Genealogy
What is Indigenous genealogy? Often, people mostly thought about family history on their own, not as part of a bigger community. Genealogy is not just a single family tree, but is also community-based. Below are articles and videos showing proof that Abenaki existed and continue to exist in Vermont.
Indigeneity documented through a sample of early 20th century Vermont Birth certificates.
The White-Indian Babies of Franklin County
This scholarly article describes the heretofore unexplored Indigeneity documented on samples of early 20 th century Vermont Birth certificates, eugenics files, draft cards, and death certificates.
Greatest Generation: Indians of Vermont
The Abenakis & The Eugenics Survey: A Textual Analysis
Here is more evidence to show the presence of Indigenous peoples in official Vermont state records. It focuses on how the state looked at bloodlines in the early 1900s. By studying the Commission on Country Life records, it hints that the Vermont Eugenics Survey was very interested in Vermont's Abenaki population.