[5] In 2015, the group created Maquam Bay of Missisquoi, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Swanton, Vermont.
[8] Their mission is "To promote wellness in the Abenaki community through holistic approaches that integrate health, education, and the environment.
[12] St. Mary's University associate professor Darryl Leroux's genealogical and historical research found that the members of this and the other three state-recognized tribes in Vermont were composed primarily of "French descendants who have used long-ago ancestry in New France to shift into an 'Abenaki' identity.
"[6] In 2002, the State of Vermont reported that the Abenaki people had migrated north to Quebec by the end of the 17th century.
[14] The Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe maintained a USDA food shelf for the local community and held a BIPOC COVID-19 vaccine clinic in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.