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Photograph of a typewritten archival document slide titled 'Pedigree Folder 7' referencing sources of information regarding families in Swanton, with several names redacted and a specific passage underlined about the St. Francis Indians being a French and Indian mixture.

August 3, 2026 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Historical Accountability,Uncategorized Leave a Comment on VT TRC Emblematic Meeting on Eugenics

VT TRC Emblematic Meeting on Eugenics

Following the State of Vermont’s apology to the families who were harmed by the State sanctioned Eugenic movement, the Legislatures […]

September 17, 2022 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Historical Accountability,Uncategorized

Statement Regarding UVM and Eugenics

Statement Regarding UVM and EugenicsE. Thomas Sullivan, PresidentJune 21, 2019 As we close this academic year, I wish to refer […]

March 22, 2022 Abenaki Arts & Education Center Post in Historical Accountability,Laws,Media,Uncategorized,Video Leave a Comment on Vermont House Approves Apology for Eugenics Program

Vermont House Approves Apology for Eugenics Program

The Vermont House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve an official apology for Vermont's role in the eugenics movement of the 1930s. During this 2 hour House session, representative Tom Stevens explains the Vermont Eugenics Survey which tracked families to see it they were "defective" or "deviant." Groups…