Brattleboro Reformer Recaps the Jan. 21st LEAG Discussion

The Brattleboro Reformer newspaper, in an article by Chris Mays that was published Jan. 29, 2024, reviewed the Jan, 21, 2024 presentation held at the Westminster West (VT) Congregational Church, sponsored by Living Earth Action Group, and filmed by Bellows Falls’ FACT-TV.

“Rich Holschuh, executive director of the Atowi Project, hopes to "clear the air" after the First Nations in Quebec questioned the legitimacy of Abenaki tribes in Vermont and whether the members are truly Indigenous. 

During a presentation at the Congregational Church of Westminster West last week, Holschuh said the two parties bring two different definitions and different laws to the conversation. 

"It's all subjective," he said. "It's all a construct but within these constructs we end up with conflict because different people have different definitions."

Read the full article here.