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Vermont bill would allow state‑recognized Abenaki tribes to farm on public lands
Summary
Rep. John O’Brien introduced House Bill 343 to give state‑recognized Native American tribes access to state lands for farming. Committee members discussed history, existing programs and interagency coordination; no committee vote was taken.
Rep. John O’Brien, R‑Windsor‑Orange‑1, introduced House Bill 343 to the House Agriculture Committee, saying the bill would make state lands available “for farming by citizens of the state recognized Native American Indian tribes.”
The measure, O’Brien said, is intended to address what he and witnesses described as a lack of tribal farmland in Vermont despite a long history of Abenaki agriculture in the region. He told the committee that tribes currently own little or no farmland in the state and that some Abenaki agricultural activity — including a herd of bison — takes place…
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