More Manipulated, "Doctored" Reality of the Inc.'s Documentation:

MISSISQUOI BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION

[Rudolph Kent Ouimette's address]

15 JEWETT STREET

SWANTON, VT 05488

PHONE: 802-868-4222

Noel St. Aubin, Chief

Mme. Oscar Bernard, Councillor

Mme. Monique Bernard, Councillor

Abenakis of Becancour Band Council

Indian Reserve

Becancour, Quebec

Dear Chief and Councillors,

We wish to bring to your attention some of the problems we are having concerning recognition which are being caused by Chief Walter Watso "Chief of the Abenakis at the Odanak and Becancour Reserves in Canada and Grand Chief of the Abenaki Nation."

When Mr. and Mrs. Ouimette visited Becancour in August Chief St. Aubin discussed your concerns about Chief Watso's activities and the resolution he proposed which would have made him Grand Chief. This is a title which the St. Francis/Sokoki Band agreed to. Walter told everyone that Becancour had also agreed to the title.

Mr. Ouimette also informed Chief St. Aubin of the occasions when Walter had insisted that he must see to it that Homer St. Francis was re-elected in September, and that Becancour would no longer support the Abenaki in Vermont if Homer did not win.

The concept of appointing a Grand Chief was sold to the Council by Walter as a means of unifying the Abenaki Nation to a common cause. It now appears that Walter is using this position to influence the government and Indian Associations to recognize only those Abenakis whom he endorses, specifically Homer St. Francis and his followers who recognize him as Grand Chief.

An election was duly conducted by the Tribal Administrator and supervised by the elections committee on 9/11/77 according to the Tribal Constitution. The results of this election were forwarded to Becancour, with the certification of the elections committee. When Homer lost, he called Walter. What they talked about is unknown to us, but the next day Homer called his family and friends, disrupted the Council meeting, and declared that the election was fixed and there would be a new election. They refused any one a hearing and refused to allow the Vermont Commission for Indian Affairs or any other person or group to investigate his claims.

Since the only alternative to Homer's new election would have

a physical confrontation, many members felt the publicity would be harmful to the cause, and with size and strength against us we would probably lose anyhow. Consequently we affiliated ourselves together as a seperate band of Abenaki people. Since there are no band funds that are set-aside for members and no land-base the only effect of the seperation is that it gives Abenaki people in Vermont a choice of government without forced sub-ordination to power hungry men. In the Missisquoi Band, we can choose our own leaders without fear of reprisal or intimidation.

Homer held his new election, and ran unopposed. Walter  and Ray Watso, and Jacques Gill came from Odanak as observers. Homer told everyone that Walter had said the C.I.Q. would pull back their support if he wasn't elected, and Walter's presence and lack of denial supported the statement.

In any event, we have affiliated ourselves together as a sovereign band of Abenaki people. Our membership consists primarily of former members of the St. Francis/Sokoki Band and we have elected a Chief and councillors.

Our concern now, is that the support we enjoyed from the Abenaki people in Quebec is being denied by Chief Watso. After supporting and endorsing Homer St. Francis' actions and his overthrow of the duly elected Council he is now declaring, on your behalf, that all Abenakis in Canada support only Homer St. Francis and his followers.

We do not condone intimidation in our internal affairs and we will not accept Homer St. Francis as our Chief. We are convinced that because of the support and misinformation publicized by Walter Watso about Homer St. Francis and the threats of withdrawal of support by the C.I.Q. and Becancour Abenakis that the people have been confused about their right to elect another Chief. We are concerned about the interference by Chief Watso in our internal affairs, his attempts to influence our electoral process, and his continued discriminatory support of Homer St. Francis and his band rather than all Abenakis in Vermont. We like you, cannot recognize him as Grand Chief and his most recent activities have convinced us that thost who do not recognize him as their leader will not be recognized by him. This is a power he has as your spokesmen. The evidence of how he is using that power to gain prestige and to influence the public and the government is evident in the enclosed copies of recent newspaper clippings and the letter he personally presented to the Vermont Commission for Indian Affairs on Oct. 19th.

When Mr. Ouimette visited Becancour, he was assured by Chief St. Aubin that your council supported the Abenaki people of Vermont, not Homer St. Francis. If it is true that you do not condone the actions of Walter Watso, or the statements he is

making on your behalf, we would appreciate a formal statement that:

1. That Walter Watso is not the Chief of Becancour

2. That Walter Watso is not Grand Chief of all Abenakis

3. That you support the efforts of all Abenaki people, not just Homer St. Francis and his followers in their efforts to regain their aboriginal and their hunting and fishing rights.

Our Band Council will be meeting with the Vermont Commission for Indian Affairs on November 2, at 4:00 p.m. We would be pleased and honored if you or your representative could attend. Many Abenaki people in Vermont will fail to acquire recognition or regain their aboriginal rights as long as the Band Chief of Odanak continues to masquerade as your Chief and ours.

Yours in Brotherhood,

Bill Seymour, Chief (signed his name)

Marilyn Darby, Councillor (no signature)

Jean Ouimette, Councillor (no signature)

Kent Ouimette, Councillor (no signature)

[As follows, is further convincing documentary evidence...at least to me anyway...of further manipulation, deceitfulness and dishonesty on the part of a person or people to masquerade as Cowasuck Abenaki people/descendants and or as "Cowasuck" "Koasek" "Abenaki" "Chiefs"...]

Renewal Change of Addess and of Officers

State of Vermont

Office of Secretary of State

(correct name of corporation) NORTHEAST INTER-TRIBAL ASSOCIATION OF ABENAKI, IROQUOIS ALGONQUIN incorporated under the laws of Title 11, Chapter 19 of VSA as amended

1. Name of registered agent: HOWARD F. KNIGHT JR.

A registered agent is the person or corporation within Vermont who is authorized to receive various kinds of legal notices, including service of process, for your corporation. A VERMONT corporation CANNOT be its own registered agent.

2. Correct address of its registered office: RFD #1, Box 15 Thetford ctr, Vt 05075

3. Purpose of the corporation SEE ENCLOSED ARTICLES OF ASSOCATION OF THE NORTHEAST INTER-TRIBAL ASSOCIATION OF ABENAKI IROQUOIS AKA THE SPIRIT BEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY

4. Names and addresses of directors and officers:

Name: Emerson B. Garfield

Title: High Tribal Chief

Address: W. Lebanon, N.H.

Name: Kevin J. Fletcher

Title: Tribal Medicine Man

Address: Lebanon, N.H.

Name: Howard F. Knight Jr.

Title: Coordinator

Address: RFD1, Box 15 in Thetford Center, Vermont

Name: Richard W. Phillips

Title: #2 Tribal Chief

Address: c/o General Delivery in Swanton, Vermont

[NOTICE: the yellow-colored "Stick-Em Note" from Paul Rene Tamburro, stating "The ALLEGED AND REINVENTED origin of Cowasuck was by ALLEGED AND REINVENTED Abenaki descendants, like Richard Wilfred "Blackhorse" Phillips who had relationship to the Swanton-based "Roberston" Land Lease. Howard Franklin Knight Jr. was an early ALLEGED AND REINVENTED Chief among these - I don't know his ancestry, but ALLEGED AND REINVENTED Abenaki.] Paul Rene Tamburro wrote what he assumed (speculated) to be "truths" about these people, based on what they had told him, without ANY foundation to what they were SAYING, whatsoever. Such is this case, wherein Paul Tamburro ASSUMED that these people, such as Richard Phillips, Howard Knight Jr. and Paul W. Pouliot were legitimate, clear and convincingly "Cowasuck" "Abenaki" descendants ... and that Richard W. Phillips supposedly had connection(s) to the Robertson Land Lease of May 28, 1765.

If this is any indication of Paul Rene Tamburro's "scholarly" work and conclusions, like Frederick Matthew Wiseman, then it is to my thinking, that even an allegedly "educated" man, can still be a very naive, uninformed stupid person, and yet still have a PhD.

[Again, one can clearly observe that this particular document page, in sections is crossed out with a pen, and additional handwritten "editing" has happened by Howard Franklin Knight, Jr.]

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE SPIRIT BEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY OF THE ABENAKI NATION OF NEW ENGLAND AKA THE EASTERN WOODLANDS BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION, IQUOIS [sic]

We, the undersigned, do hereby volutarily associate ourselves together as a non-profit Indian Inter-Tribal Association under the provisions of Title 22, Chapter 292, of the New Hampshire Statutes Annotated, as amended, and have hereby adopted the following Articles of Association, viz:

ARTICLE I - NAME

The name of this incorporated Tribal Associaton shall be hereafter known as the Spirit Bear Medicine Society N.E.W.C. Tribe, of the ABENAKI Republic IROQUOIS, Western Abenaki Confederation, The Algonquin.

ARTICLE II - DEFINITION

This incorporated Tribal Association shall have perpetual duration and perpetual succession in it's corporate Tribal name, and/or its successor.

ARTICLE III - DEFINITION

For the purpose of this corporation, "Indian Tribe or Band" shall mean a distinct organized community of Indians which"

a) has as members, principlally persons of common ethnological origins, and

b) exercises political authority over it's members through some process of delegating authority for the management of it's property and affairs, and

c)has a specific area which the group presently inhabits, or has inhabited historically, and

d) is indigenous to the North American continent, and

e) is or is a division of or a successor in interest toa group of Indian people who have or have had a special relationship with the United States or a State through treaty, agreement, or some other form of recognition. Such group may be a successor in interest or a division of such a group of people through some process of social or politicial evolution.

[Here is the same document, but with the "Stick-Em" Note from Paul Tamburro, that reads "Shows 4 chiefs back in the early 1980's - see last pages - Things were crazy in the 1980's that is why Paul Wilson Pouliot - a new Indian with no history - seemed a savior!

[On this particular document page, all that is changed is corporation to Tribe through the text. Yet, under ARTICLE V New England is edited with added handwritten writing which reads, "Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Foundland, S.E. - NY, N.J. and Delaware, and E. RI.]

PAGE 2 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

ARTICLE IV - PURPOSES

The purpose for which this corporation Tribe is formed is not for profit, but to provide for the amalgamation and confederation of the various Indian Tribes and Bands in the Northeast:

And to establish a corporation Tribe to serve the needs of the members of the North American Indian Tribes and Bands in the Northeast:

And to expand opprotunities for people of Indian descent, living in the Northeast and elsewhere, to form social and cultural associations with other people of Indian descent;

And to develop and implement comprehensive plans, proposals, programs, and studies designed to improve the socio-economic status, the education level, and the living conditions of the Indian people in their Northeast;

And to acquire money, securities, and other real and personal property from any source whatever, and to hold the same, invest or reinvest or pay out the same or income therefrom to the administration and operation of programs and projects designed to deliver education, health, social, economic, rehabilitative, cultural, housing, manpower development or other human services to the members of Indians bands or Tribes in the Northeast;

And to do any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, useful, or desirable for the furtherance, accomplishment, foster, or attainment of the foregoing purposes, either directly or indirectly, and either alone or in conjunction or cooperation with others, whether such others be persons or organizations of any kind or nature, i.e. Indian Tribes, or Bands, organizations, corporations, firms, associations, trusts, institutions, foundations, or governmental bureaus, or agencies.

ARTICLE V - SERVICE AREA, MEMBERSHIP, ELIGIBILITY

A. SERVICE AREA: This corporation is formed to provide services to Indian people throughout New England (handwritten "Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Foundland, S.E.-NY, N.J., Delaware, E. RI.

B. MEMBERSHIP: All Indian Tribes or Bands described in Art. III herein which are organized within the service area established by the corporation shall be eligible for membership in the corporation upon completion of the application process provided that such Indian Tribe or Band shall meet such additional requirements or criteria as are contained in the By-Laws of this corporation Tribe.

PAGE 3 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

C. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE (ART. V continued)

The service of this corporation Tribe shall be available to all Indian Tribes or Bands in the Northeast, and all Urban Indian Centers, Indian service delivery corporations, and all Indian people within the service area of this corporation Tribe.

ARTICLE VI - DIRECTORS

Each Indian Tribe or Band which is a member of this Corporation Confederation/Republic shall be represented by a person chosen by the governing body of such Indian Tribe or Band, on the Board of Directors of this Corporation. The voting rights of the Directors, their powers and authorities, and their duties and responsibilities shall be stated in the By-Laws.

ARTICLE VII - POWERS AND LIMITATIONS

This corporation is empowered to engage in all activities allowable under the provisions of Title 22 Chapter 292 B of the New Hampshire Statutes Annotated, as amended, which serve to further the purposes set forth in Article IV herein.

All of the activities of this corporation shall be exercised exclusively for charitable or educational purposes in such a manner that this Indian Tribal Association shall qualify as an exempt organization from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as it is currently or may hereafter in force and effect.

ARTICLE VIII - DEDICATION OF PROPERTY (ASSETS, AND INCOME)

This Corporation is formed solely for the purposes set forth in Article IV herein. This corporation is not organized for pecuniary gain or profit, and it will not distribute any gains or profits or dividends to the officers, directors, hereof or to any person, except that it shall be authorized to pay reasonable payments in furtherance of it's specific and primary purposes.

ARTICLE IX - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

There shall be as many voting Directors as there are member Indian Tribes or Bands. The qualifications of the directors, their method of selection, and their terms of office shall be provided in the By-Laws of this Corporation.

There shall be a Tribal High Chief (PRESIDENT), an Indefinite number of Sub Chiefs (VICE PRESIDENTS), a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The number of officers, their qualifications, and method of their selection, and terms of office and their duties and responsibilities and compensation therefore shall be stated in the By-Laws of this Corporation.

PAGE 4 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The initial Board of Directors shall consist of one member of each tribe or band which is an incorporator hereof, and who shall serve until his successor is selected pursuant to the provisions contained in the BY-LAWS of this Corporation.

The initial Directors of the Tribal Council are as follows;

CHIEF EMERSON GARFIELD - TRIBAL JUDGE

EASTERN WOODLANDS BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION N.E.

61 ELM STREET

W. LEBANON, NH

CHIEF KEVIN J. FLETCHER

SPIRIT BEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY OF THE ABENAKI NATION N.H.

18 HIGH STREET

LEBANON, NH

[over the above, it is handwritten and reads, "Kicked Out" "Child Molester" "Thief" "Aug. 1984" "HFK"]

SUB CHIEF HOWARD F. KNIGHT JR.

EASTERN WOODLANDS BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION, VT.

RFD #1 BOX 15

THETFORD CENTER, VT

SUB CHIEF ROBERT STANLEY

EASTERN WOODLANDS BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION, NH.

83 A MAIN STREET

W. LEBANON, NH

PAGE 5 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

ARTICLE X - REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

The registered office of this corporation Tribe shall be:

P O Box 731 F RFD #2, Box 530-A, Alderbrook Rd.

Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766 Newport, VT 05855

The registered agent at the address above shall be: EMERSON B. GARFIELD AND OR KEVIN J. FLETCHER (written in) Howard F. Knight Jr. - Tribal Chief

ARTICLE XI - DISSOLUTION

If the disolution of this corporation Tribe shall become necessary, the Board of Directors Council of Elders shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation Tribe, dispose of all assets of this corporation Tribe in such a manner or to such organization(s) which are at that time organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) as the Board of Directors Council of Elders shall determine whose purposes are in harmony with the purposes of this corporation, (CORPORATION). TRIBE

Any such assets not so disposed shall be disposed of by the County Court of the County in which the Principle office of this Corporation is then located Western Abenaki Confederation, exclusively for the purposes or to such organization(s), as said Court Confederation shall determine which are organized and operted exclusively for such purposes, that are in harmony with the purposes of this organization TRIBE

ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENT

These Articles of Associaton may be modified, amended, altered, or repealed, in whole or in part, at any regular, or special meeting of the Board of Directors Council of Elders provided that the meeting is duly warned and constituted and a quorm [sic] is present.

All action taken to modify, amend, alter, or repeal theses [sic] Articles of Association Tribal Laws + By-Laws shall require the unanimous affirmative vote of all the Directors Elders present at any regular or special meeting of The Board of Directors Council of Elders warned for the aforesaid purpose.

ARTICLE XIIII - INTERSTATE REGISTRATION

This Corporation shall cause a copy of it's organizational documents to be filed with the Secretary of State of each State where there is a member Indian Band or Tribe organized, and shall maintain a registered office and a registered agent in each State.

PAGE 6 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (NOTARY PUBLIC)

ARTICLE XIV - Re - INCORPORATORS

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE, the undersigned have executed these Articles of Association this ______ day of _________

____________INCORPORATOR

CHIEF EMERSON B. GARFIELD

EASTERN WOODLANDS [Howard Knight Jr. inserted the word "COOS"] BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION NH

63 Elm Street

W. Lebanon, NH 03784

______________INCORPORATOR

CHIEF KEVIN J. FLETCHER

SPIRIT BEAR MEDICINE SOCIETY of N.H.

18 High Street

Lebanon, NH 03766

_____________ INCORPORATOR

CHIEF HOWARD F. KNIGHT JR.

EASTERN WOODLANDS [Howard Knight Jr. inserted the word "COOS"] OF THE ABENAKI NATION, VT.

RFD #1 BOX 15

THETFORD CENTER, VT. 05075

_____________INCORPORATOR

CHIEF RICHARD W. PHILLIPS

EASTERN WOODLAND [inserted the word "COOS"] BAND OF THE ABENAKI NATION, VT

GENERAL DELIVERY

SWANTON, VERMONT 05488

ON this 1st day of June, 1983, personally appeared Emerson Garfield, Kevin Fletcher, Richard Phillips, and Howard Knight jr., known to me to be the persons whose names they subscribed to the above instrument, and made oath that the signing and ensealing of the within document is their free act and will.

BEFORE ME _____________________

                    Kevin Fletcher

                    Notary Public Lebanon, NH

What happened to the March 19, 1983 "Declaration" supposedly created and signed by Richard "Blackhorse" Wilfred Phillips, in his alleged statement of that he had to surrender his position as "High Chief" due to "family pressures and obligations which must take precedent at this time."? It would seem that such a "familial pressure and obligation" was short-lived and Richard Phillips seemingly returned to such organization by June 01, 1983 [?]. Yet, this document is NOT signed with any signatures of the "INCORPORATORS" nor by the Notary Public, Kevin J. Fletcher.

As one can "see" and review these documents, this group came FROM Homer St. Francis Sr.'s disgruntled, dissatisfied "Tribal" members, who instead of cleaning up the mess "on the table" these 3-4 people (Wayne J. Hoague, Richard W. Phillips, and Arthur W. Seymour) merely abandoned their "Abenaki" "Tribe" Incorporation, and created yet another incorporation, seperate seemingly from Homer St. Francis' group. Then Howard F. Knight Jr. and others "came into the group which Richard W. Phillips had created from disillusioned members that also left Homer's Inc. Subsequently, when Richard Phillips had left the Inc. he himself helped create with Wayne and Arthur, it was Howard Knight Jr. who began to "manipulate" and confabulate the documents "doctoring" them here and there, with dubious signature's and signing with his HFK throughout.

THERE'S MORE.....it's not "HISTORICAL" .... it's HYSTERICAL.

Ethnic Erasure? Ethnocide of the Abenakis?

Ethnic Erasure? Ethnocide of the Abenakis?
Recently, I read in a newspaper periodical dated April 24, 2015, of “Abenaki Ethnocide in the Green Mountains” … a program presenter is Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D. and so-called Tribal Historian. He claims to have done alleged exhaustive research in historic documents as well as participating in resolute defense of Vermont "Abenakis" against the State of Vermont’s 1995-2006 attempted ‘Ethnic Erasure’.

Let me make this very clear to everyone reading this response:

The only one perpetuating ethnic erasure against Abenakis is the Mr. Wiseman Ph.D. himself, and others allied to him, from 1995 up to 2006 into the present. Along with Donald Warren Stevens and these 4 now-State of Vermont-"recognized" groups.

Let me provide the very validations to my statements herein:

Point #1
When the Professor began to ‘resolutely defend’ the wannabiak (as I refer to them as) of Vermont, he claimed as did the Partlow descendants that within the Alburgh, VT Town Records, four men were listed as Indians, that being Burk, Vosburgh, Olena and Parlo(w) in October 1863. Particularly Charles Henry Partlow.
Being curious as to why Mr. Wiseman Ph.D. and Carollee Reynolds, both claiming to be “Abenakis” were pointing to Allen L. Stratton’s 1986 Alburg(h) History Book of transcribed (typed up) data, instead of obtaining and showing the actual records from the Town Clerk’s Office, I went and got the original historical Alburgh Town Record, Page 593 of the Land and Misc. Records Book record.
What was readily apparent, reviewing the original record, was that it was NOT Burk, Vosburgh, Olena and Parlo(w) who were thee four Indians mentioned within the record. In fact, the names of the four Indians were not mentioned.
The Professor (Frederick M. Wiseman) and Carollee (nee: Reynolds) Matthews, along with other descendants, such as Melody (nee: Walker) Brook (formerly of the St. Francis/Sokoki but now of the El-Nu bunch of ‘re-enactors’), kept pointing to the Allen L. Stratton 1986 book Page 132 to IMPLY that Partlow was one of the "Four Indians." Allen L. Stratton created a documentary ‘distortion’, yet he referenced the original record book and page.
Apparently, that original record information didn't fit into the picture or agenda of what “Chief” April Merrill, Carollee Reynolds, Melody Walker Brook, Brent Reader nor Professor Frederick Matthew Wiseman, etc. wanted to paint to the State of Vermont Scholar’s nor Politicians in the Legislature. Certain no one “followed through” and attempted to show and provide the accurate historical Alburgh Town Record. Any of them should have shown the original Page 593 out o the Land & Misc. Records Book Volume 16, but they didn’t. Why not? Denis Watso sent letters to the then Governor of Vermont, Mr. Jim Douglas and also to William Sorrell (Attorney General) yet no one seemed to pay any mind at all to the fraudulent re-writing of Mohawk and Abenaki historical record(s).
Within the research, it was surmised, that if Burk, Vosburgh, Olena and especially Partlow were NOT the "Four Indians" the question begged to be answered....just who were the "Four Indians" not mentioned by name who were paid $110.00 each in October 1863 out of Alburgh, Vermont?
The answer was a process of elimination and genuine genealogical research.
The "Four Indians" were 1. David Loran (a.k.a. Loran David), 2. Peter Laffin (Laflin or Laughlin), 3. George Squires, and 4. Joseph Bero (or Biro).
These 4 Indians in fact came from the Mohawk Community of Akwesasne (alternate spelling Ahkwesáhsne). We know this because the surnames are FROM that Mohawk Native Community situated on the New York/Canadian Border.
Why couldn’t the alleged ‘Abenaki Historian’ from Johnson State College Humanities Dept. now-retired Professor Frederick Matthew Wiseman, Ph.D. and/or at least one of the Partlow descendants do this ‘research’ to validate their claims, regarding the “Four Indians”?

Answer: Because the actual documentary evidence does not support their concocted claims … that’s why!

The 4 Alburgh Indians Evaluation and Documentation

This concludes the documenting of how they began perpetuating the ‘myth’ that the “Four Indians” were Burk, Vosburg, Olena and Partlo(w) on genealogical websites www.genforum.com and www.ancestry.com message boards ca. 2005-2006. This also shows how that same Carollee Reynolds ‘myth’ was further perpetuated by Professor Frederick Matthew Wiseman, Ph.D. in his ‘Against the Darkness’ DVD presentation in 2006-2007. This also concludes how www.nedoba.org sought out and by-process of elimination, secured the accurate historical names of the “Four Indians” ca. 1863 Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont.
Has it not been the Colonizer State of Vermont who has been perpetuating “Ethnic Erasure” against the Abenakis, or has it been doing just that, by legislatively “recognizing” by State Recognition, these incorporated entities of wannabiak as well as this Professor of dubious scholarly ethics?
Professor Wiseman seemingly wants to make “Abenakis” … out of Mohawks and complain and write about ‘Ethnocide’ … and so forth and so on [?] when he himself perpetuates such ethnic cleansing, (or should I state ‘ethnic native identity manipulations’) not only of the ‘Abenaki bastardization’ he has seemingly done documentarily, but against the legitimate Abenakis throughout N'dakinna as well and Odanak/Wolinak?! Amazing, what has been and is still going on.

Point #2
Professor Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D. when preparing for the retrospective B.I.A. Federal Recognition Petition, he claimed to be in possession of an image, of a RPPC Postcard labeled “Chief of the Wabanakis, Highgate Springs, VT” ca. early 1900’s, the Professor not only manipulated the color copy he’d made in St. Albans of the RPPC image, he then attempted to appropriate the “Chief” as his own!
From Frederick M. Wiseman’s DVD “Against The Darkness” Video of 38 minutes:
“Chief of the Wabanacus, Highgate, VT, ca. 1900. Real Photo Postcard. Purchased on the Internet from a California collector. The inscription was scratched into the negative with a stylus before printing the postcard, so it cannot be a later addition. This is one of the most significant artifacts in the collection for political identification purposes, since it is a Euroamerican technology (postcard) explicitly listing a status position (chief), cultural identifier ("Wabanacus," a mis-hearing of an indigenous pronunciation of "Abenaki"), and a northeastern Vermont location. Thus it is both a document and an artifact. It is also the earliest recorded Vermont use of the word "Wabanaki" (Abenaki) term for local Indians.”
The actual RPPC item is now in my personal possession from Gerry Biron, but in retrospect, in 2005, it was Mr. Wiseman himself who had visited numerous times, the Abenaki Community of Odanak, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, knew full well, that the man in the boat was none other than Odanak’s own Chief, Nicholas Panadis! But of course, Professor Wiseman had redacted (with a sharp-tipped Sharpie pen) the name “Nicholas” in the image used in both his ‘Against the Darkness’ DVD presentation in 2006-2007. That is until the Special 2009 Edition of the Vermont Life Magazine on Page 28 Celebrating Champlain used the image of Postcard. This is as close as Frederick M. Wiseman ever came (that I know of) of ever allowing the image's details of coming out into the PUBLIC.  Of course, by that spring of 2009, there was no reason not to show who the man really was, in that image.
A decent 'scholarly' historian does NOT redact, and attempt to 'sway' the PUBLIC or the Politician(s) based on manipulated derivative images, but Fred M. Wiseman did just that! Just because a man was a Chair of the Humanities Dept at Johnson State College, in VT and has a Ph.D. does not mean they operate transparently. Case in point: the now-retired Frederick M. Wiseman Ph.D.

Chief Nicholas of the Wabanacus RPPC Evaluation and Documentation

Point #3
There is a ‘tintype’ photograph at the Wôbanakik Heritage Center, which agency has been created and is being promoted by ‘St. Francis/Sokoki’ ‘member’ of the ‘Abenaki Nation’ and retired Chair of the Johnson State College Department of Humanities Professor Frederick Matthew Wiseman, Ph.D. Aside from gaining an insight into the possible existent Primary Source photographic artifact cited in Winifred (nee: Jerome)’Morning Star’ Yaratz’ January 2006 book of ‘compiled and transcribed’ Secondary Source cited documents, photographs, newspaper articles, etc. this image was touted as being “Chief” Antwine (Antoine or Anthony) Phillips Sr. within the Vermont State petition-for-Recognition materials compiled and manipulated yet again by Dr. Frederick M. Wiseman, Ph.D.
Again, the saying we’ve all heard, is that a photograph is worth a thousand words, and this is no exception:
Finding the image, a Postcard AZO 4-triangle RPPC was amongst an extensive photographic collection (in a family album) which was passed down from Hazel (nee: Forant) Desso, to her daughter Mary, a descendant of the Phillips family.  Within this image, Antoine Phillips Jr. is wearing a particular set of clothing that informs us, the date of this image, and the period of time this photograph was actually taken.
The bibbed overalls: Looking at the fashion of this time period (1900 to 1918) and the Antoine photo’s in question one discovers the bibbed overalls that Antoine is wearing bibbed overalls. Down the center of the bibbed overalls that are being worn by Antoine is a flat felled seam. This type of seam is used for durability and is common on jeans. Sometime during the 1910’s decade, jeans were sewn with a flat felled seam.
Let’s start there. Bibbed overalls were first created for the working class of people in particular the people that worked on the railroad. They arrived on the fashion scene between 1891 and 1916. Once again Antoine Phillips Sr. had been long deceased by the time bibbed overalls were even popular. Antoine Phillips Sr. death record records his death as September 01st, 1885. His son Antoine Phillips Jr. died in 1918.
Once again, the Reverse side of the RPPC tells a person how old the image is. So, let's look at the photograph image of the RPPC AZO image. It is different, in that it is a "cropped" version of the "A. Phillips Age 96" photographic image and some "surrounding details of the house, porch and some ground area in front of the residence, is redacted by the white border. Was this house the Union Poor Farm in Williston, VT or Edward Foster and his wife Sarah Phillips residence? The white bordering of the AZO Postcards was done consistently in 1915 to conserve ink. The handwriting on this RPPC was written by Elizabeth Mae Foster (granddau. of Antoine Phillips JR.) who married to Arthur James Forant. Later, it was Mary E. (nee: Desso) Kinville (dau. of Elizabeth) who wrote "Antoine Phillips" on the front of the photograph. As you will notice there are two different colored ink writings on the front of the RPPC.

Antoine Phillips Photographic Image Evaluation and Documentation

In conclusion, Frederick M. Wiseman Ph.D. along with Donald Warren Stevens, Jr. were again WRONG, and peddled their ‘story’ of which clearly was not accurate at all, to the Vermont Legislative politicians Vincent Illuzzi, Hinda Miller, and many others.

Point #4
The Professor and the Nulhegan “Chief” Donald Stevens Jr. have made claims that Antoine Phillips Sr. was a “Chief” and that Antoine Sr. himself, was a sibling brother to Luie Métallic, and subsequently they both implied within the same Recognition materials that Luie Métallic himself was the son of Philip, the Upper Coos Chief ca. 1796, with no validation genealogically to merit such assertions.

Once again, being aware that “scholarly” data was and had been manipulated and so on, I began to research the merits of their claims, and yet again, I found their merits to be unfounded.

Let me explain:

The Nulhegan entity/ organization that is now State Recognized was merely formed as an incorporate under Vermont State Laws in 2004, coming from the Clan of the Hawk, Inc.’d which was formed in April of 1993 through the machinations of Howard F. Knight, Jr. and Ralph Skinner Swett, only  after Paul Wilson Pouliot had obtained “membership” into Knight’s Vermont incorporated entity claiming to represent “Abenakis” and had gone out to California, allied to the late Homer Walter St. Francis Sr. because they were quite upset with the VT Supreme Court ruling in regards to the Wolchik decision. They were attempting to come up underneath the Indian Child Welfare Act, in CA, but reality caught up to them all, when the F.B.I. became involved out in CA that December of 1992. Howard Knight, Jr. had come from Texas, created the entity in 1980 in association with Richard Wilfred “Blackhorse” Phillips, who had been allied with Homer Walter St. Francis Sr.

Reviewing the Eugenics Survey of Vermont materials regarding Woodward’s, Sweetser’s, Way’s, and of course Phillips, I realized that the Eugenics Program of Vermont NEVER sterilized anyone. It was a SURVEY. It was an attempted genealogical survey of varied families within and surrounding Vermont, including my own ancestors, the Woodward’s, both in VT and NH. No one in Vermont was sterilized because they were Abenakis.

Under Kevin Dann, the MYTH was perpetuated beginning in 1986, that Abenakis had been sterilized, because they were Abenakis.

Again, the Eugenics Program materials were merely the survey.

Homer liked a good fairy tale, right along with the whopper that Henry Perkins was in direct or even indirect communication with Adolph Hitler.

Yet another MYTH created about September 15, 1995 Exhibit entitled ‘Long Shadow’ in Burlington, VT by UVM Art Professor Michael Oatman, displaying his created-letter to Adolph Hitler from Henry Perkins. The exhibit was a creation of Oatman’s “fantasy environment” which allegedly reflected the cultural and scientific mood of the era. The created Hitler Letter by Perkins was pure unadulterated fabrication of Michael Oatman that is now being perpetuated as fact!

But getting back to Antoine Phillips and his alleged genealogical relationship to Luie Métallic and or the Chief of the Upper Coos “Philip” of June 1796 …

Antoine Philips Sr. was repeatedly identified as being Negro in the Vermont Eugenics Survey materials. The Indian MYTH came from his son Peter Philips Sr. witnessing and or following the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company within Vermont townships ca. 1886, and descendants of this family “remembered” the family having something to do with the Kickapoo Indians. It was Harriet Abbott who surmised the Phillips family might have come from Caughnawaga Mohawk Indian Reservation, and when she wrote to that Mohawk Community, she got no response. That is because the Phillips family of Vermont were not Mohawk Indians. Richard “Blackhorse” Phillips mentioned before, claimed the Phillips were descendants of Massasoit or King Phillips a.k.a. Metacom (who had adopted the English name "King Philip" in honor of the previously-friendly relations between his father and the original Mayflower Pilgrims).

Again, not knowing WHERE Antoine Phillips Sr. came from, other than the “oral history” allegedly documented in the Eugenic Survey of VT, which was based on some distortions and very clearly a pseudo-scientific basis, I became curious as to the origins of the man, Antoine Phillips and his wife, Catherine Cadaive.

In reality, he was Antoine Philips, and his wife was indeed Catherine Émery dit Codèrre. She was born in 1806, so her son Peter Phillips Sr. was not born in 1809 as has been claimed by the Eugenics, and subsequently some of the Phillips family descendants. She was baptizing most of her children at her Catholic home parish of Notre Dame du Rosaire, within the area of Ste. Hyacinthe between 1834 and 1851. They lived on Land Lot No. 51 in the 4th Division in Highgate as of 1845. In the 1850 Census for Highgate, Antoine Philips was identified as Black, his children, Mulatto. By the summer of 1856, after their son Peter Philips had sold the land in Highgate to Alvah Mason, they went to Williston, Vermont, in Chittenden County. Within two years time, Peter Phillips had nearly killed a man, and in the local newspapers, both his father Antoine, and himself were identified as “two colored men”. Peter himself, in the articles of January 1859, was identified as “Black Jack” allegedly due to his very dark complexion. Even when he entered Windsor State Prison, his April 1859 Prison documentation identified him as Mulatto … Dark complexioned.

Native peoples were of course dark complexioned, but identified as Colored, or Mulatto? Perhaps that was done with people, who were Native married to African descendants within southern New England.

But again, Catherine "Cadaive" has been clearly identified as Catherine Émery dit Codèrre born in 1806 and identified herself as French, not Black, Negro, Mulatto, Native American, Abenaki, or Indian. She herself was FRENCH with some many-generations-removed single ancestral connection to a Huron/Algonquin Refugee couple.

Taking the research one step further, I began to solicit genetic contribution participation from within the Phillips family of Vermont, who were descendants of Antoine Philips and Catherine. I started with one non-direct descendant of Antoine Philips Sr.’s son Peter, using autosomal DNA testing. Then I sought a direct-male-descendant of Antoine Phillips Sr. and securing the Y-DNA results, I sought yet another direct-male-descendant to ensure that there was no NPE, or "non-paternity-event" in the genealogical background of the genetic tester.

The results?

Antoine Philips yDNA Haplogroup is B-M181. Exclusively originating out of Africa.

This means his father, paternally, was of African descent, genealogically, and genetically.

Antoine Philips was a son of slave/servant parentage (very likely that of Peter Phelps of St. Albans, Vermont who died in Nov. 1865 also known as “Black Jack” who was brought to northern VT either from CT by the Sheldon / Keyes families into Sheldon, VT, or from NY up to Ste. Armand, Qc., Canada by Philip Luke ca. 1790’s).

Antoine Phillips Sr. was not Abenaki at all. Nor was his wife. Neither of them spoke Abenaki, dressed as Abenakis, were connected to any known Abenaki Community, etc.

And before people begin to label me as a ‘racist’ for bringing this truth to the fore, let me clarify, if anyone was a racist or ashamed of their race, it was and is very likely some the Phillips family themselves.

Who has really perpetuated and is perpetuating “Ethnic Erasure”? Ethnocide?

Metallic’s yDNA Haplogroup is C-M216 (from Asia/ Native North America)

Metallic: C-M216
12-23-16-9-15-15-11-13-11-13-11-29
Phillips: B-M181
12-24-16-11-12-14-11-15-11-13-14-29

Just on the first 12 yMarkers, there are six differences between Phillips and Metallic.

Therefore, Don Stevens Jr. and some of his Phillips descendant family relatives, along with Frederick M. Wiseman Ph.D. were and are WRONG, in implying that Antoine Phillips, the known progenitor of the Phillips family with VT, NH, NY, and ME etc were and are NOT RELATED in any way, to Louie Metallic of ca. 1796 at all, and NOT RELATED to Philip, the Upper Coos Chief of that same time period of the late 1700's either.

One would surmise that in 1796 if the latter man “Philip” was of African descent, someone in northern New Hampshire/Vermont would have noticed and documented it, just like they did Louis Cook of Akwesasne Akiatonharónkwen (who died October 1814) whose father was of African descent, while his mother was allegedly Abenaki.

So you Vermonter’s and fellow residents of New Hampshire, will have to pardon me while I hesitate to respect your State’s alleged "recognition" by the State Legislature(s) and Governor(s) ... of these so-called “Abenakis”.

You will have to excuse me while I laugh at the repeated accusations by Frederick Wiseman Ph.D. claiming that Vermont has been guilty of so-called "Ethnic Erasure" and or "Ethnocide" against the Abenaki People.

Because Frederick M. Wiseman and Donald W. Stevens Jr. and many others have been condemning what they themselves have been doing all along against the Abenakis!

Douglas Lloyd Buchholz (douglaslloydbuchholz@yahoo.com)
P.O. Box 83 Lancaster, NH 03584-0083

Recent Developments Within Vermont and New Hamsphire Regarding These Alleged And Reinvented Abenaki Groups:

DOCUMENT 01: Cross-reference the various Newspaper Articles (that have been posted in this blog!) from the mid-1970's on forward with these Incorporation's into the contemporary timeframe. Also pay attention to the names of the parties in each Inc.

File Name ~Organization Name ~ Registered Agent ~Officers ~State of Vermont

N-00020-0 11/02/1976 Abenaki Self-Help Association, Inc. April Merrill. Officers: Brenda Gagne, Rachel May-Whitebear, Felicia Gagne, Peter Ebare, Jeffrey Benay, Kenneth Maskell, Dave Skings. Terminated: 11/22/2000. Reinstated: 02/20/2008.**

N-00021-0 07/11/1977 Abenaki Land Trust. R. Kent Ouimette. V. Jean Ouimette. Last Biennial Report filed: 12/31/1978. Terminated: 06/23/1989.**

N-00017-0 05/22/1978 Abenaki Educational Development Corp. April A. Rushlow. Officers: Homer St. Francis Sr., April A. Rushlow, Carol Delorme, Debra Bergeron, Harlan LaFrance, Anna Louko.**

N-02011-0 07/17/1978 Kdakinna Pobatamwogan Medicine Society. Duane Ouimette. **

N-01198-0 12/26/1979 Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation.
Carmen G. Allen, Richard Phillips, Emerson Garfield, Clifford Phillips. Terminated 06/23/1989.**

N-00019-0 02/08/1980 Abenaki Nation/ Vermont -Kdakinna Pobatamwogan Medicine Society. Terminated 06/23/1989. Officers: Arthur W. Seymore, Wayne J. Hoague, Richard Phillips. Terminated 06/23/1989.**

N-00018-0 03/18/1981 Abenaki Housing Cooperative. April A. Rushlow. Officers: Carol Delorme, Debra Bergeron, Homer St. Francis II, Rhonda Miller.

V-31127-0 10/26/1982 Abenaki Endeavors, Inc. Kittell Branagan and Sargent. Officers: (President) Homer W. St. Francis, (Secretary) Michael A. Delaney, (Director1) John Churchill, (Director2) Bernard Robtoy.

N-07484-0 12/16/1991 Abenaki Tribal Land Trust. Homer St. Francis. Officers: Harlan LaFrance, April Rushlow, Carol Delorme, Burton DeCarr.

N-07485-0 12/16/1991 Abenaki Development Corporation. Homer St. Francis. Officers: Peter Pelissier, Amie Hakey, Carol Delorme, Jeff Sise.

N-08024-0 04/16/1993 Odanak Abenakis of Vermont, Inc. Richard R. Bernier. Officers: (Officer1) Richard R. Bernier, (Officer2) Tina Delabruere, (officer3) Stacie Lee Baker, (Officer4) Richard R. Bernier. Tradename.***

Document 02:
N-09089-0 01/12/1996 Traditional Abenaki of Mazipskwik and Related Bands. Ina Delaney. Officers: (Officer1) Claude Bake, (Officer2) Catherine Westhaven, (Officer3) Ina Delaney, (Officer3) Ina Delaney. Last Biennial Report filed: 02/28/2002. Terminated: 06/25/2004. Reinstated: 08/07/1998.

0104915 02/08/1996 Abenaki Construction-Missisquoi Masonry. Charles Delaney II-Megeso.

N-09217-0 05/15/1996 Abenaki Resource Management, Inc. Homer St. Francis. Officers: (Officer1) Homer W. St. Francis, (Officer2) April A. Rushlow, (Officer3)Carol Delorme, (Officer4) Carol Delorme, (Officer5) Jeff Sose, (Officer6) Donna Roberts, (Officer7) April A. Rushlow. Terminated: 11/22/2000.*

N-09257-0 07/16/1996 Winter Center for Indigenous Traditions. John Moody. Officers: (Officer1) Donna Roberts Moody, (Officer2)?, (Officer3) Wanda Pockette, (Officer4) Wanda Pockette, (Officer5) Donna Roberts Moody, (Oficer6) Wanda Pockette. Last Biennial Report filed: 04/30/2008. Terminated: 11/22/2000. Reinstated: 09/30/2002.

N-09373-0 11/20/1996 Alnobak Nebeskiak, Inc. Bea Nelson.

V-59450-0 11/07/1997 Abenaki Natural Beverage, Inc. April A. Rushlow. Officers: (President) Frederick Wiseman, (Vice President) Roy Bergeron, (Secretary) Jane Kiser, (Treasurer) Anna Louko, (Director1) April A. Rushlow, (Director2) Harlan LaFrance, (Director3) Anna Roy.

N-10074-0 10/20/1998 The Abenaki Nation of Vermont, Inc. Bruce Delorme. Officers: Paul W. Pouliot, Gail Demers, Denise K. Pouliot, Rene Blanchette, Arlene Andresen.*

N-11065-0 04/11/2001 Clan of the Hawk, Inc. Andrew Swett. Officers: (Officer1) Ralph Swett, (Officer2) Andrew Swett, (Officer3) Gail Ruggles, (Officer4) Ralph Swett, (Officer5) Ralph Swett, (Officer6) Andrew Swett, (Officer7) Gail Ruggles.*

N-11748-0 12/13/2002 Gedakina, Inc. Judy Dow. Officers: (Officer1) Rick Pouliot, (Officer2) Judy Dow, (Officer3) Melinda Neff, (Officer4) Susan Soctomah, (Officer6) Natalie Michell, (Officer7) Cathleen Wilson.

0007395 04/24/2003 Abenaki Group, Inc.Vicki Soutiere Expiration Date: 08/24/2003.

N-24884-0 08/25/2004 Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People, Inc. Nancy Cote-Rolls. (Officer5) Luke Willard, (Officer6), Nancy Cote-Rolls, (Officer7), Dawn Macie. Wit/Dissolve: 10/25/2004.

N-25547-0 02/15/2006 Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki People, Inc. Dawn Macie. (Officer1) Dawn Macie, (Officer2) Luke Willard, (Officer3) Nancy Cote. Terminated 06/06/2008.

Document 03:
0146594 03/02/2006 Cowasuck-Horicon Traditional Council of the Sovereign Abenaki. Member 1: Howard F. Knight Jr. Member 2: Emerson Garfield. Member 3: Brian Chenevert. Cessated on: 05/02/2006. Status: Inactive. Tradename. ***

N-25565-0 03/02/2006 AHA “Abenaki Helping Abenaki, Inc.” Dawn Macie. Officers: (Officer1) Luke Willard, (Officer2) Dawn Macie (?), (Officer3) Billie Largy, (Officer4) Doug Iverson, (Officer5) Dawn Macie, (Officer6) Luke Willard, (Officer7) Billie Largy. Last Biennial Report filed: 06/30/2008. Terminated: 06/06/2008. Reinstated: 07/09/2008.

0104915 04/05/2006 Abenaki Construction-Missisquoi Masonry. Charles Delaney II-Megeso. Tradename.

N-25641-0 05/02/2006 Cowasuck-Horicon Council of the Abenaki in Vermont, Inc. Sachem Emerson “Spirit Bear” Garfield. Officers: (Officer1) Emerson Garfield, (Officer2-3) Kimberly Merriam, (Officer5) Emerson Garfield, (Officer6) Kimberly Merriam, (Officer7) Ashley Alexander.**

0156264 06/24/2008 White Pine Association. Nancy Millette. Officers: Peggy Fullerton, Colleen Chase, Mike Fenn.

0157824 12/23/2008 Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation. John Prescott – Nancy Millette – Shirley Hook. Tradename.

N-30389-0 04/07/2009 Cowasuck of North America, Inc. Howard F. Knight Jr. Officers: (Officer5) Nathan Pero, (Officer6) Matthew R. Knight, (Officer7) Morris Pero.*

GO TO: http://www.sec.state.vt.us/corps/index.htm for any verification of these above named Incorporations and or Tradename Entities.

REMEMBER: ALL of the Information, Dates, Names, etc. you can cross-reference from within this blog's documents that are posted, and also within the Document Commentary.

For Example: CLICK ON THIS LINK http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/search?q=%22Richard+Phillips%22 Go down below the Incorporation and Trade Name List to the second Posting and begin to cross-reference the historical events; the dates; the names. Review the Names, the Date's, and realize that the COLLUSION was going on years ago ca. 1976 up into the early 1980's, and even up into 2006; etc.

These "groups" of alleged and reinvented Abenakis in Vermont and New Hampshire (including Massachusetts) were "pushing" and "influencing" Political Agents/ Legislative Representatives of Vermont and New Hampshire to BELIEVE that these "groups" were legitimately genealogically and historically from the Abenaki People's......but genealogically and historically it is proven that they are NOT from the Abenaki People's nor connected to the Abenaki Ancestors.

Today, in December 2009, these Alleged and Reinvented "Abenaki" "groups" calling themselves Missisquoi/St. Francis - Sokoki, Koasek, Cowasuck, Coos, Nulhegan, etc etc, having incorporated in either VT or NH, and or multiple States such as CA, WA, RI, MA, etc. these Representive's of the various "groups" are again "pressuring" "deceiving" "manipulating" and out-right lying" to the Governmental Legislative Representatives who stupidly sympathize with these "groups" to give these "groups" of supposed "Abenakis" Official State Recognition. Refusing to SHOW and PROVIDE the documentary evidence from outside and from within their perspective groups and families, that they are indeed truthfully descended from the Abenaki People!

When it is SHOWN and PROVIDED that these "groups" of alleged "Abenakis" cannot and will not SHOW and PROVIDE to the Legislature for adequate review and evaluation the merits and foundations of their proclamations and self proclaimed Abenaki Identity, these "groups" and their "Chiefs" or "Representatives" scream "paper geneocide", "we were in the Eugenics", or "we were hiding in plain sight".

Far from telling the honest truth about their ancestral connections, they will "hide" the truth, just as they have tried to "hide" every document thats on this blog from the Public and from the Legislature's in Vermont and or New Hampshire.

Wobanaki Inc. Info ~ Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Check 297 for $10,000.00 USD to Wobanaki, Inc. in Oct/ Nov. 1994 ~ Fiscal Year 1997 I.R.S. 990 Tax Return Re: Wobanaki, Inc.:

Document 01: Wobanaki, Incorporated. N-04456-0. Incorporated on May 18, 1983. Corporation Description: Cultural. Registered Agent: April A. Merrill. Address: 100 Grand Avenue/ P.O. Box 276 Swanton, Vermont 05488. Officer 01: April A. Merrill. Officer 02: David Vanslette. Officer 03: Jan Medor. Officer 04: Winnie Kuebler. Officer 05: Rene St. Francis (April Merrill's son). Officer 06: Harold St. Francis (April's brother Harold "Charlie" Edward St. Francis). Officer 07: Tom Phillips (Richard "Blackhorse" Wilfred Phillips nephew). Tom Phillips is actually Thomas Leo Phillips whose father Albert "Tom" Leo Phillips was the son of Louis Nolan Phillips and Katherine Weeks. Louis Nolan Phillips was the brother of Albert "Mohawk" Phillips (who married to Mildred "Beatrice" Irene St. Francis, sister to Homer Walter St. Francis, thus an Aunt to April A. St. Francis-Merrill). Another brother to Louis Nolan Phillips was Walter King Phillips who married to Mildred "Beatrice" Irene St. Francis' sister Dorothy Delia St. Francis, who was another Aunt to April A. St. Francis-Merrill).

Walter King Phillips, Albert "Mohawk" Phillips and Louis Nolan Phillips were siblings to each other, these three men three being the son's of Louis Phillips and Rose Marie Gardner. Two of which married two of "Chief" Homer St. Francis's older sisters.

Now one can "see" that most every person listed on Wobanaki, Inc. is related to the Registered Agent April A. St. Francis-Merrill.

Document 02: Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Check 297. Voucher Reference J031928.  Dated October 20, 1994 in the amount of $10,000.00 dollars US Donations. Another date on this document is November 18, 1994 Check Number 29773, Vendor 8510 in the amount of $10,000.00 dollars. This Check was from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe GF - General Funding P.O. Box 3060 Phone: (203) 885-3489 in Ledyard, CT 06339-3060. Pay EXACTLY $10,000.00 DOLLARS and 00 CENTS to WOBANAKI LAND TRUST P.O. Box 276 Swanton, Vermont 05488. Not sure of the signatures but the lower one seems to be the surname "Haywood". Very likely this Check of $10,000.00 dollars US was donated monies for the Brunswick Springs Property.

Document 03 through reminder: I.R.S. Tax Return 990 of Organization Exempt From Income Tax for 1997 dated August 15, 1998. Employee Identification Number: 22-248134 for Wobanaki, Inc. P.O. Box 276 in Swanton, Vermont 05488. A. Heritage and cultural programs to promote the understanding of and diseminate information; through events, etc, regarding the cultural heritage of the Abenaki Nation: $11,130.00. B. "Riverkeeper" Project to protect and moniter the 'health' of the Missisquoi river basin: $2,051.00. C. Grants and allocations: D: other programs to promote tribal education, social and economic development, promote general community awareness and identity (ANA and Community Development Grants): $56,246.00.

I recieved these document pages from Paul Wilson Pouliot of Alton, Belknap County, New Hampshire on February 14, 2009 13:49 via email attachment. A second time on Saturday February 14, 2009 14:20 and this email attachment was also sent to Lynn Menard-Mathieson as well.

I will post some documents to SHOW and PROVIDE the evidence of this in my next blog posting. I was receiving this information from Paul Wilson Pouliot, because he concluded that if he was "helping me" and "directing my attention and investigation" of these "groups" of alleged Abenakis over in Vermont, subsequently I wouldn't be paying attention to and investigate HIS "group", so he assumed stupidly. The same applies to these emails from Eric Scott Floyd of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Each of them and all of them, assumed that "keeping me close" (brings to mind the old saying "Keeping your friends close and your enemies closer) and "being my friend" would "save" them from being under the magnifying lense of my investigation towards ALL of these alleged and re-invented "groups" proclaiming they were "Abenaki" and or "Native American".

Bringing forward onto my blog for the public to review, the documented evidence, etc. and especially my "commentary" regarding the document content, regarding Sherrie Anne DeVee Jinks Labat concerns Paul W. Pouliot and his 2nd wife Denise (I can understand why now too). I can understand that they are very troubled about Lynn Menard-Mathieson providing and sharing documentations and genealogies on most everyone in that alleged and re-invented Cowasuck-Pennacook Abenaki "group" led by Paul Wilson Pouliot. I find it all most interesting indeed, to find out "the truth documentarily" after being lied to and deceived for quite some years by these "groups" claiming to be "Abenaki" from and of Vermont and or New Hampshire.

As one will see in the next blog posting, Paul Wilson Pouliot and his wife Denise felt it in their interest, to "rub elbows" with me for quite some time. I was NOT WORKING for or with Paul Pouliot, as some stupid assuming persons had or have concluded. I work for someone else. Anyway, I am off to do the next blog post.

Email Communications Between Donald Stevens & Douglas Buchholz From July 17, 2009 to August September 02, 2009:

Subject: Phillips
Friday, July 17, 2009 5:04 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: douglaslloydbuchholz@yahoo.com
Cc: douglaslloyd@verizon.net

Dear Douglas,
We have spoken in the past but it was a long time ago. You had mentioned before that you are related to the Phillips and that you had information regarding my family. I noticed that you have been in discussions recently about the Phillips on some of the Ancestery.com forums and that you are in contact with some of them.
I am a direct descendant of Antoine and Peter Phillips, so I have a couple of questions for you if you do not mind answering them for me.

1. Do you agree or disagree that Antoine, Peter, and his wife were Abenaki.
Answer: NO, I do not agree, at this time, that Antoine Sr. or his son Peter Phillips were Abenakis. All indications and oral histories (before 1974) indicate a Mohawk connection/ancestry/heritage.

NOTE:
Who is to say that the following information, is NOT the ancestry of the Vermont Phillips Family, and that an Abenaki OR Mohawk perhaps intermarried into the Phillips Family? Perhaps the Phillips Family Male Y-DNA is "ENGLISH" originally-speaking?

William Phillips was born 1588 in England. He was one of the first purchasers in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1637 or 1638. Taunton, (once called Cohannet), was bought from Massasoit, a friendly Indian Chief. William Phillips was a surveyor in 1653 and his name is listed as one of those "who had taken up freedom in 1648". He died c1654 and his will dated 16 April 1654 said that he was then 3 score and ten (70) at the least. William married Elizabeth Parker and their son James was born c1628.

James Phillips married Mary Richmond and had at least six children. He was one of the original purchasers of Taunton, MA, North Purchase in 1668. He was killed by Indians in 1676 during the King Philips War. His sons James, Seth and some of the other children were mentioned in the Letters of Administaration for his Will. In the Record Book, Town Records, Taunton, MA, I found a list of the children of James Phillips and one of those children was Seth Phillips who was born August 14, 1671. Seth Phillips married Abigail Surname Unknown. I was not able to locate their marriage but I did find a record for the birth of their son Elisha in the Record Book, Town Records, Little Compton, RI, Page 12.
Elisha Phillips married Innocent Butts in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island on September 30, 1736. Their marriage can be found in the Record Book, Town Records, Little Compton, RI, Page 41. Their son John was born May 28, 1737 in New Milford, Connecticut.
John Phillips married Ann Burden on November 18, 1757. Their marriage was found in the Records of Marriages for the Congregational Church, Town of New Milford, Litchfield County, CT, Vol A 1716-1805, Page 29. The record of the baptisms for their sons Elisha and Ziba can be found in the Church Records, Society of Friends, Oblong Monthly Meetings 1745-1783, Page 191.
When the American Revolution commenced, John Phillips and his family were living near Kingsborough, NY. In the National Archives of Canada, Microfilm B2188 #120 the Memorial of John Phillips states that he is formerly of Kingsborough in Charlotte County in Province of New York and now residing near St. John's in the Province of Canada. He joined under General Burgoyne in June 1777. On 02 Oct 1777 his farm was seized by rebels (Fenians?) and he (John Phillips) came to Canada and joined Major Rogers as a soldier. He stated that he has a wife and 11 children and four of his sons also served as soldiers in the Royal Army. (They would be Elisha, Ziba, Seth and Almon). After the troops disbanded at St. John's, Quebec, John Phillips and his family settled in the Missisquoi Bay area against Governor Haldimand's wishes. This area was intended to be settled by French Canadians. Although many Loyalists did settle there, it is predominantly French today. Seth Phillips stayed in the Missisquoi area at Caldwell Manor. 

ABOVE SOURCE: http://www3.sympatico.ca/pc.lozo/index-P.htm 


 
2. Where does your blood line intersect with the Phillips? My Bloodline DOES NOT, that I know of, at this time, intersect with the Phillips Family, though Jeptha Woodward Sr. could have married 1st to a Phillips woman, POSSIBLY, but this conjecture is not proven.
 
3. I have all of the Eugenics records regarding my family. If you have documents on the Phillips, how can I get a copy and how much would you charge me to get the documents? How far past Antoine do you have? I am still working genealogically on the answer to Antoine Phillip's parentage and who his wife actually was, at this time.

I am not looking for a fight, a pissing contest, or a public dragging through the mud. I am asking you as one honest (?) human being to another who likes facts. I have no quarrel with you unless I am attacked personally. I will respect you, if you respect me. I only put this out there so that you understand that I have no agenda other than to get information about my Grandfathers.

I ask that your respect our conversation and keep it confidential between us. I will do the same. (I NEVER did agree to keep any communications between Donald Stevens Jr. and myself "confidential" whatsoever. Why would he want these communications to be "confidential" in the first place? What is the big secret about keeping genealogical information sharing, confidential, does Donald Warren Stevens have something to "hide"? I refuse to operate in such a manner. It is not my "style".)

Sincerely,
Don Stevens

Re: Phillips

Friday, July 17, 2009 8:29 PM
From: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"
To: donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net

Donald Stevens,
How are you a descendant of Old Pete Phillips, respectfully asked Donald Stevens? I would like the birth dates, marriage dates, and death dates from you ancestry from Peter Phillips ...... down to yourself. Then I can relate further information to you kindly and respectfully said. By mail and or by email as time allows.
I do not mind providing what information I am allowed to, to you respectfully said, but again I am most curious as to why you have not directly spoken with and received the information more directly from the Phillip's family descendants themselves. Hope all is well with you kindly Mr. Stevens.
This email took me by surprise as I did not expect that you would inquire of me for this particular Phillips family information. I look forward to hearing from you again Mr. Stevens if you so choose to communicate further with me.

Kindly,
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz

Re: Phillips
Saturday, July 18, 2009 7:50 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: “Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Douglas,
Thank you for answering my email. I can understand that you would be surprised by my email. I also know that you are in conflict with many people in Vermont. However, this has no bearing on myself. That is between you and them. I am at a time in my life where all of the fighting and political crap means nothing to me. I have always worked on my own terms to help the abenaki people. I have pissed off many people both on the commission and with the people of NH and Vermont. This is because I always speak my own mind and am nobodies puppet. I always try to respect everyone who shows me respect and I am always willing to work with anyone who wants too. I will always support those who will advance the Abenaki people no matter what their personal agenda is as long as it moves our people forward. You have never done anything to me so why shouldn't I communicate with you?
 As far as why I have not talked to the Phillips family. I have made efforts in the past to go through Tom Phillips to talk to his dad Albert Phillips but have never been able to get together. My Grandmother never wanted to talk about our heritage or anyone. So how does Mr. Stevens Jr. KNOW who he was, or his alleged heritage if his Grandmother NEVER wanted to talk about her "heritage" to her son? In my case, she and our family were actively engaged in the Eugenics Survey and they used different names to try to avoid those people. Or was it just that these people simply uneducated? This is not an excuse but just plan fact of the matter. She wanted us to blend in. When she passed away when I was a kid, all connections to my Phillips relatives faded away with her along with any information she could give me. When I really started to get involved with my Genealogy, my mother's memory and age were to old to recall specifics.
So, 3/4rd's of the way through Mr. Donald Stevens life, he "discovered" his alleged and re-invented "Abenaki" supposed heritage. Thats why he sought the Eugenics Survey Documents from Judy Dow and Nancy Gallagher when he sat at the VCNAA table! Including what I have on the Phillips and Allied Families, he wanted.
 I will provide you with my Pedigree as soon as I can get to my work computer. However, for now I will give you how I am connected:
 Antoine Phillips - Peter Phillips - Delia (Lena, Rose) Phillips - Delia (Bissette) Burbo (Birth records show Lilian and Marriage shows Pauline) - Margaretia (Burbo) Stevens (my mother) - Donald Stevens Jr. (me)
 I have Birth, marriage, and Death records on some of my relatives and am in the process of obtaining the rest of the information. I felt that if you have already done this work on my family, I do not need to chase it down. I am being completely honest with you on this.
I will talk more later when I have the time,
Be Well, Don Stevens

Re: FYI ONLY. Not that it matters if you share this though, if you feel the need eh.

Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:12 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Douglas,
I am not out to harm you and "the information you sent me will not be shared. I am a man of my word". I have the main Eugenics records on the Phillips family but not all of the Eugenics supporting documentation. I have been told by the Phillips, Fred Wiseman, John Moody, Judy Dow and others that I am part of a core Abenaki Family. I will call you when I get a chance.
 I look at recognition as a good thing for the State of Vermont and the Abenaki people. I do not care how many tribes are recognized or who as long as it happens. Even if it helps benefit our artists who are legite, it opens up doors that they did not have before. This is what I care about. I know we differ on this point but the Crafters and traditions are what is important to me and not who is in charge. It is ok for us to disagree as you said. However, this does not take away from us working together or to dislike the other. The abenaki story is very complicated and who knows exactly how it all played out. But like you, I want as many documents of my own family that I can get.
 I would love to get in contact with Tom Phillips again at some point. If you see him or talk to him, please let him know. People are skeptical when you say, Here I am, please talk to me....
 I will be in touch and again thank you.
 Don Stevens

Phillips Pedegree

Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:36 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

1 File (584KB)
• Pedegree.JPG

Douglas,
This is what I have for a pedigree chart of my family from the Eugenics records and from other sources. I have a typo for my Grandmother Delia Bissette Burbo, she was married on Nov 29th.
 I have the following Documents:
Joesph Burbo Death Certificate
Delia (Lena) Phillips Death Certificate and Marriage Certificate as Rosa
 I have my Grandmothers Birth Record as Lillian (Delia Bissette Burbo) and also her Marriage Certificate as Pauline.
 I am working on the rest. I would love Peter Phillips Death Certificate if you do not mind sharing.
 I am still working on the rest of the documents.
 Be Well,
 Don Stevens

Donald Stevens,

Like I said before, I will share with you everything that I can; I have a bit more than just that death records. Do you mind the scanned document images on a CD and sent to you via mail? I have a decent scanner and I can scan at 300 d.p.i. and up.
Kindly,
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz
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Re: Phillips Pedegree
Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:50 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Douglas,
That would be great. My address is 156 Bacon Drive Shelburne VT 05482. I also was told that "Blackhorse" Phillips was the Chief of Missisquoi at one time. Do you know if this is fact or rumor?
Again, thank you for your help.
Donald Stevens

Re: Phillips Pedegree

Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:55 PM
From: donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Yup,
I think we are on the same journey. You are just farther ahead on the Genealogy path. If you find any errors in the chart or additions, please let me know. Also, I was told by Darren Bonaparte this weekend that a lot of Abenaki Families fled to Kahnawake because of Rogers Rangers. He also told me that some of their chiefs were Abenaki warriors. There are still Abenaki families living with the Mohawk land today in there own groups.
Be Well,
Don
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touching base
Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:26 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Good Afternoon Douglas,
Just touching base with you to see if you have had a chance to send out the information on CD as of yet? I am just excited to see all the information you have for me....Hope all is well with you....
Be Well,
Don Stevens

Kwaii mina (hello again in Abenaki) Donald Stevens,

Sadly the answer is no, I haven't touched the information (yet) but I pulled it out and began getting some of the records ready to take down to Littleton as some point soon. I got to wait until I get paid on the 3rd and then start moving around getting stuff done. Everything happens around the third of the month. The scanner will work for now to get everything onto CD but I am so busy working on required genealogical research that I have been hired to do for other families here in this State and elsewhere. It's SORT OF keeps me out of harms way but then again you know me, and how trouble seems to find me, even if I don't invite it into my life. They are now saying I am in league with Paul Pouliot. that I am financially being backed up to do this work by him, and or the State of Vermont, Odanak, or the FBI. I have to really keep myself from laughing so hard I piss myself at this stupidity and so on coming out by whomever.
I have recently been working on some other stuff that needed tending to very quickly but rest assured I have not nor will I forget to do this stuff for you Don. Just alot going on right now. I also want to get that death record up in Maine for you as well. I have never seen it either myself. I am in possession of the scanned Yaratz Phillips and allied families, which is a GEM of a work and I am very much busy transcribing that into my own FTM dates names etc etc and using Ancestry.com and other databases online to fill in the spaces. Field researching to get info and documentations too. Its a work in progress.
Did you know that Darrel Larocque got a settlement of 10 Million dollars and if he was Chief Diplomatic Ambassador to Homer, then WHY wasn't that man helping with the Recognition process with at least some of that funds before he died in 2000? It is all very puzzling confusing and frustrating to me of course........but it really is here nor there.
Kindly,
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz

 

Re: touching base

Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:44 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Hello Douglas,
Thanks for getting back to me so soon, I appreciate it. I am also on a budget so I know what you mean. I have no problem paying for copies of my family's documents as long as I have an idea of how much it is. If they are on CD, I can also print them out myself if need be... I know that you will not forget about me and I thank you for your honesty. I do not know about you but I get excited (like a kid in a candy store) when I see new items involving my family. It is like putting together a puzzle and with every new document, you just want to stay with it until the puzzle is done, this is why I am so anxious. I also think that it is a privilege to be the keeper of ones heritage. I try to respect the information shared with me because it affects peoples lives if used for wrong purposes.
As for opinions about who you are working for: I think that allegations like the FBI and such are pretty far fetched.... I think that when people feel threatened, they lash out no matter how outlandish it may seem (you know the old saying, you are with me or against me) which is unfortunate. For instance, if you say or do something that is against one of the Vermont tribes, in their eyes, you must be working for someone who is trying to bring them down. This has always been the conspiracy mentality. Myself, I have been both accepted and shit on, depending on the day or even the hour of the day. This is reality and because I know it, I do what is right and not what is popular. However, I have learned to be a little more tactful and still get my point across. I used to be very abrasive and in your face kind of guy but I found that did not work very well for me over the long term.
As for Darrel Larocque, I have never met him or know him at all. I am unsure why he would have gotten a settlement and not really none of my business. I look at it this way, people either try to help with recognition or stay out of the game. Fighting only brings the Abenaki people down and helps nobody. Healthy debates are ok but should be limited to our own people. When legislators see us fight, they do not know what to do and tend to do nothing. Lots of people like to sit on the sidelines and "wait and see" attitude or want other people to do the hard work. The people who do the hard work will be respected in the end.
Take Vermont recognition for instance, Lots of people have opinions and agendas. Some good and some bad but they at least have an opinion. I personally try to rise above all of the shit to smell the flowers. This is why my position has always been this: What is the purpose of State

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recognition really? Is it to help the tribes? Help the Crafters...etc... The BIA has already turned down Federal Recognition for the Vermont Tribes. So that is a mute point. The State has the right to give recognition with as many rights or NOT as they want to because they write the laws. The State of Vermont has already stated in the Statue that even if recognized, the Abenaki people will get NO special rights that other Vermonters do not have EXCEPT to label and sell their crafts as Native American. How does this benefit the Chiefs themselves? it doesn't and that is why they have not pushed hard for recognition. B.S. The recognition argument has been used as a political tool if you think about it. Ok with that said, the only people who will benefit are individuals trying to make a living selling arts and crafts, not the tribal governments. B.S. Do you think the tribes would support recognition if every tribal organization is listed for recognition including the Clan of the Hawk? Even if it meant that their own crafters would benefit, do you really think they would fight to get the bill shot down? Yes, because it is about POWER and CONTROL. They would fight it big time. So my opinion is recognize every tribe you can regardless of genealogy. You know why? It creates healthy competition to sell your goods in the market and the individuals make the profits and not the native organization. Also if everyone possible is recognized, the tribes will no longer focus on the recognition issue but on each other and issues affecting the tribes. The Tribes are united because of the recognition issue, do you think if they got recognition they would continue to work together? I think you need to be recognized as a native entity and show connection to historical places that were native. However, genealogy should be used as an individual aspect to prove to yourself where you fit in. I know you may disagree with me and that is ok, that is why God gave us all our own ideas and will. The great thing is that people can disagree but still respect each other. My overall hope is that Abenaki people can sell their crafts so that their life may be a little easier. Even if a few frauds get through, that is the price to pay to help our people move forward in my opinion.

Sorry to be long winded but you know me...talk, talk, talk.....*smile*...
Be Well,
Don

Just touching base with yoiu

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:49 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz" douglaslloydbuchholz@yahoo.com

Hey Douglas,
I am just dropping you a line to see how things are going? I stopped by my moms house yesterday and told her that you were helping in providing some documentation on our family. She is also anxious to see what you have and also thanks you in advance.
Be Well,
Don Stevens
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Kwaii mina Donald Stevens,
I finally found the batch of Phillips info I wanted to find, that I knew I got. Esspecially about Ol Pete Phillips. Now it isn't certified but hope that won't be an issue for you or any of the Phillips folks. It will take me a bit of time to get this too you because it is a bit of paperwork to scan. If you want photocopies then we'll do differently and you can pay for the copies and postage. I go to Staples down in Littleton NH cause my small town charges way too much for copies at the local library. Photocopies probably would be faster, but scanning will give you the original look of the documents eh. I still have to work on the info in this book and transfer the vital record info from that into my FTM Program. Its a bit of work and other irons in the fire tend to keep my "distracted". Been working on a Blais lineage up in Quebec, Canada. And I am trying to get out to my Uncle Blaine's memorial out in WA state. Sad he passed away in some aspects but "here today, gone tomorrow" as they'd say.
Kindly,
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz

Re: Just touching base with you

Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:14 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Kwai Douglas,
That is great that you found the info. It does not matter to me that the documents are not certified. As long as I have the documents, it will give me something to do... Every piece of information is helpful in my quest and I will gladly research any and all possible leads that is on the documents to try to verify the information. Once I have verified it, I can give the information to the other relatives as well. The more of our relatives who know our heritage the better. Once people look at things, sometimes it jogs their memory. If later on down the road I need to get originals, I will know where to find them..... The only thing that I ask you to scan is the pictures of my relatives and email them to me. Those do not photo copy very well.
If you think I can get the documents faster by photo copy then lets do that. I can mail you the money (if you tell me how much and give me your address) to cover the expense or I can call Staples and give them my Credit Card Number for when you arrive. If you can give me a timeframe on when you can get to it, that would be appreciated also.
I am sorry to hear about your Uncle Blaine. I will say a prayer for him and offer some tobacco for his safe journey. Life is short so you have to make the best of it. What is stopping you from going out to WA?
Be Well,
Don

If you want to send $40.00 that ought cover everything that I have here. The photographs I already have in this computer at 300 to 600 d.p.i. you can get excellent photos from them, cause my scanner is top of the line. I will just put them to CD. The documents I can do down south manually. They are in self-protective plastic selvages’. DO you have ALL of the Eugenics material on the Phillips folks or just your particular lineage?

Oh here is my address:

Douglas Buchholz

P.O. Box 83

Lancaster, NH 03584

I am going after that Death Record up in Maine on Monday morning. I want that one for my own records as well. Well off to fix some Mohawk for supper. (Phillips are indicated to be MOHAWK DESCENDANTS documentarily, NOT "Abenaki") Just kidding, its pork chops and veggies with some sauce. hee hee.
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz
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Re: Just touching base with you
Friday, July 31, 2009 9:13 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Douglas,
It sounds like your Grandfather was an honorable man. There are lots of secrets like the one you told in everyone's family. I think sometimes our families resist digging up the past for this same reason. Sometimes stuff like this changes the "peacefull" order of things... I think that is why we have to be truthful in our searches and also be careful what we do with the information we find out...
As for the Eugenic's Records. I have the core Eugenics Records listed as "Phillips General History" it looks to be about 300 pages or so starting with Antoine. It lists the names, what they found out, and who they were related too. I do not have any supporting documents or anything from the Eugenics outside of this General History. I have never actually seen the Eugenics records as a whole in the records center so I am unsure if I have everything or not. I need to take some vacation time at some point and go to Middlesex. I was given the Eugenics information from Judy Dow when I was on the commission because she had done research with Nancy

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Gallagher so they could write their book "breeding better Vermonters" and to give paid lectures. She gave it to me so I could get a head start on my research.

I will drop $100 bucks in the mail to cover your expenses to make sure you have enough or in case you find something else. Whatever is left, use for Gas money and such...I appreciate your help and also the conversations we have been having.... By the way, I had pork chops the other night also. I cooked them on top of the stove with garlic, onions, and some soy sauce... pretty good actually.
Be Well and good luck in Maine,
Don Stevens
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From: donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net
Subject: Trip
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 8:38 AM

Douglas,
I hope your trip to Maine went well. Please let me know if you receive the Check that I sent you.
Be Well,
Don
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Re: Trip
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 5:48 PM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Thanks again Douglas. Please make sure to do a quick hand diagram on where the Woodward’s and others link into the Antoine Phillips line when you have the time... Well off to buy hamburg for supper.... Try to enjoy the sunshine if you can.
Be Well,
Don

Re: touching base

Thursday, August 6, 2009 9:34 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Wow, you've been a busy bee.... You have not emailed me the PDF of the Phillips folks as of yet. I emailed you a PDF of my family tree based on Eugenics records information when I first contacted you but that is all. I only had my direct line in the document I sent you and not all of the branches which would include Christie Phillips. Not sure where she fits in. I am also not sure where Tom Phillips intersects with mine. I will have to lay it all out on paper so that I can visualize who intersects where and to whom. I am a visual person and need to see it to grasp the big picture....
I hope that you can convince Winifred Yaratz to share her information with us as well. Winifred is welcome to mine if she would like it, if she will do the same in return. Our family History is the only thing that our ancestors have left us to piece things together. They are with us in spirit but they can only guide us to where to look for our information. I know that my ancestors brought me to you and will eventually bring me to Tom Phillips as well (when the time is right) to share information he has with me as well. We need to share our Family information with our relatives so that our ancestors are not forgotten. I feel compelled to make sure that our Family knows our own History.
I am not sure if you encounter this at all with your family but what really pisses me off is that one of my Aunts is a selfish bitch. Boy, no wonder she gave Donald Stevens the "cold shoulder" She made some contacts with some Phillips descendants at the Missisquoi pow-wow this year who has been sending her pictures and stuff of my Great Grand parents and others and she refuses to share with the family. I am not sure what her problem is but I intend to find out if possible. I only wanted to get the pictures because she put together some data before but the dates and facts were all wrong... Hee Hee... When I brought it to her attention, she got all embarassed and pissed off. Most of the mistakes were obvious; your great grand parents cannot be 5 years old when they had their first child. Shit like that really bugs me.... My goal is to also get pictures of at least my immediate blood line up to Antoine. I have my Grand Parents and you said you have a picture of Rosa so it is a start. I wonder if Peter Phillips has a mug shot with the State Agencies or Peacham.... He had been incarcerated a few times and I think he also went to the Vermont State Hospital at least once. Not sure if mug shots were ever taken or not....
Be Well,
Don
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Re: Just a note more this am

Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:03 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

Ok, sounds like a plan.... At least Oscar Harvey Switzer can be with Christie May nee: Phillips first hand now so seeing the Obituary doesn't matter so much anymore. As you said, life is too short. I am glad you are sending me the documents as you get them so I can start my work..... If we waited until things were complete, nothing would ever be shared because everyday you find something new... Thank you in advance for getting me any pictures you can find of my family (especially my direct line), it is appreciated. It is nice to put a face to a name...
As for the Police and institutional records, it is just another piece of the puzzle that may contain information not known to us... If you look at the Eugenics summary sheet on the Phillips, you will notice that most of them were either in trouble with the law or put in the State Hospital at some point in their life... Maybe we can get a hold of records (since they have passed) of converstations, they may have had with social workers or other people...
Be Well,
Don
got your email
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Don, I shipped the package this late morning to your address there in Shelburne and I enclosed two CD's of photographs, PDF's and WORD documents as well as a huge stack of photocopies from my hard source material.

Now, I did put the photographs of Yaratz book on the oranged sleeved jacketed CD for you, not that I had "permission" to do it, or share them, but I threw up my hands on this one circumstance, rolled me eyes into the back of me head and said an irish prayer that I don't piss off any of the Phillips/Yaratz folks for having shared these images with you Don. For gosh sakes your a descendant of Ol Pete Phillips and its not like your going to take the photographic images out, staple em to the telephone pole and use them for target practice (I don't think anyway? hee hee).
I also enclosed a bit about my Woodward connection to Peter Phillips son (by Eliza Way) Isaac Phillips having lived with Mary Powers (nee: Woodward) over there in East Peacham, Vermont. I am not a Phillips descendant of your Phillips folks that I know of at this time Don. I am a Phillips descendant from Kentucky, Missouri, and Indiana though. But I don't think the lineages connect to the Vermont Phillips folks. A Y-DNA test result would prove one way or the other if that were the situation. Either way, I happened to find Isaac Phillips son of Ol Peter Phillips and Eliza Way coming into the household of Mary Ann "May" Woodward - Powers in ca. December 1918 and of which in August 1926 Harriett Abbott says that Isaac was living with Mary Woodward - Powers and or her son Wallace Powers there in East Peacham, Vermont. Mary Woodward-Powers was a relative two or three times over genealogically to MY direct ancestors. She wasn't just related to the Woodward's that I am connected to, but also the Taylor's, Robinson's, Sawyer's etc. The families inter-related eh. hee hee.
So anyway when you get this package do email me and by gosh, by all means ask me questions if you find you’re confused about anything about what I have mailed in that package ok?!!!!
Kindly,
Douglas Lloyd Buchholz

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:56 AM

From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"
Cc: douglaslloyd@myfairpoint.net

Hey Douglas,
Thanks for the information that you sent. I was able to briefly review some of the information this weekend. It seems that most of the information is on individuals that are off shoots of my direct line. This will be good information to have for the future and for contacts of living relatives that I can talk to. I was very excited when I saw the picture of Old Antoine... That made my whole day! I was a little confused though, it said that he was a chief and that he was born near Lake Memphemagog (please excuse the spelling). I thought he was born in Canada? Maybe that was Peter... Was he chief of his family band or something else? Whomever had the picture of Old Antoine, do they have pictures of Peter and others in my direct line?
Who is Antoine senior's father? etc... I saw a Benjamin in the paperwork but not sure if that was Antoine's father or not. Richard "Blackhorse" Phillips said that he was decendant from King Phillip or Philip Phillips... Do we have that connection or was that merely a statement? So many questions....
I think that I want to concentrate on my direct blood line first Peter, Antoine, his father etc so I can focus without jumping all over the place….and then branch out to the others after....Maybe Tom or Blackhorse has information on Antoine's father and mother and upward..... Anything else you find would be appreciated....
Will talk soon, be well,
Don

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:57 AM

From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"
Cc: douglaslloyd@myfairpoint.net

Douglas,
Thanks and don't worry, there will be questions....many questions...*smile*... Thank you also for sending me the photo's of the Phillips, you can rest assured that they are safe with me so no one will get pissed off at you...
On another note, I was poking around on my Grandfathers side of the family and found something else that was interesting. My Grandfather is Joseph Frank Burbo (he changed the spelling) whose Father was Frank Joseph Bourbeau who's mother was Louisa Riel born in 12 Jan 1836 in Canada. Their is a possibility that they are either Wabanaki or Chippawa... I saw some comments on Ancestory.com that she is indian from a google search. I do not have a subscription with Ancestory.com so I do not know for sure. I did find a lot of Material on Louis Riel who is definately indian but not sure if they are related. I know that the Bourbeau's are French but it would be neet if there is another native connection with Louisa Riel.
Have a great weekend,
Don

Subject: Just saying HI

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:37 AM
From: "donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net" donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"
Hey Douglas,
Just dropping you a line to say hi and hope all is well. I spent the entire day with Blackhorse the a couple of weekends ago which was great. We did some drumming and other things... I have been very busy at work and have not had a chance as of yet to have time to myself.
Well talk to you later and stay warm... Fall is coming....
Don Stevens

Ok, so go back and review this page of "Decolonizing the Abenaki...." 

LINK: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hqC5V9v2WXg/TIPq7HUQqlI/AAAAAAAAGbI/1bWSkZwBQOM/s1600/36..jpg

and what does it read, quote, "There is an important digital copy of a tin-type photograph in the Wôbanakik Heritage Center in Swanton, labeled "Chief old Antoine (Anthony) Phillips Sr. Born 1787 at Lake Memphramagog, Vermont."

Where does one suppose that "important" particular digital copy of a tin-type photograph (that someone "cropped") come from? Who else would have a mind to digitally duplicate such a page out of Yaratz' compilation or even take the time to do so?

Well, let's see here, I obtained Winifred Yaratz's compiled "Brief History of the Abenaki Phillips--Blake Families And Genealogy" Book, in late-November 2008, from Thomas "Tom" Phillips (he graciously let me borrow it to review and with the understanding that I would not share the information with ANYONE, not even other Phillips descendants) and I scanned/ digitized each page of the book, for my own personal awareness (Tom Phillips was aware at the time of this endeavor), at the time, and I returned the book back to Tom Phillips. I subsquently asked Winifred Yaratz (by telephone call) if I could share this with other Phillips descendants, but never did get a "yes, I can" or "no, I couldn't" answer from her.  So, when Donald Warren Stevens Jr. emailed me, inquirying what I had on the Phillips Family....I sat down and thought well, "what harm could it do, if I shared this Yaratz compilation with a proven Phillips descendant relative" (even though I knew the book's content was "full of innuedo's and conjecture" in various places inside the book itself). It most certainly advocates a certain pro-St. Francis-Sokoki historical bent" to it, and it is a very biased account to my thinking in reviewing it (much like Frederick M. Wiseman's book "Voice of the Dawn"). 
In retrospective-thinking, I have come to the conclusion that, in all likelihood, it was Donald Stevens Jr. who MUST have given the digital image of Antoine Phillips JR (and for whom Yaratz, in her book mistakenly "misidentified" as Antoine Phillips Sr. and calling him a "Chief") (or the entire CD) to Frederick Matthew Wiseman PhD who created and curates the "Museum" called "Wôbanakik Heritage Center" and then the "distorition" (about who actually is in the photographic tin-type) Mr. Wiseman PhD (with the help of Donald W. Stevents Jr.) then perpetuated stupidly into his work entitled "Decolonizing the Abenaki: A Methodology of Detecting Vermont Tribal Identity"!

Fw: suggestion

Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:30 AM
From: "Floyd Family"
To: "Douglas Lloyd Buchholz"

----- Original Message -----

From: drraymondl@aol.com
To: dfloyd@nycap.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 2:28 AM
Subject: Re: suggestion

Eric Scott Floyd;
Thanks. I see they are still very busy. I will keep this in confidence you can be sure. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Regards
Raymond Lussier

-----Original Message-----

From: Floyd Family (Eric Scott Floyd of Pittsfield, MA)
To: drraymondl@aol.com (Dr. Raymond “Palm Reading” Lussier)
Sent: Sat, 2 May 2009 8:27 pm
Subject: Fw: suggestion

----- Original Message -----

From: Nancy Millette
To: Floyd Family
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:09 AM
Subject: Fw: suggestion
----- Original Message -----

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From: Nancy Millette

To: Donald Stevens
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:05 AM
Subject: suggestion

Donald Stevens
As your friend I am addressing you not as a chief....
I think you are addressing the Vermont Indigenous Alliance all wrong. You are asking us to support you and the VCNAA commission and pleading with us to all to get along. The alliance is very strong and very united. As a person who is an 'outsider" and I say that as not being a chief with a seat on the Alliance you should maybe think about Indian protocol. Ask the Alliance for an opportunity for you to come and address the Alliance and ASK us for your help. I will tell you right now (as you brought up the Mohawks I will use that as an example) If a citizen or even a USA political leader wanted to talk to or have support from the Chiefs of Iroquois Confederacy they would ask in a traditional way to have a meeting. I know for a fact that if a meeting was asked for at Onondaga with the Confederacy a runner and wampum string would be sent to Akwesasne (the eastern door) and a messenger from there would be sent to the Onondage longhouse.

We too have protocal. You might do well to ask Fred on some guidance of protocol addressing the Abenaki Alliance.....

just a suggestion...

Nancy Millette – Doucett

From: Nancy Millette

To: donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 9:04 AM
Subject: I need to know I can trust you

Hi Don
I am quite concerned about a situation that is more against the state of vt then me! I would like to be able to give you some information and documents to back up what I say. I think you as commissioner should know about this and also someone in the vermont government but I am not sure who I should get this information too that will understand my concerns are more for the state then for my band or recognition! Can you please advise me off the record and not turn this over to your entire commission until you and I and others involved with documentation can make a solid plan of action that would work?

It is about Howard Knight and Brian Chenevert's schemes. As you know the people here including my family have resigned in helping them in anyway and have blocked them out of our group once the truth was known. What they are doing is using a few unsuspecting people and families here to give them legitamacy into the state for recognition while making this only a stepping stone.

(now that is what I call a lying hypocrite!) 

First
Brian Chenevert: Lives in Webster MA. He had an ancestor from the 1600 or 1700's in Guillhall and his other abenaki roots are from Sherbrook back as far as that!

Howard Knight has NEVER been able to prove any abenaki heritiage ever and all of us in the alliance have known him (and this) since the 1980's when he first showed up. IF he had abenaki hertiage he would be connected to a land base somewhere in VT and would not have to steal others history. He is now organizing a group in MA called ICCU...I can't remember the details of this name but something about cowasuck clans unitied. All the groups are from MA except him and a buddy who hasn't quite caught on yet from Post Mills.

Shelley Boudreau- from Ware MA. Her family claim they are abenaki but no one has every seen the documentation and it was never turned over to Brian's genealogists. If it is true their ties are canadian not vermont according to what they have said. they claim they are cousins to Brian Chenevert

Tribal Judge Dr Ray Lussier: Has DNA and links to Huron...not abenaki ...Ilves in Tynsboro ma. (He lives in Tynsboro, Massachusetts) No blood and bone connection to Newbury Vt or Haverhill NH

Suzette LeClair Lives in Canada. Her aboriginal ties are to Yamachiche. that group is trying to get recognition in canada. why she is involved with these guys is beyond me!

Norman Chenevert- Lives in Webster MA. He is Brian's father.

Paul Bunnell -Lives in Milford NH on Ma Border. His back ground is Metis Novia Scotia.

Nathan Pero- He is from Post Mills VT. Howard Knight just dug up the Pero family and made them feel like royality because of Joe Pero's history. They have no idea what this group is doing. THey are honoring a dead family member and are being used for recognition in VT. He is the one who got them a post office box in Post Mills Vt.

Post Mills- I have heard the stories over the years about Joe Pero. I do not personally know the family but have heard the name. Howard Knight lies so much it is hard to know what is true and not in the Pero stories the he spins. I do not know of the Abenaki History of Thetford, Post Mills. BUT what I do know is it is not Haverhill NH nor Newbury VT.

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I can show you all my ties to Haverhill and Newbury in black and white going back to late 1700's right through to present. Both Native and Non Native as well as over 90% of my band's citizens are the same. I am connected to the land base on both the native and non native sides of my family. I was born and raised there and can't wait to go home. My parents aunts counsins etc all still live there! Why I am so upset goes beyong Abenaki recognition. it is the principal that those people are using someone elses history and heritage as their own and raping us and the state because they entend to process application and fight for VT recognition. Isn't this EXACTLY what these 4 groups (of which includes Nancy's group) calling itself the "Vermont Indeginous Alliance" are doing against Odanak, Quebec Abenakis etc ~and~ other legitimate Native People's in N'dakinna? I know then Brian wants to fight for NH recognition. He wants land claims in both states and also process for federal recognition.

I have a whole lot of documentation to prove all this and so do others who have been used by Brian and Howard Knight Jr. for the last few years with this grand plan of theirs. It is time to protect the state now! Both NH and VT!! reguardless of Abenaki anything except that is what they think they can get status of to go the next step.

Look at
http://www.cowasuckabenaki.com/
that is brian's website

http://www.koasekabenaki.org/
is mine.

can you see in black and white what they are doing? they don't even know the geographics of this area! They have a painting of Lukes region over the history of Newbury! they think Post Mills is close enough to Haverhill and Newbury to be the same area and history! WRONG!

This ICCU thing is all in MA groups except for Howard Knight and Nathan Pero.

I need to know who to trust so this gets to the right people who will help protect my home towns. Newbury and haverhill. I don't care about recognition on this issue. I just don't like the deception being used (Tell that hypocritical LIE to Flora Eunice nee: Ingerson-Hunt and to Flora's mother Almira nee: Rines-Ingerson-Pollock....I am sure they will "believe that B.S".....NOT!) toward my family and community!

thank you nancy

From: Nancy Millette

To: Floyd Family (Eric Scott Floyd of Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 5:28 PM
Subject: Fw: just so you know enough is enough

Don is the commission of native affrairs in vt. I have also put in identity theft by those fools to the ag's office, and I have contacted the cafepress.com to let them know that logo is copyrighted and belongs to me! their store will be shut down soon. I sent brians father a letter today too..he is a cop he should know the laws. n (Nancy Millette-Doucet)
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----- Original Message -----
From: donald_stevens@myfairpoint.net
To: Nancy Millette
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: just so you know enough is enough

Ok, I will keep on file...

Don
~

Quoting Nancy Millette :
Don just so you know...I am pressing charges against brian chenevert and his group for using our history, our family names and my copyrighted art work to try to trick the state into giving his group recognition and for selling products with my copyrighted artwork. Just so you know I have had enough bull from people raping and exloding my family and all the other families in the koas region and vermont! Nancy

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Hatred and Lateral Violence
Submitted by Donald Stevens (not verified) on January 19, 2010 - 10:17am.
I wanted to comment on Mr. Buckhholz's (Buchholz) statements he has made. It is a shame that there is still such hatred toward minorities and Native American people today. No other race of people are asked to see their "papers" but Native people are still put under that expectation. Would you walk up to an African American and ask to see the boarding pass of his ancestors from the Slave Ships? They wouldn't have had any to begin with, so what is the point of this stupid ignorant comparative question? I think not, because it is not proper. Mr. Buckhholz knows first hand that my ancestors and relatives (that he respects) have Native Ancestry. (but they are not identified or are identifying "as Abenakis" prior to 1974) He also knows that my direct descendants were also documented quite heavily in the Eugenics Survey. (As possible and very likely being of MOHAWK descent, not Abenaki) He would argue that we are Native American from anywhere but Vermont. However, Our family know who we are and we do not need to be told who we are. (Then tell us all, why reason you had in mid-2009, to BEG me for genealogical documentation on YOUR Phillips Ancestors, when your OWN Phillips Family Relatives wouldn't share that information with you Mr. Donald Warren Stevens, Jr.?) We are Abenaki people (that's a dubious questionable assertion) and we practice our heritage out in the open. By doing so, we become targets of such hatred. We need to stop this kind of distain (actually that is spelled disdain) toward others. Douglas is correct when he said that as Chairman we worked with the Tribes that exist within Vermont borders. (Oh, what "tribes" that exist within Vermont? Mr. Stevens Jr. confuses Incorporations with "Tribes" and "Bands") That was what we were charged to do when appointed by the Governor. I have no hatred for Mr. Buckhholz personally and would never bring myself to create personal attacks on anyone. (No, Mr. Stevens, Jr. would rather communicate by email and by other means under-the-awareness of those he speaks against, and helps those he quietly advocates for, like for example, Mrs. April Ann nee: St. Francis-Rushlow-Merrill, his "Chief") It is ok to have different opinions on subjects such as Abenaki Recognition but it is another matter to make it personal. There are many people who agree that we are Abenaki and he does not (There are A LOT more people than just myself, that conclude they are NOT "Abenaki", including the Office of Federal Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Indian Affairs!) . He is entitled to his opinion and other scholars are entitled to theirs. No matter who has what opinion on who we are or are not, we will continue to practice our heritage and will continue to develop a relationship with our neighbors.

My Repsonse to Donald Stevens

Submitted by Douglas Lloyd Buchholz (not verified) on January 26, 2010 - 2:39am.

I find it interesting that this man concludes my words are "hatred". So dissent = hatred? ALL Legitimate Native Communities across this USA demand to see "papers" genealogically BEFORE granting citizenship or "status" to people coming into their Native Communities. It is VERY PROPER that GENEALOGICAL EVIDENCE AND PAPERS are presented to the Legislature and to the State of Vermont to verify clearly and convincingly that the Vermont Legislature is dealing with and recognizing Abenaki descendants, and not some charlatan group of persons who merely CLAIM they are Abenaki. Donald Stevens declares the Phillips Family knows who they are. Really? Ok, so where is the ancestry of Antoine Phillips and Catherine Cadaive. Mohawk? or Abenaki? or not? Disdain? I am merely showing the dynamic of whats been going on in Vermont, N.H. and MA. These groups of alleged and re-invented Abenakis want and

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demand and manipulate for State Recognition without showing or providing actual evidence that they are Abenakis. No, Donald Stevens has it wrong. There are NO "TRIBES" in Vermont or New Hampshire. To be a "Tribe" you have to have historical connection, cohesiveness, and continuous reality. The B.I.A. said that the people in Swanton led by the late Homer St. Francis and now his daughter April Merrill, have not shown or provided any evidence that ANY OF THE FAMILIES/ St. Francis's, Lampman's, Martel's, Hoague's, etc, including the Phillips family, are Abenaki descendants, let alone "Indian". Indeed, I do vehemently disagree with Donald Stevens statements. "Lateral Violence" is not what I am doing. I am showing and providing what these groups and Donald Stevens refuse to show and provide. WHY are they "hiding" their genealogical evidence? Because it will show and provide the evidence that my position is correct! They are NOT who they appear to be nor who they say they are. Read my blog and definitely read the BIA conclusions. Its sad when people pretend, and continue to ignore the reality. The Phillips folks may have made baskets, they may have been in the Eugenics, and they may have married into the St. Francis family up in Swanton, Vermont. They may have "Native ancestry" yet that still does not make them Abenakis. P.S. BTW my last name is spelled B-U-C-H-H-O-L-Z Mr. Donald Stevens. I will continue to expose the historical record documentation on my blog.

Review, Study, and Evaluate the content of this blog ASAP

Submitted by Douglas Lloyd Buchholz (not verified) on December 24, 2009 - 1:29am.
This man (Charles Lawrence "Megeso" Delaney Jr.) is connected to the late Homer St. Francis and then left and went with Connie Brow, Homer's cousin, and her companion at the time David Gilman, when this Mazipskwik "group" was created AFTER Homer St. and his cousin had a parting of the ways. IF Homer's group could not, did not, and will NOT show and provide the clear and convincing evidence that they are Abenaki descendants, then the satilite "groups" of which this Charles Megeso Delaney has to be questioned as to his genealogical connection to the Abenaki. I have found these "groups" claiming to being Abenakis, are not who they purport to be. Just read the content of the blog, the documents and the commentary. The truth will set Vermont free from these people professing to being Abenaki, when in all liklihood they are not. I do not trust this man.

WITHOUT the genealogical foundation of these "groups" leaders and their members/ citizens being shown and provided, the State's of Vermont and New Hampshire are just supposed to accept that these people are Abenakis, because they merely say so?! I think not. Just read the blog!!! Ask questions, and DEMAND the genealogical, historical, and social histories of these people! You will find that these people are attempting to b.s. the Archaeological Community, the State Legislature's of VT and NH.

Finally, First these proposed commission members and so-called community "leaders" need to prove that they are in fact Native American descendants!

MORE LIES ON TOP OF LIES.

Prove the individual genealogies and then treatie with the State. Dealing with the Federal government is not going to happen. All 7 criteria can not be met so why would the State of VT or NH entertain the proposed relationship with these "groups" residing within the State if they can't pass Federal

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requirements? I say again, who are these people and from whom do they descend? The PUBLIC, the Vermont Legislature, and the Archaeological Community NEED to demand the documented answers. Not some Fairy-Dusted B.S. poorly-constructed UN-SOURCED piece of garbage write-up entitled "Decolonizing the Abenaki: A Methodology for Detecting Vermont Tribal Identity" by Frederick Matthew Wiseman with a PhD in "studying" Indigenous Rocks!

Abenakis were NOT "hiding in plain sight", and most importantly they were NOT targeted by the Eugenic's Program of Vermont "because they were allegedly of Abenaki descent". Read the blog, Reinvention of the Vermont Abenaki, read and review this site and the BIA Report conclusions, regarding Swanton's St. Francis "group" which Charles Delaney Jr. comes from.

They are using the Archaeological Community to pressure the State's of Vermont and New Hampshire to officially recognize these fraudulent groups claiming to be Abenaki. Their genealogical foundation, their historical records, and their Social Histories do NOT support their claims and proclamations.

Again, the Legislature needs to get educated and find some way to review and evaluate the genealogies on these people claiming to being Abenaki. When the VCNAA Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs wanted to make it a condition for any group of persons claiming to being Abenaki, to show and provide their genealogical evidence and connectedness to the Abenaki, who screamed? The whole lot of these "groups" now called the Vermont Native Alliance. With these "groups" representatives controlling the VCNAA such as Mark Mitchell, Donald Stevens, and Charles Delaney, there is NO transparency, no accountability, no responsibility.

They want everyone in Vermont and or New Hampshire to accept their "stories" that they are Abenakis. But no where in America or Canada do legitimate historical, cohesive, continuous Native Communities allow someone to just walk in and gain recognition or membership/citizenship without first, showing who they are documentarily and genealogically. Obviously these alleged and reinvented Abenaki "Groups" want to "eat their desert before they finish their supper".

Genealogical evidence connecting these people to the bonefide documented Abenaki ancestors NEEDS to be required and demanded.

I am not against the legitimately documented Abenaki persons gaining recognition from either State (Vermont or New Hampshire) but yet, none of these "groups" claiming to being Abenaki have not done so. Even that fancy french braid that Charles Delaney Jr. has in this video does not fool me. The "archaeological community" in both Vermont and New Hampshire have their share of "sympathizers" and "empathizers" towards these "Alleged and Reinvented Abenaki" "groups". (Like Dr. Richard Boisvert who is N.H. Coordinator of the State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program (SCRAP)/ Deputy State. Archaeologist of New Hampshire/ New Hampshire Archeological Society 2nd Vice President/ N.H. Division of Historical Resources;  Giovanna Peebles State Historic Preservation Officer, or SHPO/ VT State Archeologist; and Professor Robert Goodby who is a Ph.D. and Monadnock Archaeological Consulting, LLC., and of Franklin Pierce College). 

But no where are genealogical foundations being shown and provided to prove that these "groups" or their leaders/members are of Abenaki descent.

Genealogical evidence is the beginning and end of all this 'nonsense' coming from Charles Lawrence "Megeso" Delaney Jr., and the rest of these "groups" so called Leaders, Chiefs, Representatives!