History and Background Abenaki Associates was created in 1984 by founder and President Percy Barnaby and Vice President Carol Ann Barnaby. Percy, having previously worked with First Nations Housing as a federal government employee, recognized the importance of accurate information about housing on reserve lands. Thus, Abenaki Associates produced the Abenaki Housing Inventory Management System, an easy-to-use software system that can provide up-to-date assessments of a First Nation housing situation with very little effort. The company also helps to manage everything from finances to social service portfolios