Native American Tribes of Vermont

Welcome to Native Languages of the Americas! You have reached the American Indians by State section of our website, a new educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states. Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history of each Vermont tribe, or scroll below the map for Vermont Indian activities including a wordsearch, fact sheets for kids about each tribe, and worksheets teaching words from the different Native American languages of Vermont. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!

American Indians in Vermont

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Vermont included:

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The Abenaki tribe

The Mohican tribe

The Massachusett tribes (Pennacook and Pocomtuc)

There are no federally recognized Indian tribes in Vermont today.

Most Native Americans were forced to leave Vermont during the 1600's, when eastern tribes were being displaced by colonial expansion. These tribes are not extinct, but except for the descendants of Vermont Indians who hid or assimilated into white society, they do not live in Vermont anymore. Most tribes that once were native to Vermont ended up on reservations in Canada. If you click on the link for each tribe above, you can find more information about them.

Non-recognized Indian tribes and communities in Vermont include:

Traditional Abenakis of Mazipskwik & Related Bands:
P.O. Box 309
Highgate Center, VT 05459

Abenaki Nation of Mississquoi:
100 Grand Avenue
Swanton, VT 05488

Teaching and learning activities about Vermont Native American tribes:

Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

Vermont Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Vermont's Indian tribes.

Vermont Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Vermont languages.

Vermont Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Vermont animals.

Vermont Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Vermont.
We currently have pages for the Abenaki, Mohican, Massachusett and Pocomtuc tribes.

Recommended books about Vermont Native Americans:

Vermont Indians: Introducing Vermont's Native American history and culture to kids.

The Voice of the Dawn: Vermont Indian history by Abenaki tribal archaeologist Fred Wiseman.

The Original Vermonters: Archaeology, prehistory, and precontact life of the Vermont Abenaki Indians.

Native American Place Names of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont: The native etymology of present-day place-names in New England.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Vermont state:

Indian Tribes of Vermont:
Information on Vermont's native people.

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