It looks like one of the founders of Dartmouth was a Mohegan Indian, I think they may be a branch of the Abenakis. Dartmouth has a big commitment to Native American Education and to Native American Studies as you can see if you follow these two links. Darthmouth might be a place to ask about the Abenakis.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nap/ http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nas/history/index.html