The Penobscot elder, politician and writer is encouraged by symbolically important progress, but she says the heavy lifting lies ahead.
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Posted inMaine, News
More than 700 acres of ancestral land returned to Penobscot Nation
The private foundation that donated land for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine has returned 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation.
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Posted inMaine, News
Native Mainers plan to reflect, educate on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Maine is one of 14 states and the District of Columbia that now observe Native American or Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of, or in addition to, Columbus Day.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Carrabassett Valley club closes ATV trails on posted tribal land
Penobscot Nation representatives erected no trespassing signs.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Lawmakers reviewing 1980 agreement take up tribal gambling
One of 22 proposed changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act would allow Maine’s tribes to operate casinos under the same federal law that governs tribal gambling nationwide.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Governor, attorney general urge caution on changes to 1980 state-tribal agreement
Gov. Janet Mills, in particular, raised concerns that the proposed changes could end up ‘breeding confusion and extensive litigation at a time when we have finally begun to move past these.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Sustenance fishing rules proposed for Maine waters draw mixed response
The Mills administration negotiated an agreement with tribal leaders this year that proposes tightening water quality standards to better protect the health of people who rely on fishing for sustenance.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Tribal sustenance fishing bill headed to Gov. Mills’ desk
The legislation would tighten Maine water quality standards in certain waterways with the long-term goal of protecting tribal members who exercise their sustenance fishing rights.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Steps taken to end tribal sustenance fishing dispute
The Mills administration and leaders of Maine’s Native American tribes are hoping to set aside long-standing legal disputes over sustenance fishing rights by proposing more protective water quality standards in waterways important to tribal members.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills, tribes take step toward ending years-long dispute over sustenance fishing
A bill would create a ‘sustenance fishing’ designation aimed at reducing pollution levels on waterways that are important to Maine’s 4 tribes.