Vermont Business Magazine In honor of Native American Heritage month and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Vermont Evaporator Company is challenging the Vermont maple industry to join it in making a difference for native New Englanders by donating a portion of November sales. Vermont Evaporator Company has identified its chosen beneficiary as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts.

“We have Native Americans to thank for maple syrup, plain and simple. Which means many Vermonters have Native Americans to thank for their way of life and their means of making a living,” said Vermont Evaporator Company CEO, Kate McCabe. “And right now, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe could use our support of their lands and their economic security, too.”

In September, the U.S. Department of Interior reversed a decision made in 2015, granting the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 321 acres of reservation land in a trust. This reversal threatens that land. Greater than anything else, the tribe is worried about the loss of the land of their ancestors and the culture that comes with that history.

“We are honored to have the support of Vermont Evaporator Company,” said Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman, Cedric Cromwell. “Tomorrow, November 14, 2018, we will walk and rally with our supporters in Washington DC to support H.R. 5244, pending bi-partisan legislation that would protect our tribal lands. We all look forward to knowing that Vermont Evaporator Company is in solidarity with us.”

Vermont Evaporator Company and businesses that join their challenge started setting aside a portion of sales to donate to the Tribe on November 1. If your business is interested in joining this challenge, email [email protected].

About Vermont Evaporator Company:

The Vermont Evaporator Company, LLC, located in Montpelier, Vermont, is a family-owned business that manufactures small, home-scale sap evaporation units for the backyard maple sugaring enthusiast that are easy to use and available at a price point well below the industrial products on the market today. With two models, the full-system Sapling and the smaller Seedling for grill-top use, Vermont Evaporator Company is making New England’s favorite pastime fun, affordable, and accessible for maple lovers to create delicious maple syrup from tree to table in their own homes. For more information, visit www.vtevap.com.

About the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe:

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, also known as the People of the First Light, has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for more than 12,000 years. After an arduous process lasting more than three decades, the Mashpee Wampanoag were re-acknowledged as a federally recognized tribe in 2007. In 2015, the federal government declared 150 acres of land in Mashpee and 170 acres of land in Taunton as the Tribe’s initial reservation, on which the Tribe can exercise its full tribal sovereignty rights. The Mashpee tribe currently has approximately 3,000 enrolled citizens.

Source: MONTPELIER, Vt. -- (November 13, 2018) Vermont Evaporator Company