Joe Bruchac: An Open Letter to the Times Union Editorial Staff
A blog post from Joseph Bruchac, with Jeff Benay, on his web blog posted today, February 26, 2024.
Let me start off by saying two things. I am an enrolled member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe, an Indigenous Tribal Nation that is legally recognized by the state of Vermont.
I am also an ally and a friend of Odanak First Nation, one of two small Abenaki Reserves in Quebec, Canada. My family and I have been so for many decades.
That should be all I need to say, but the unrelenting attacks on the legitimacy of the Vermont Abenaki Nations — and on my own reputation — have made it necessary for me to speak up.