S.222 (Act 107)
An act relating to state recognition of Native American Indian tribes in Vermont
Sponsors:
Sen. Hinda Miller, Sen. Diane Snelling, Sen. William Carris
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2010 - Signed by Governor on May 14, 2010
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
- Jeff Benay, Director of Indian Education, Franklin County Public Schools
- Richard Bernier
- Linda Brooks, Professor of Folklore and History, Harvard University
- Tim De LaBruere, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Charles Delaney-Megeso, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Phyllis Donovan, Wheelock
- Judy Dow, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Howard Knight , Retired Chief/Senior Advisor, Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation
- Louise Lampman-Larivee, Member, Maquam Band, Missisquoi Abenaki
- Roger Longtoe, Chief, Sogono Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki
- Jenny McLaughlin, Tribal Attorney, Abenakis
- Mike McShane, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Sen. Hinda Miller, Chittenden County
- Nancy Millette Doucet, Chief, Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation
- Nathan Pero, Clan Chief, Nolka (Deer) Clan, Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation
- Johnny Prescot, Sub-Chief, Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation
- April St. Francis-Merrill, Chief, Abenakis
- Don Stevens, Missisquoi Abenaki
- Luke Willard, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuck Abenaki
- Frederick M. Wiseman , Chair, Department of Humanities, Johnson State College
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Jeff Benay, Director of Indian Education, Franklin County Public Schools
- Charles Delaney-Megeso, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Howard Knight , Retired Chief/Senior Advisor, Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation
- Roger Longtoe, Chief, Sogono Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki
- Mike McShane, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- April Merrill, Chief, St. Francis Sokoki Band (Missisquoi)
- Nathan Pero, Clan Chief, Nolka (Deer) Clan, Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation
- Randy Smith , Clan of the Hawk (Northeast Kingdom)
- Don Stevens, Missisquoi Abenaki
- Meredith Sumner, Legislative Counsel
- Luke Willard, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuck Abenaki
- Frederick M. Wiseman , Chair, Department of Humanities, Johnson State College