"Recognized" is a three-part series about Abenaki peoples and the ongoing dispute about who belongs to their communities. It represents more than two years of reporting, and is the first long-form, critical accounting of this controversy.
The series features Indigenous scholarship from across the continent and extensive archival material, in addition to interviews with citizens of Abenaki Nations and members and allies of Vermont’s state-recognized tribes. The reporting was done in the face of strenuous public pushback by some of the stakeholders in this story — critiques we included in the final piece, in the interest of transparency and accountability.
The excerpt we’re including with this submission includes the first 14 minutes of the series, as well as the final 16 minutes. Additionally, you can find a full series transcript here, and full series audio below:
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