July 10, 2002 Sagakwa Pow-Wow Event in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire

1st document: This is a newspaper article in the Coos County Democrat dated July 10, 2002 wherein Nancy Lee Millette announced publicly that she was married to Howard Lyons, a Mohawk singer. Indeed, Howard Isaac Lyons and Nancy Millette-Cruger were married in Santa Clara County, California on May 14, 2002 License number 246022 ny Elaine A. Rexna, Minister in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California.

2nd document: Continuing article regarding this Pow-Wow event in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire.

3rd document: July 12, 2002 Coos County, New Hampshire newspaper article out of the Democrat, Page 6. 2nd paragraph states, "Sagakwa Annual Native American Cultural Weekend was founded by Nancy Lyons, the granddaughter and great-great grandaughter of Flora Una Anna Hunt and Elmira Rine Ingerson. (Actually daughter Nancy Millette-Cruger-Lyons was the daughter of  mother Beverlyn Clara Hunt-Millette, then Beverly Hunt was the daughter of Reginald Ray Hunt who married to grandmother Mabel Emma nee: Dyke, who was the son of great grandmother Flora Eunice Ingerson-Hunt, who was the daughter of great great grandmother Almira Rines who married to George W. Ingerson). As a child she (Nancy Millette-Cruger-Lyons) allegedly told her great grandmother (Flora Eunice Ingerson-Hunt), "When I grow up, I will find your people and do something so they are together again."

In 1993, Nancy (Lyons) remembered her promise and kept it by establishing Sagakwa. This Native American weekend has been recognized by the governors of Vermont and New Hampshire as a Native Cultural Weekend by way of Proclamation. Former state Senator Fred King presented the proclamation from Governor Jeanne Shaheen just prior to the Grand Entry at noon on Saturday, July 06th. It said in part, "Whereas, the many bands of the Abenaki within the territory of what is now known as the State of New Hampshire date back 10,000 years; Whereas, Sagakwa, Native American Cultural Weekend is an annual tribute to Abenaki Women, to Elmira Rine Ingerson and her daughter, Flora Una Anna Ingerson Hunt, from the ancient village dated 8,000 years old, located in what is now the town of Jefferson and to all of their children and their children's children and to all other Native Peoples in the State of New Hampshire; and Whereas the Abenaki and the Six Nations, Haudenosaunee, come together on this day in peace with each other in the territory of New Hampshire to plant a peace tree to forever live and grow in the town of Lancaster as a growing symbol of the co-existence of these two aboriginal peoples...."

Anyone with an ability to study the documents I have already put onto this blog regarding Almira Rines-Ingerson and or Almira's daughter Flora Eunice Ingerson (her father being George W. Ingerson) can figure out there is a "distortion" between what Nancy Lyons stated in this newspaper article, and what the genealogical vital records show about these two women ancestors of Nancy Millette-Cruger-Lyons-Doucet. I find that this "campaign" of Nancy Doucet's repeatedly in the newspapers, etc. to identify her Great Grandmother Flora "Una Anna" Ingerson - Hunt, and that of her Great - Great Grandmother Almira Rines - Ingerson - Pollock to be just a bit absurd. There is NOTHING, absolutely nothing except Nancy's mouth that has proclaimed that these two women were Abenaki women. What about these two ancestral women's mother's, and their sisters, and nieces, etc. I have never seen or heard from any other descendant from these two women proclaim the things that Nancy has, about these two women, Almira and her daughter Flora. On the day of Flora's departure from this reality of life itself ALLEGEDLY Nancy, as a young ten year old girl, allegedly stood in the very room of this dying woman Flora "Una Anna" Ingerson - Hunt, and allegedly heard Flora declare "that her mother Almira Rines-Ingerson was Abenaki" and then Nancy, allegedly declared "I will find your People, and bring them out of the darkness and hiding".

I DO NOT THINK THIS HAPPENED. Do the freaking math people. IF Nancy Lee (nee: Millette) Wiggins - Demming - Cruger - Lyons -Doucet actually was told by Flora Eunice Ingerson - Hunt, "that the her mother Almira was Abenaki" then why isn't there other descendants from Almira's kith and kin showing and providing the evidence of their being Abenaki, let alone Native American People's?! I think this woman Nancy (now married to Mark Doucet) made up these "stories" which began to evolve in Nancy's brain beginning in August 1993 after talking to Jesse James Larocque in Bath, New Hampshire next to her mother's home! Over the years, the "stories" that were shoved into the media, and manipulated into documentation such as this Governor Jeanne Shaheen's Proclamation of 2002 by Nancy herself, "began to take on a life of their own." Clearly and obviously at least one "cousin" to Nancy Lee Millette, began to take notice of the absurdities and distortions in these "stories" that were being put out there. That was Rhoda Lou (nee: Besaw) True, who is in this newspaper article, and she is the person who provided me the documentary evidence of which to understand the so-called "Flora Una Anna Ingerson - Hunt" stories that were being put out there by Nancy. Because, I couldn't understand what these "stories" were all about, in contrast and in light of having the awareness of the families Rines - Ingerson - Hunt - Elliott genealogically documented historical records. The whole "situation" didn't make sense to me, and I found it to be absurd, for Nancy Millette to insult these two ancestral women, by cintinually proclaiming that these two women were Abenaki, when in FACT they were NOT Abenaki nor from no alleged "Abenaki Village in Jefferson, New Hampshire". Previously placed FACTUAL DOCUMENTATION on this very blog PROVE without a shadow of a doubt that Flora Eunice Ingerson could NOT have known her mother Almira Rines. Heck, she didn't even know her mother's name when Flora married to Henry Otis Hunt in October of 1896! So again, I find these "stories" that Nancy Millette-Doucet has created in her own mind, that Flora and or Flora's mother Almira were Abenakis to be just the opposite of telling the truthful reality of these women. Why would a ten year old girl on March 11, 1963 be allowed by elder adults, to be in a room of a imminently dying woman? Secondly, why didn't the other Almira/Flora descendants perpetuate the same "stories" of Flora and Almira allegedly being Abenaki women? How come the mothers, aunt's nieces, uncles, fathers, brothers, and so on, not show and provide any evidence historically of their allegedly being Abenaki who were related to these two women Almira and her daughter Flora?

IF Nancy Millette-Doucet was being truthful and honest about her alleged genealogical connections to the Abenaki People, then why hasn't she not shown and provided the actual in-hand evidence of such connections to the Abenaki Ancestors! Because she can't. Even her own "cousin" Rhonda L. Besaw - True confronted her about these "stories" that Nancy Milliette-Doucet has perpetuated in the media and through the Executive Council's Office's of the Governor's in both N.H. and Vermont.

3rd document: Another section of the July 12, 2002 Coos County Democrat newspaper article.

4th document: Remaining section of the Coos County Democrat article of July 12, 2002. Rhonda Besaw-True "smudging" with sage and an abalone sea-shell. Isn't taking photographs of a person or people "smudging" like against Native American traditions or something like that? Didn't I read in the Caledonia Record Newspaper wherein "Chinka Buck" was protesting and having a fit because alleged "Chief" Luke Willard of that Nulhegan group in in Orleans County, Vermont "allowed" photographs to be taken of person(s) or people being "smudged".

Where is the Indian Police when you need them?!

(I have to laugh some more....)

PRDH Information on Marie Meteouamegoukoue, an Algonquine:

October 22, 2009 Email from Denise Pouliot and Email from Paul Pouliot October 24, 2009:

1st document: Denise Pouliot communication of October 22, 2009 to a recent applicant to their group Cowass North America Inc. Indeed, Norm Laveilee, one of this group's genealogist did claim that Marie Mitaouamigoukoue was Algonquin. WHY did Norm Lavielle leave this group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot? That's an interesting dynamic as yet unexplored because it states in these email communications to this applicant that Norm Leveille did indeed leave this group and that Mr. Leveillee alleged joined a Canadian Metis group.

2nd document: Paul Wilson Pouliot's communication to this same applicant as the 1st document on this particular post, which is dated October 24, 2009. Seems strange that Paul Wilson Pouliot states that it has been him, and not his wife Denise that he married, that has been responding to this applicant's recent inquiries about their records, etc. Didn't I just provide an email communication from Denise Pouliot to this applicant in this same post (1st document?)! Again, Norm Leveillee was accepted as a "citizen" of this group Cowass North America, Inc. whose President (who likes to refer to himself as a Chief of the Cowasuck/Pennacook People) for quite a period of time, before Norm Leveillee himself, for whatever reason(s), left this group.

Lynn Menard-Mathieson of Griswold Connecticut, joined this Cowass North America, Inc. group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his then wife Linda (nee: Whites) and now Paul's 2nd wife Denise (nee: Beauregard) since Apil 27, 2001 (the date of her citizenship application into this group). Lynn Menard-Mathieson's application for "citizenship" application was accepted by this group's "leader"/"President"/alleged "Chief Paul Wilson Pouliot, as of May 19, 2001. Lynn Menard-Mathieson was identifying her ancestry as Abenaki under Marie Mite8ameg8k8e from the very beginning of being a part of this Cowass North America, Inc. group! It was accepted by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his so-called Grand Council and his so-called Elder's Council as well. Lynn Menard-Mathieson was attending the Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Pow-wow event as did her husband David. They also attended the Newport, New Hampshire Pow-wow event as well with this group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his now divorced wife Linda (nee: Whites) Pouliot. Then on September 11, 2008 (when it was announced in the group's newsletter that everyone had to reapply for citizenship in the group led by Paul W. Pouliot, because allegedly their groups record documentations were stolen) Lynn Menard-Mathieson of Griswold, CT resubmitted her Citizenship/Membership application form to the group, clearly stating on such document that under "Existing Family Relation to Band: Lynn Menard-Mathison.....Marie Mite8ameag8k8e" and this documented application for citizenship/membership was accepted and approved by this group's other Inc. Representatives, including Paul W. Pouliot.

ONLY when after, July 2009, did Lynn Menard-Mathieson begin to ask for and then demand to obtain and review all financial record documentations for the Incoporation Cowass North American, Inc. did Paul &  Denise, maliciously go about saying that Marie Mite8ameag8k8e's descendant NOT QUALIFY for "Citizenship" to the group. BEFORE that, the descendants had no issue, or problem in applying for "citizenship/membership" into this group. So IF the "leadership" (Paul Wilson Pouliot and or his wife Denise) like an applicant, then the applicant is admitted into this Cowass North American, Inc. social club/cult, BUT don't anyone dare piss off the social club/cult leader or else He will simply say "they never accepted the applicants, as "citizen's" of the group. They were ONLY "members". Well, "members" can't hold the position's that Lynn Menard-Mathieson held for quite some time. Do The Math......

Paul Wilson Pouliot must be as paranoid and confused as the rest of these people, because this applicant had done absolutely NOTHING wrong whatsoever. This applicant was simply sharing communications with the group's former representative/War Chief/Genealogist. SUbsequently, "because of continued concern by Lynn Menard-Mathieson", I was made obviously aware of this continued "malicous business" by Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise towards this new applicant. Seems to me, that Paul and Denise simply now want to discontinue accepting anyone whose related to Lynn Menard-Mathieson's ancestor! NOW they begin to make the assertion and claim that Marie Mite8eouamigoukoue was NOT Abenaki or Cowasuck. (Apparently, they ~Paul and Denise~ have no evidence that either of them are Abenaki or Cowasuck either!). Perhaps alot of these people within this group do not meet their own citizenship/membership requirements as to having the ability to show and provide any documentation that would verify their Abenaki/Cowasuck/Pennacook ancestral connections?

The exposure of these communications by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise is not with the intention of allegedly "stirring up discontent", but rather to show and provide the evidence of how absurd these people are in their actions and words historically-speaking and contemporarily-speaking. IF Marie Mite8eoamigouk8oue's ancestral connections were accepted when Lynn Menard-Mathieson and Norm Leveillee were actively placed into the group as the group's "genealogical researchers" etc etc., and as "citizens" of this group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot now of Alton, N.H., then how come today this same 8th Great-Grandmother who was identified as Algonquine according to the PRDH, is not good enough of an ancestor now for this new applicant to become a "citizen" of this Cowass North American, Inc.? Is it because Paul Wilson and Denise Pouliot simply change their "policies" and an applicant's acceptibility "at the drop of a dime", "on a whim", simply because of another of Marie's descendant's has questioned and demanded to obtain and review the financial records of the Incoporation these people claim is an alleged Cowasuck Tribe or Band?! ASK YOURSELF what is REALLY GOING ON.

Seems to me this so-called "Grand Council" and "Council of Elders" is simply made up of "pro-Paul Wilson Pouliot" people who dare not upset their Inc. President and THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

This applicant was NEVER being deceitful in their intent at all towards anyone. To my thinking, she was aware that the "War Chief"/Cowasuck genealogist (Lynn Menard-Mathieson) at the time of March 2008 was also a descendant of this same Native Indian woman, and that Lynn was accepted into the group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot, and that Lynn Menard-Mathieson was elected to hold several different positions of authority within the group, as a "Citizen" of this Cowass North America, Inc. etc., and therefore this applicant also naively attempting to apply for "citizenship" into this group. Again, this applicant has done absolutely NOTHING wrong. Yet, Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise in their attempt to malign and maliciously slander Lynn-Menard-Mathieson in their communications, certainly have done something wrong, to my thinking! Oh, and why did Paul Rene Tamburro leave this group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot? In the Abenaki National News - January 1994 - Volume 94 Issue 1 - Page 5 retrosepctively-speaking Paul Tamburro had been working at Heritage College on the Yakima Indian Nation in Toppenish, Washington State. According to Paul Taburro's own resume, he was a "Cultural Advisor" from 1994 to 1997.

3rd document: Paul Wilson Pouliot himself standing in Sherry Gould's home in Bradford, N.H. recently, while Sherry taught Paul's wife Denise how to do a small ash and sweetgrass basket.

I am finding alot of what has happened in the past, and what is continuing to happen today very troubling, in that it does not seem to make sense at all.

If Marie Mite8ameg8k8e was an acceptable Native Algonquin ancestor in the past for Norm Leveillee, and then again for Lynn Menard-Mathieson for both to have become and been approved as "citizens" of this group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot, then how come it isn't acceptable today with this present applicant, who is a descendant of the same ancestor? Oh, thats right, Lynn Menard-Mathieson pissed off the President of this Inc. and now they are changing "their policies" regarding Band Citizenship/ Membership. Gosh forbid someone else begin to question the Almighty alleged Cowasuck Chief Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise. Gosh forbid anyone begin to doubt, begin to snoop around, and demand answers and evidence. Maybe that's what the late Jacqueline Emerton did too, and because she began to figure things out and she was malicously removed from this group, even though she was a so-called "matriarch"/ "Elder" of this group?! It certainly does make one wonder now doesn't it?!

I think it is simply malicious hatefulness towards Lynn Menard-Mathieson because she attempted to address vocally her concern about alleged financial distortions within the group's Inc. and she wanted to obtain and review the Bank Account(s), and financial documents of monies coming in and monies going out, for the Incorporation while she was one of the active Board of Directors of it. What she got was a "smear campaign" by this Incorporation's President and his wife. It seems this new applicant found themselves in a Paul Pouliot "campaign to get rid of anyone whose a descendant of Lynn's ancestor Marie Mite8ameg8k8e", and anyone whose an applicant that is a descendant of this Native Algonquin woman is NOW told, "that this group is NOT accepting anyone whose a descendant of this Native Algonquin woman", and "because she wasn't Abenaki, and allegedly didn't live in the Abenaki ancient homeland this group can't accept any applicant decendant". Yet, they did BEFORE Lyn resigned.

Well, can Paul Wilson Pouliot prove without hesitation or protest, with documentary evidence from his ancestors, that they were Abenaki and or Cowasuck?! So far, I seem to doubt that even he can show evidence that he himself is Cowasuck and or Abenaki from the ancestral homeland of the Abenaki! Perhaps people ought to begin demanding that he show and provide his evidence, before he condemns other people/applicants to his group!

P.S. Lynn Menard-Mathieson's "Citizenship" Card was renewed by this group/Paul Wilson Pouliot in June 2006 as well.

Cowass North America, Incorporated:

LOOK AT THE DATE OF INCORPORATION. It is February 26, 1993, a matter of  1 month and 19 days from the time that Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. wrote that January 07, 1993 letter to Paul Wilson Pouliot declaring that Paul was the new proud owner of the Incorporation "Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc." (that was created and Incorporated on August 14, 1979 as afore mentioned) and that Paul W. Pouliot was alleged "elected" as New Chief of the organization. So let's see here, Paul Wilson Pouliot claims to be "Laurentian Iroquois" on his application into this group calling inself the "Northeast Woodlands - Coos Band of the AbenakiRepublic - Algonkian Condeferation" led by Howard F. Knight, Jr. on July 08, 1992, then in December 1992, after some "situation"/"altercation" with the late Homer St. Francis, Sr., Howard then makes Paul alleged by election, a "Council Chief", and in January 1993 Howard write up this letter in which he gives Paul Pouliot this Incorporation "Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc. and 1 month and 19 days later Paul Wilson Pouliot created his own Incorporation calling itself the Cowass North American, Inc., and later develops the Franklin Food Pantry, Inc. as well.

So, is this group a bonefide legitimate group of Abenaki People who have genealogical kinship, historical ties to an Abenaki community, and has historical social histories that they can show and provide? Does any of these various groups? Or are they just merely an Incorporated bunch of people, whose memberships are elusive and evasive? It does make one wonder, considering how many States this Paul Wilson Pouliot has "incorporated" in. I guess the readers of this blog and the general Public might be deceived and might have to conclude their own conclusions on the matter. I think this group, just like the one's up in Vermont, are nothing more than Incorporated deceptive groups of persons, who very likely have little or no connections genealogically to the legitimate Abenaki People's. Of course, I beg to be proven wrong with documentary evidence. Not just them getting 1790's treaties, and pointing as historical maps they got from Dartmouth or some other museum(s).

Paul Wilson Pouliot vs. Lynn Menard-Mathieson and the Grand Council and Elders Council Meeting Issues July 10, 2009:

1st document: Paul Pouliot's letter of intent and agenda for his July 18-19, 2009 Grand Council and Elders Council meeting at his home in Alton, New Hampshire that Paul Pouliot himself calls his "Band Headquarters". (Nothing like keeping everything "close to the chest" in ones own home eh?)

The alleged "Abenaki community" "Language Camp" that was being held in Bradford, New Hampshire was actually held at Sherry Gould's home. This Language Camp was by-invite only. Certainly, any Abenaki descendants and or with their chldren were not made aware of this Language Camp up here in Coos County, New Hampshire. It wasn't in the local Coos County, N.H. Democrat Newspaper.

Yes, let's start with what was going on regarding Lynn Menard-Mathieson "War Chief" or "Sub-Chief" who allegedly was on the "war path" for the previous couple of weeks. Actually, the minute anyone begins to inquire about "Financial Records" re: incoming funding and outgoing funding, all hell breaks loose. The person(s) are labeled "trouble makers" and then a "smear campaign" is begun "to make them look bad" and then the person(s) are ousted from the group. They are no longer part of the social club any more. Lynn Menard-Mathieson sought only for accountability and responsibility. When inquirying and then demanding to obtain and review the financial check book, etc. "hestitation, dare I say panic, and then protest happened by Paul Pouliot and Denise. They refused to allow their own Board of Director to obtain and review the finances of the Incorporation. They kept all these records in their own home. They weren't about to let ANYONE obtain and review any financial incoming or outgoing funding into the Incorporation/Organization. Most certainly NOT Lynn Menard-Mathieson.

Interesting that when the TRUTH is sought, it is labeled by the decievers and liars as "a very destructive behavior". Lynn Menard-Mathieson wasn't attempting to destroy anything, let alone this organization Paul Pouliot & Co. claim is an alleged Cowasuck/Pennacook Abenaki Tribe/Band.

Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise his wife had every intention of doing anything and everything in their abilities to remove or have removed Lynn Menard-Mathieson from the positions, title's, etc. that Paul's group had placed Lynn Menard-Mathieson into. Why?, because the answer is simple. One doesn't not ask questions of the President of the Inc. Organization. It's like the Mafia....a person begins to ask too many questions and they are g-o-n-e, Ex-communicated, dissassociated, removed, and in the process of doing this, the guilty attempt to smear the questioner's character and reputation.

2nd document: Paul Wilson Pouliot's continued "smear campaign" against Lynn Menard-Mathieson, based on conjecture and rumors. So, based on rumors and conjecture he was stating that one can be removed from the membership to the group. With no foundation or truth to the gossip, rumors, and conjecture allegedly on the basis of other so-called members of the group (that may have indeed been "agents" who were allies to Paul & Denise in order to keep anyone from obtaining and reviewing the financial's of this group's Inc.; even if it was someone who was a Board of Director to that Incorporation! Pretty slick I must admit.

This group being led by Paul Wilson Pouliot, seems to me to be becoming a "cult". No one is supposed to ask questions, no one is supposed to doubt, no one is supposed to disagree with the "Chief"/President of the Incorporation.

The "situation" at Castle in the Clouds event, became a matter of "containment" for Paul Pouliot and his wife Denise. They wanted Lynn Menard-Mathieson OUT of the group, and they began spreading malicious hateful gossip and rumors against Lynn Menard-Mathieson AFTER she began inquiry as to the financial's of the group as a Board of Director to the Incorporation. She became a THREAT to Paul Wilson Pouliot & Co. just like the late Jacqueline Emerton had become a THREAT.

Paul W. Pouliot was not being asked to supply a filled out tax form for 2010 five years in advance of its submission.

3rd document: In this page, Paul Pouliot states, "FYI (for your information)-A regular treasurer's report consists of four lines of information: Beginning Balance, Reciepts, Expenses, and Ending Balance. It does not mean that one presents copies of checks, bank statements, charge accounts, etc, as Lynn (Menard) has suggested."

My retrospective thoughts and conclusions on this is, that by denying a Director on the Board of this Incorporation (calling itself Cowass of North America, Inc.) that by the President of this Inc. denying anyone on the Board of Directors, in whole or in part, access and the ability to review of such Banking statements, check reciepts etc., then that means something is possibly being "hidden"  by the person(s) running the Incorporation itself. Indeed an "audit" might be necessary! The whole "situation" that developed between Mr. Paul W. Pouliot and Lynn Menard-Mathieson could have been quickly and easily resolved with some common openness, accountability, and responsibility by the President of this Incorporation Mr. Pouliot to one of his own Board of Directors, that being Lynn Menard-Mathieson.

The minute Paul Pouliot began to hesitate and protest, then began to become protective and refusing to show and provide the documentations as requested to one of his own Board of Directors, I would have also concluded naturally something was not being "kosher" and immediately and effectively resigned from such an organization.

This email from Paul Wilson Pouliot "leader" this alleged Cowasuck/Pennacook Abenaki group, clearly operates this group like an off shore bank account, to my thinking, just based on reading this email communication from Paul Wilson Pouliot. Again, where is the accountability, the responsibility or even the common decency to be open to another Council member of such group?

This group is nothing more than an Incorporation from beginning to end. As such, my own conclusion is, that it is not a legitimate bonefide Abenaki group of people. The next posting will PROVE THIS, because from the very beginning, after gaining the Inc. called the "Abenaki Nation of Vermont" (which had Articles of Association and Incorporation by Arthur "Bill" Seymor, Wayne Hoague, and Richard W. Phillips on August 14, 1979) from Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. in December 1992 and clarified by Howard Knight, Jr.'s "letter" dated January 07, 1993 (posted on this blog), Paul Wilson Pouliot simply let that Inc. "sit", and subsequently created his own Incorporation called "Cowass North America, Inc." on February 26, 1993 in the State of Massachusetts. He then "incorporated" his created Incorporate name in surrounding States.

Yes, this email communication is quite revealing indeed as to the happening's in July 2009 between the then "War Chief"/ "Sub-Chief"/Board of Director for Cowass North American, Inc. and their genealogical researcher.

Paul Wilson Pouliot can "say" that Lynn Menard-Mathieson's genealogy was NOT allegedly accepted/approved by the so-called Grand Council and the Elder Council for membership in the group. Yet, I find that difficult to conclude considering that 1. to be elected to any position in the group, one HAS TO BE A MEMBER, thereby their genealogical would have had to have been approved! The late Homer St. Francis Sr. up in Swanton, Vermont gave out "membership status and cards" to those he liked, favored, could use, and when he didn't like someone, couldn't use them any longer, he "reviewed" these people's genealogical records and applications, then removed those "members" from his group too. So, it seems to me that Homer = Howard = Paul = Brian = Nancy, etc etc etc.

The rotten apples don't fall far from the rotten tree, and the rotten tree doesn't fall far from the rotten roots....

It makes me wonder IF, like Homer = Alan Martell = Chares F. True, Jr., was Howard = Paul, and then from Paul (with the help of Howard) = Brian, and simply Nancy came along for the ride as Associate Chief, became Co-Chief, and then Chief-for-life?!

Like I said before, its like these activities are like a NDN Herpes Virus or STD that somehow spreads out, to various States and geographical locations, and then they all proclaim that they are "The Abenaki Nation of Vermont" "The Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire", " Cowasuck", The Coos", "The Koasek", "The El-Nu", "The Nulhegan", etc etc etc etc. Oh and then there is the "Independent Clans of the Coos, Inc." too.

July 07, 2009 Lynn Menard-Mathieson Email

Lynn Menard-Mathieson of Griswold, Connecticut was on the Board of Directors and was elected as this alleged Cowasuck/Pennacook Abenaki groups so-called "Tribal Protector", "War Chief" and also as their genealogical researcher/ verifier of incoming applicants who wished to joined this groups membership. Obviously, Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise, his new wife, trusted Lynn Menard-Mathieson and KNEW Lynn's ancestry, accepting her application for membership repeatedly throughout the years previous. The minute Lynn Menard-Mathieson began to inquire and then began to demand to obtain and review the financial records of incoming and outgoing monies into the Incorporation, Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise began to conduct a "smear campaign" to distract anyone and everyone from why Lynn Menard-Mathieson was upset. She'd overheard they were going to try and "get rid of her". Obviously someone had something to hide in this situation. It certainly wasn't Lynn Menard-Mathieson doing the hiding either. She was attempting to gain some kind of accountability and responsibility but of course, Paul being the President and his wife Denise being the Treasurer.....well when questions are asked, and the monies that are incoming from unsuspecting people who are seeking credible groups of legitimate Abenaki descendants, is not shown and provided to the groups very own Board of Directors on an Incorporation.....Lynn Menard-Mathieson felt that were there was smoke there was fire, and she resigned from the organization altogether. So did James Lafontaine and his wife.

Need I Say More?

                                                                                                                                                    

In "red" are my added commentary/ questions.

Marie Miteouamigoukoue and the recent saga of the Paul WIlson Pouliot Cowasuck Manipulations:

1st document: November 17, 2007 document in which Lynn Menard-Mathieson of Griswold, Connecticut is made a so-called "Sub Chief" by the so-called Cowasuck Band - Pennacook/Abenaki People "Grand Council & Elders Council Meeting, Cowasuck North America & FFP (Franklin County Food Pantry) Board of Directors Meeting. Lynn Menard-Mathieson was voted in for "War Chief", whose function would be identifying tribal property, and protecting the tribe." Lynn Menard-Mathieson and her husband David Mathieson, had been retrospectively "members" of the group led by Paul Wilson Pouliot, and Paul's then wife Linda (nee: Whites) since before at least the 2002 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Pow-wow helf by Yannick Mercier (of which I spoke of on this blog before).

2nd document: Lower portion of 1st document.

3rd document: Lynn Menard-Mathieson's genealogical descent from Marie Mita8ameh8k8e aki. Micominqui born about 1631 married to Pierre Couc.

4th document: Lynn Menard-Mathieson's Enrollment Application dated September 11, 2008 into the alleged Cowasuck Band of the alleged Pennacook/Abenaki People 840 Suncook Valley Road/ P.O. Box 52 in Alton, New Hampshire 03809-0052.

Retrospectively-speaking, Paul Wilson Pouliot was stating that his so-called "Citizens & Members" had to reapply for their so-called "citizenship/ membership" into his group or else he would be removing them from their records. Again, Paul Wilson Pouliot was redesigning the so-called Band Identification Membership Cards. These new cards would have additional security elements that make their Cards unique and more difficult to duplicate. Also in this newsletter by this group in October-November- December Aln8bak News 2008-4, on Page 07, Sharon C. Niemann - Testa wrote an article Voices of Our Native American Past (which Paul Wilson Pouliot and or Denise Pouliot (his new wife) approved and allowed to be published in their Newsletter). This article was directly related to marie Mita8ameg8k8e. Sharon Niemann-Testa stated in her article, quote " Marie is a the matriarch of one of our clans......Marie was born about 1632 in the area between the Ottawa and the St. Maurice Rivers in Quebec." The article is quite informative and detailed. Sources of information were from Norm Leveillee website; Susanne Bovin Sommerville website; Book "Descendants of a Carpenter", by PJ Lareau available at the French Canadian Library, Tolland, Connecticut (2 book set); Family Search.org website of the Church of Latter Day Saints "LDS" (Mormons).

5th document: Lynn Menard-Mathieson's Resignation letter of July 03, 2009 to the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook/Abenaki People, as their "Business Agent" in the State of Connecticut, as a Board of Directors members for Cowass North America, Inc., and as a member of the so-called "Elders Council". Before July 03, 2009 Lynn Menard-Mathieson, as a Board of Director and as a Business Agent for this group, requested to evaluate and review the financial records of this group, then Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise began to make "excuses" etc. That's when Lynn Menard-Mathison began demanding to see and review the financial records, etc. She was refused access to and ability to gain review of such financial records by Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise Pouliot.

Retrospectively-speaking, on June 13 -14 a group gathering (Pow-wow) was held by this alleged Cowasuck group, at the Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. Apparently there was a "situation" in which it was alleged that Paul Wilson Pouliot and or his wife Denise were overheard to say, "We need to get rid of Lynn Menard-Mathieson because she is a trouble maker" and "that she is trying to create her own Tribe or group down in Connecticut". Which of course, Lynn Menard-Mathieson was made aware of. James Lafontaine and his wife were also party to this "situation". It was requested by both the Lafontaine's and Mathieson's, that Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise "attend a meeting" between the parties, in a public venue, to "clear the air", and to discuss just exactly what happened, who said what, and why. Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise refused to have such a meeting with James Lafontaine nor Lynn Menard-Mathieson, both of which were at the time, active Board of Directors to this groups Incorporation. As a result of the refusal to address this matter by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise, both James Lafontaine and his wife & David & Lynn Menard- Mathison resigned from all of their association with Paul Wilson Pouliot and his group. Norm Lavallee also left the Paul Wilson Pouliot group previously for some unknown reason(s). Quite a number (in the hundreds, if not more than that) became members of Paul's group based on being desendants of Marie Mita8ameh8k8e.

6th document: Paul Wilson Pouliot's email response to a person who descends from Marie Mita8ameh8k8e, dated October 20, 2009. I have removed the recipient's name and email address. Obviously "something has changed" because in this communication, Paul W. Pouliot and or Denise his wife stated in this email to this applicant for membership into the group, that "your genealogy is fine and properly detailed, but your Indian line is Marie Miteouamigoukoue which may be Algonquin or Iroquois, but it is not Abenaki or Cowasuck. When did this begin to make a difference? Paul and Denise allowed Lynn Menard-Mathieson to become a member and Board of Director and was elected as a so-called War Chief, and she is a descendant of this same Native woman! Two past genealogists for our Band hmm, that would be Norm Lavallee and Lynn Menard-Mathieson pushed for recognition of this particular line, because it was their own family line. Unfortunately, we and several other genealogists and language experts hmm, that would have to be Sherry Gould of whom Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise are learning brown ash basketry from these days and doing Abenaki language "camps" together have researched this line it appears that the name is not derived from Abenaki and may be Iroquois, Ottawa, or from another group that is west and outside of our ancestral Abenaki homelands.

Our Grand Council is in the process of making an announcement about the on-going Band citizenship/membership process. One policy that will be announced is related to past members that do not comply with our current policies. Oh NOW, because Lynn Menard-Mathieson and James Lafontaine have RESIGNED from Paul Wilson Pouliot's group, this group via Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise are going to attempt to say that these two Board of Directors resigned/ left the group because they didn't have adequate genealogical connection(s) to the Abenaki in the ancestral Abenaki homelands?! No, it was clearly because Mr. Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise Pouliot would NOT show and provide the actual financial records of where money was coming from, and how it was being spent by the group itself, and or by Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise, is the REAL REASON why both Board of Directors resigned from the said group led by Paul W. Pouliot as of July 03, 2009.

Members prior to 2005 that were granted citizenship by previous Band genealogists will be "grandfathered" but their status will be changed from "citizen" to "member" if they do not meet our current membership requirements (membership requirements change every so often, that way there is NO ACCOUNTABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY by the so called Leaders/President/Treasurer/Chief and his wife, to even their own Board of Directors!) . Non-complying new applicants after 2005 will not be given any status in our Band.

At this time you and your extended family will not be given status in our Band unless you can identify a documented Abenaki family line that was from of our ancestral community. (Can Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise even provide ANY physical evidence as to themselves being descendants of the Abenaki in the ancestral Abenaki homelands?!, I have the genealogies and I DO NOT FIND ANY ABENAKI CONNECTIONS IN PAUL WILSON POULIOT'S ANCESTRY; neither can other professional genealogical researchers) Thank you for your inquiry and sorry that we cannot help you. Grand Council." hmm, I do not see the signature's of any other member of this so-called Grand Council of this group. Do the people on this alleged Grand Council even know this email was sent to this applicant?

INTERESTING COMMUNICATION. It was A.O.K. for Lynn Menard-Mathieson to have become a "member" of this so-called Cowasuck Group, and even be "elected" as "War Chief" etc as previously mentioned AND she is a descendant of Marie Mita8ameh8k8e! It's ok one minute~when Lynn Menard-Mathieson wasn't demanding to review the Financial Records, as a Board of Director to their Incorporation~but once she became vocal and demanding, then a "smear campaign" was created to oust her from the so-called group by Paul Wilson Pouliot, who is the President of the Incorporation(s) and his wife Denise Pouliot is the Treasurer! Very interesting. So when this woman, who obvioiusly has paid for her Membership Card as did a number of un-named relatives to her do the same, knowing that Lynn Menard-Mathieson and her husband David were "members" and that Lynn was on the Board of Directors, NOW as of October 20, 2009 "Marie Mita8ameh8ke" is no longer identified as "good enough" of an ancestral connection for a descendant to be a member or citizen of this Paul Wilson Pouliot group, when in FACTUAL Documentation this very lineage was ACCEPTED by this group/Paul Wilson Pouliot and Denise Pouliot quite readily, before Lynn Menard-Mathieson became vocal about her demand to see and review the financial records of this group! Go figure.

Again, these alleged Abenaki "groups" that have Incorporated within Vermont and or the surrounding States, are nothing more than "social clubs". Obviously, Mr. Paul Wilson Pouliot identified his ancestry as allegedly being "Laurentian Iroquois" in July 1992 and was given by Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. in December of 1992 and documented on January 07, 1993, the Incorporation that was called "Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc. that was created by Articles of Association on August 14, 1979 by alleged "Chief" Arthur "Bill" Seymour of the alleged Missisquoi Band, "Chief" Wayne Hoague of the alleged Green Mountain Band, and "Chief" Richard "Blackhorse" W. Phillips of the alleged Eastern Woodlands Band. Articles of Association were signed by the three "Chiefs" for the formation of the Abenaki Nation of Vermont, and they were the Incorporators the time of August 14, 1979. All Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. did was, instead of giving the Incorporation "Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc." over to the late Homer St. Francis, Sr., Howard just handed it over to Paul Wilson Pouliot who then created Cowass North America, Inc. and the Franklin Food Pantry, Inc. There was good $$$$-m-o-n-e-y-$$$$ in playing and insinuating that one was Abenaki/Cowasuck/Pennacook, not only in Franklin, MA but also in Alton, New Hampshire!

January 07, 1993 Letter from Howard F. Knight Jr. to Paul Wilson Pouliot:

This document clearly and obviously is in Howard Franklin Knight, Jr.'s handwriting. This letter was from the Incorporated Northeast Woodlands - Coos Band - Pisowakamigw Wobanakiak, Western Abenaki Alliance - Abenaki Republic (The People of The Dawn), The Algonquin Confederation of Indigenous People's, Office of the CHIEF - RFD #2 530-A, Newport Vermont 05855 (802) 234-5306 (Unlisted)
Dated 07 January 1993
Chief Paul Pouliot, and To Whom it Concerns,
Coos Council, Abenaki Republic
Red Hawk Lodge
160 Daily Drive
Franklin, Mass.

Dear Chief Pouliot, and To Whom it Concerns;
This letter is issued to allay any concerns that they may have in regards to the leadership of the Coos Peoples during this turbulent period due to the recent meeting in Swanton.
I. Chief Howard F. Knight Jr. (Chief Rushing Water) do hereby declare, in short and sweet terms, that I support Chief Paul W. Pouliot (Chief Spirit Hawk) in whatever decisionis he may make as the new Chief of the Coos, which took effect upon the day of the meeting in Swanton, VT. I am officially retired as Chief, having been Chief for 10 years. It was, and it is, time for new leadership, and it is even clearer now that Chief Spirit Hawk is the leader that the Coos Peoples need at this juncture in its history.
I am still Chief of the Turtle Clans of the Coos People, but I am retired as the Coos Tribal Band Chief. I will be available to Chief Spirit Hawk for advice, if he asks, or whatever else, otherwise I will not speak. I ask all to support the new Coos Chief in all he does.

Respectfully submitted with Warmest Regards to all of the Coos Peoples.
Ret'd Chief Howard F. Knight, Jr. (Chief A.K.A. Rushing Water)
c.c. Tribal Judge Spirit Wind (Robert H. Maynard)
Tribal Genealogist Looking Glass (Raymond Lussier)
Tribal Mother Firewoman (Jacqueline Emerton)
Matriarch: Fox Clan

Retired Chief Howard F. Knight, Jr.
Northeast Woodlands - Coos Tribe
Abenaki Republic - Algonquin Confederation
R.F.D. #2, Box 530 - A Alderbrook Road
Newport, Vermont 05855

So, what was Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. up to in creating this document? It appears that his intention (based on subsequent words and actions by him after writing this document) that he was merely ONLY TEMPORARILY handing Paul Wilson Pouliot "the reins" or "Chief" title UNITL "the heat left the kitchen". Whereupon Howard Knight, Jr. wanted the alleged Chieftonship returned back to him, but then Paul Pouliot got used to the title, and wouldn't give it back, which pissed off Howard F. Knight, Jr., and so in May of 1994 and later in July 1994 Howard F. Knight with the help of HOmer St. Francis, Sr., began to create a "smear campaign" against Paul W. Pouliot.

Regardless, Paul Wilson Pouliot had joined Howard Knight, Jr.'s group July 08, 1992 under the pretense that he was genealogically a descendant of the "Laurentian Iroquois" and claiming that he was ofthe Hawk Clan. This Northeast Woodlands-Coos Band of the Abenaki Republic-Algonquin Confederation Membership Application was approved on July 15th, 1992 by Tribal Judge/Rep Robert Maynard and also Tribal Chief Howard F. Knight (Rushing Water). Perhaps Howard F. Knight, Jr. did not sign this membership application of Paul Wilson Pouliot's YET REGARDLESS it is a DOCUMENTARILY KNOWN FACT that Michael Delaney, acting as alleged "Tribal Judge" for alleged "Chief" Homer St. Francis, Sr. did in fact, sign Application's and Membership Cards for Homer St. Francis, Sr.

February-March 1993 Volume 93 Issue 2 Alnobadwa National News Newsletter:

1st document: Again, in this so-called "newsletter" on January 30, 1993 an un-named so-called "Council of Elders" of the alleged Coos (Cowasuck) Band was held. Council Chief Paul Wilson Pouliot a.k.a. Spirit Hawk presided over the council meeting.

A Corporation protest hearing was held on January 26, 1993 by the Massachusetts Secretary of State. The alleged Abenaki Nation was represented by the alleged Coos Council Chief Paul Pouliot a.k.a. Spirit Hawk, alleged Coos Tribal Judge Robert Maynard a.k.a. Spirit Wind, and the alleged "Abenaki Ambassador" of the alleged Missisquoi-Sokoki who was Roger Desharnais a.k.a. Running Elk. They were there to alleged protect the tribal name of the Abenaki Sokoki band and to establish that a corporation could not alleged be formed to "create" a tribe. Though all of these alleged Abenaki Groups in Vermont and New Hampshire did it anyway. Treaty documents between the Abenaki Nation and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the 1790's were shown to be signed by the Coos (Cowasuck), Missisquoi, and Sokoki bands. Was any of those in attendence to this Corporation Protest Hearing genealogically descendants of those 1790's Treaty document signers?! I very well doubt it.

March 10, 1993 Decision Re: Mr. Lyn C. Sherman Et Al vs. The Centraleastern Woodland Sokoki Band (Inter-Tribal) Corporation:

Just in case readers of this blog wonder WHY it is that I have used the word descriptions "deceit, lies, manipulation etc., as one can obviously see and review for

themselves, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Secretary of State,

sent this decision of March 10, 1993 to not only Mr. Arthur Marchand of 126 Sterling Street in Worcester, Massachusetts 01610, but also to a list of the "complainants".

Mr. Lyn C. Sherman

Howard F. Knight, Jr. (husband of Minnie nee: Davidson, and grandfather to Matthew R. Knight whom he adopted)

Robert Maynard

Jennifer Freerksen

Lori Jefferson

Minnie Knight (wife of Howard F. Knight Jr.)

Matthew R. Knight (grandson to Howard & Minnie Knight, who adopted him). Matthew R. Knight was born in 1990. Therefore at the time of this decision he would have been merely (3) three years old!

Roger Deshanais

Paul Pouliot

Why is it that Matthew R. Knight is listed on this document by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts UNLESS Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. himself insinuated that his adopted grandson was of legal (over 18 years) age? I doubt very very much that a young male child of the age 3 approximately such as Matthew R. Knight was, at the time of this Corporation Protest Hearing of January 26, 1993 was held, was even aware of what the Hearing was about, let alone protest Arthur Marchand's created "incorporation" of December 16, 1992.

Again these "groups" used "historical treaty records" in which to convince the Hearing Officer, that they were genuine and legitimate descendants of the Sokoki/Missisquoi/Coos/Cowasuck Abenaki People. But no one bothered to review these complainants genealogical historical records to establish that they were indeed from and of ANY Abenaki ancestor(s).