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More than 30 people turned out for the first meeting of Vermont’s new Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Tuesday, in which officials introduced themselves and set an open-minded tone for

The panel will create commissions to examine discrimination caused or allowed by state laws and policies.

Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.Legislators also vowed to do more. Now the state has formed a truth and

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SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in the early 1900s and led to institutionalizations and sterilizations, targeting Native Americans, French Canadians and disabled and poor people.

A commission has been formed to create a public record of discrimination against certain marginalized populations caused by state laws and policies.

Legislators in Vermont apologized to residents who were harmed by a state-sanctioned eugenics program. The program targeted Native Americans, French Canadians, and disabled poor people.

Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies that started in...

Chief Rick O’Bomsawin of Odanak First Nation – currently based in Quebec, whose ancestral lands include Vermont – says no one contacted Odanak officials during the state's Truth and Reconciliation selection process.

Ike Bendavid spoke with commission member Patrick Standen, a professor of philosophy at St. Michael’s College, about his priorities over the coming years.