Governor Douglas silently appoints Bell to Commission

Vermont Governor appoints Bell to native american Commission

Governor Douglas silently appoints Bell to Commission Governor Douglas on January 16, 2009 appointed Paul Davis Bell from Colchester, VT to replace Charlene McManis on the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. Paul Bell is a member of the St Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenaki Indians of Missisquoi. He was a former Tribal Council member. The Legislature’s 2006 bill – S. 117 – recognized Vermont’s Abenaki “people,” created the commission and gave it established powers which are illusory; that is, how can the commission maintain said established powers unless the state concomitantly recognizes Native peoples residing within its borders?” This question lingers on as the current Commission seems to be lacking continuity and is simply unorganized. Bell's appointment expires July 31, 2010.

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