Abenaki in Quebec take identity fraud concerns to the United Nations
April 24, 2024
Since 2011, the state of Vermont has legally recognized four groups as Abenaki tribes. Abenaki in Quebec have long opposed them, and raised their concerns at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
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