Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation

Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation[1]
Named afterNulhegan River, Cowasuck people, Abenaki people
Typearts, culture, and humanities nonprofit; museum; charity[2]
EIN 84-1704125[2]
PurposeA50: Museums[2]
Location
Membership
1,400
Official language
English, New England French[3]
President[2]
Don Stevens[2]
SubsidiariesAHA "Abenaki Helping Abenaki"[2]
Websiteabenakitribe.org

The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation[1] is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization, called AHA "Abenaki Helping Abenaki", whose headquarters and land are based in Vermont.[4][5][6][7][8] They are often referred to as the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe or simply, Nulhegan.[9]

The Nulhegan Band has approximately 1,400 members, most of whom reside in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont.[10]

Vermont recognized the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation in 2011.[11] The Nulhegan are one of four state-recognized tribes in Vermont. They participate at the state level in many ways, including in the Vermont Commission of Native American Affairs.[12]

They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe.[13] Vermont has no federally recognized tribes.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Vt. Stat. tit. 1 § 854". CaseLaw. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  3. ^ "Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over (B16001): Vermont, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "NULHEGAN BAND OF THE COOSUK-ABENAKI PEOPLE INC". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ "NULHEGAN BAND OF THE COOSUK-ABENAKI PEOPLE INC. 2004". Vermont Secretary of State. State of Vermont. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ^ "NULHEGAN BAND OF THE COOSUK-ABENAKI PEOPLE INC. 2006". Vermont Secretary of State. State of Vermont. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ "2012 Vermont Statutes Title 01 General Provisions Chapter 23 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE § 854 Recognition of Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation". JUSTIA US Law. State of Vermont. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ "No. 107. An act relating to state recognition of Native American Indian tribes in Vermont" (PDF). Vermont General Assembly. 14 May 2010. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. ^ Miller, Hinda; Illuzzi, Vincent; Carris, William H.; Lyons, Virginia "Ginny" (2011–2012). "An Act Relating to Recognition of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation as a Native American Indian Tribe". Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. ^ Flowers, John (August 2, 2017). "Chief Don Stevens keeps Abenaki legacy alive, wants to ensure tribal customs and culture endure". Addison County Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2020. The Nulhegan, who number around 1,400; a slightly lesser number of the [St. Francis] Missisquoi, based in Franklin County; the Elnu, centered in the Jamaica/Putney area; and the Koasek, located in Haverhill, N.H./Newbury, Vt., area. Stevens said the Elnu and Koasek tribes count around 150 members each.
  11. ^ "Vermont Statutes". JUSTIA US Law. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  12. ^ "State Recognized Tribes". Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 27 January 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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