Dave welcomed everyone and offered a land acknowledgement by sharing stories from his family’s genealogy, beginning with their settlement in Pennsylvania with the purchase of land from William Penn and then their moves from Pennsylvania to South Carolina and to Ohio, and the relationship with the Indigenous people in those areas.  Nancy shared about Louie’s … Continue reading 5Jan2025 Meeting Minutes →

Land Acknowledgement Vanessa of 350 Vt has asked us to host a public meeting on the Clean Heat Standard and Greenwashing. We have reserved the Fox Room at the Library for Wednesday, November 13th. We have the space from 5:45 -8PM. Vanessa is going to make a poster that we will distribute locally. We will … Continue reading 6 October 2024 Meeting Minutes →

We shared in extending our condolences to Nancy and her family. Candy did the land acknowledgement, and offered some educational information as follows: PaleoIndians followed caribou north as the glaciers receded 12,000 years ago. In legend, corn was brought to Abenaki/Mohican peoples in the eye of a crow from the SW of this continent. That … Continue reading 6Sep2024 Meeting Minutes →

Dear Members and Friends, As you know, 350 Rutland County has an established collaborative relationship with the Success School on Allen Street. We have built compost bins, planted fruit trees, held classes in outdoor skills, and, most recently, helped with the pollinator garden. We are applying for a Vermont Community Grant to further the creation … Continue reading Donations needed for Success School green campus grant →

Dave shared information from Heather that acknowledged that we are squatting on land stolen from the Abenaki and Mahican peoples. S.2908, the Indian Buffalo Management Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2908, is a bipartisan bill that would relocate buffalo from public lands to reservation lands that used to be part of the buffalos’ natural range. Historically, white settler-colonists murdered … Continue reading 7Jul2024 Meeting Minutes →

Heather acknowledged that we are squatting on land stolen from the Abenaki and Mahican peoples. Today is the 100th anniversary of Native Americans being given U.S. Citizenship. The 1924 Indian Citizenship Act was the first time that U.S. citizenship for Native Americans didn’t depend on military service or assimilation. It included Native Americans who lived on … Continue reading 2Jun2024 Meeting Minutes →

Heather acknowledged that we are squatting on land stolen from the Abenaki and Mahican peoples. Today is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. People are gathering across the U.S. to draw attention to the high rate of disappearances and killings of Native Americans. May 5th has been chosen as the day to commemorate this … Continue reading 5May2024 Meeting Minutes →

Heather acknowledged that we are squatting on land stolen from the Abenaki and Mahican peoples.  MSN has announced that their Remarkable Woman of 2024 is Brenda Gagne, who was elected as the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi chief last November. Action Item: Watch a recent interview with Brenda: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/interview-with-remarkable-women-nominee-brenda-gagne/vi-BB1l0Jeq The Tribal Environmental Risk and Resilience Act … Continue reading 7Apr2024 Meeting Minutes →