine] is talking about… but it seems that Ina Delaney had the Traditional Abenaki of Mazipskwik
and Related Bands group’s documents and
membership papers and subsequently that
group that split off from Homer St. Francis Sr. in late 1995 must have
had their records taken at some time? Most of these people were thrown out of
Homer Walter St. Francis Sr.’s St.
Francis-Sokoki of Missisquoi group due
to the lack of genealogical proof to help with the Missisquoi B.I.A. Recognition
Petition… so what good would this information from the Traditional Abenaki of Mazipskwik and Related Bands group be for
anyone else?
Paul and Denise Pouliot
April 07, 2009
“Cowasuck North
America, Inc.”
Registered Agent: Howard
Franklin Knight Jr. - 573 East Main Street in Newport, VT 05855
Officer 5: Nathan Elwin Pero [Elwin
“Joe” Merle Pero’ son]
Officer 6: Matthew
R. Knight [Howard’s grandson]
Officer 7: Morris “Moe” Harland
Pero [Elwin “Joe” Merle Pero’ nephew]
PO Box 147 in Post Mills, VT
December 31, 2009
Wobanaki, Inc.’d
Registered Agent: April
A. (nee: St. Francis) Rushlow - Merrill
Address: 100 Grand Avenue/P.O. Box 276, Swanton, VT 05488
April A. Merrill
David Vanslette
Jan Medor
Winnie (nee: Hoague)
Kuebler
Rene St. Francis
[April’s son]
Harold St. Francis
[April’s brother]
Thomas Leo Phillips
[Richard “Black Horse” Wilfred Phillips’ nephew]
