Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe Announces Historic 270-Acre Land Transfer

Transfer To Native Tribe 1st Ever By New England Conference Of First United Methodist Church

By: Amy Ash Nixon

Outlets: Caledonian Record

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 2,770

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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CABOT & PEACHAM — In an historic step to return lands to Native tribes, the United Methodist Church recently donated a 270.5-acre tract known as the Sacred Covenant Hills Land to the Nulhegan Coosuk Abenaki Nation.

Chief Donald Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Coosuk Abenaki Nation, said of the recent land transfer, “When the Creator asks you to be good stewards of the land, and that land has been taken …

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