MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - The Abenaki language and culture were in the state of Vermont long before it got its name. Today, initiatives to preserve the language and the culture are underway in ...

Vermont is better when we’re all informed. Join 30,000+ neighbors who start their day with local news that matters. MIDDLEBURY — An Abenaki language school will be added to summer programming at ...

Rich Holschuh, a member of the Elnu tribe of Abenaki, hopes the classes he’s taking will prepare more students to become teachers. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger The pandemic has steered a lot of ...

This semester, six students are participating in a group independent study project to learn the Indigenous languages of their communities. Led by Nitana Hicks Greendeer ’03, visiting assistant ...

When technology has vastly expanded the platforms for receiving and sending information, it’s a cruel irony that some populations are watching their very languages disappear. The loss of indigenous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOUTH POMFRET (AP) — A small ski area in Vermont announced Wednesday that it has changed its name from Suicide Six to Saskadena ...

GREENFIELD CENTER — The third event in The Down to Earth Concert Series pairs two highly acclaimed Abenaki Indian artists — singer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Obomsawin and traditional storyteller ...