the Abenaki Trails Project, which provides educational material about Abenaki historic sites beginning in West Hopkinton, New Hampshire. The Nulhegan Band has spoken with Middlebury College regarding the college's land acknowledgment, which highlights the Western Abenaki.In State v. Elliott, a 1992) the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that all aboriginal title in Vermont was extinguished "by the increasing weight of history." State and federal laws The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department granted members of state-recognized Vermont tribes a free permanent fishing license, or if the applicant qualifies for a hunting license, a free permanent combination hunting and fishing license. Vermont H.556, "An act relating to exempting property owned by Vermont-recognized Native American tribes from property tax," passed on April 20, 2022. As a state-recognized tribe, the Nulhegan Abenaki may legal obtain eagle feathers and other animals parts of endangered animal species for usage but not sale. Notable people Jesse Bruchac, author and linguist Joseph Bruchac, author Notes References External links Nulhegan Band website Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs "Nulhegan Abenaki Attain First Tribal Forestland in More Than 200 Years." Abenaki heritage groups Cultural organizations based in Vermont French American Non-profit organizations based in Vermont State-recognized tribes in the United States 2006 establishments in Vermont