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Environment
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Passamaquoddy Tribe continues to exercising fishing rights (04/30)
Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine continue to exercise their fishing rights despite complaints from the state. The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian...
Filed Under: Opinion
Letter: State mistreats fishermen from Passamaquoddy Tribe (04/17)
Letter writer says state of Maine should work with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to resolve fishing dispute: I have the greatest of respect for all fishermen who struggle to...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
MPBN: Indian child welfare commission pick won't resign post (04/09)
Maine Public Broadcasting Network reports on yet another tribal dispute in Maine: When Gov. LePage and the leaders of Maine's five Indian tribes signed the agreement creating the Truth and...
Filed Under: Law | National
Maine governor questions Indian child welfare commission pick (04/08)
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) says he will withdraw support for the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Five members were named to the commission in December 2012....
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Passamaquoddy leaders cite threat from governor on fishing (04/02)
Passamaquoddy tribal leaders said Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) threatened to withdraw support for Indian issues in an ongoing dispute over elver fishing in the state. LePage called tribal leaders...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Seizure raises stakes in Passamaquoddy Tribe fishing dispute (04/01)
The Maine Marine Patrol seized nets from three Passamaquoddy fishermen on Sunday, escalating a battle over jurisdiction and sovereignty. The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and the Passamaquoddy Tribe at...
Filed Under: Health | National
NPR: Commission examines Indian child welfare issues in Maine (03/12)
National Public Radio reports on the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission: In Maine, an unusual and historic process is under way to document child welfare practices that...
Filed Under: Business | Law | Politics
MPBN: Bill allows tax exemption for ceremonial tobacco uses (02/25)
"Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a measure that would exempt the Penobscot National and other Maine tribes from paying sales taxes on certain tobacco products, specifically those used for ritual...
Filed Under: Law | National
Members of Maine Indian child welfare commission sworn in (02/13)
The five members of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission were sworn in on Tuesday. The commission was established by Gov. Paul LePage (R). Its goal is...
Filed Under: Law
County claims right to impose taxes on Passamaquoddy Tribe (01/04)
Washington County in Maine claims it has the authority to tax property owned by the Passamaquoddy Tribe and its members. The county claims the authority under the Maine Indian Claims...
Filed Under: Law | National
Five to join Indian child welfare truth and reconciliation panel (12/19)
Five people were named to the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission was established by Gov. Paul LePage (R). Its goal is to “acknowledge the truth,...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Tribes making preparations as Hurricane Sandy hits East Coast (10/29)
Tribes from Maine to South Carolina are making preparations as Hurricane Sandy threatens the East Coast. At least six tribes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York are in...
Filed Under: Recognition
MPBN: Maliseet group in Maine looking to gain federal status (09/21)
"Even a quick look at the store fronts might tell you something. "As gkisedtanamoogk and I were coming into town, we saw Indian Hill trading Post, and then we saw...
Filed Under: Opinion
Editorial: Start the healing process on Indian child takings (09/17)
"Historically, efforts to assimilate Indian children into non-native culture, in many cases, devastated tribal communities. In the 1800s, church groups, with government support, took Indian children and sent them to...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Penobscot Nation sues state to clarify jurisdiction on waters (08/23)
The Penobscot Nation is suing the state of Maine to clarify jurisdiction over a 55-mile stretch of the Penobscot River. In court papers, the tribe says it has exercised "exclusive"...
Passamaquoddy Tribe continues to exercising fishing rights (04/30)
Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine continue to exercise their fishing rights despite complaints from the state. The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian...
Filed Under: Opinion
Letter: State mistreats fishermen from Passamaquoddy Tribe (04/17)
Letter writer says state of Maine should work with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to resolve fishing dispute: I have the greatest of respect for all fishermen who struggle to...
Filed Under: Law | National | Politics
MPBN: Indian child welfare commission pick won't resign post (04/09)
Maine Public Broadcasting Network reports on yet another tribal dispute in Maine: When Gov. LePage and the leaders of Maine's five Indian tribes signed the agreement creating the Truth and...
Filed Under: Law | National
Maine governor questions Indian child welfare commission pick (04/08)
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) says he will withdraw support for the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Five members were named to the commission in December 2012....
Filed Under: Environment | Law | National
Passamaquoddy leaders cite threat from governor on fishing (04/02)
Passamaquoddy tribal leaders said Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) threatened to withdraw support for Indian issues in an ongoing dispute over elver fishing in the state. LePage called tribal leaders...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Seizure raises stakes in Passamaquoddy Tribe fishing dispute (04/01)
The Maine Marine Patrol seized nets from three Passamaquoddy fishermen on Sunday, escalating a battle over jurisdiction and sovereignty. The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point and the Passamaquoddy Tribe at...
Filed Under: Health | National
NPR: Commission examines Indian child welfare issues in Maine (03/12)
National Public Radio reports on the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission: In Maine, an unusual and historic process is under way to document child welfare practices that...
Filed Under: Business | Law | Politics
MPBN: Bill allows tax exemption for ceremonial tobacco uses (02/25)
"Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a measure that would exempt the Penobscot National and other Maine tribes from paying sales taxes on certain tobacco products, specifically those used for ritual...
Filed Under: Law | National
Members of Maine Indian child welfare commission sworn in (02/13)
The five members of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission were sworn in on Tuesday. The commission was established by Gov. Paul LePage (R). Its goal is...
Filed Under: Law
County claims right to impose taxes on Passamaquoddy Tribe (01/04)
Washington County in Maine claims it has the authority to tax property owned by the Passamaquoddy Tribe and its members. The county claims the authority under the Maine Indian Claims...
Filed Under: Law | National
Five to join Indian child welfare truth and reconciliation panel (12/19)
Five people were named to the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission was established by Gov. Paul LePage (R). Its goal is to “acknowledge the truth,...
Filed Under: Environment | National
Tribes making preparations as Hurricane Sandy hits East Coast (10/29)
Tribes from Maine to South Carolina are making preparations as Hurricane Sandy threatens the East Coast. At least six tribes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York are in...
Filed Under: Recognition
MPBN: Maliseet group in Maine looking to gain federal status (09/21)
"Even a quick look at the store fronts might tell you something. "As gkisedtanamoogk and I were coming into town, we saw Indian Hill trading Post, and then we saw...
Filed Under: Opinion
Editorial: Start the healing process on Indian child takings (09/17)
"Historically, efforts to assimilate Indian children into non-native culture, in many cases, devastated tribal communities. In the 1800s, church groups, with government support, took Indian children and sent them to...
Filed Under: Environment | Law
Penobscot Nation sues state to clarify jurisdiction on waters (08/23)
The Penobscot Nation is suing the state of Maine to clarify jurisdiction over a 55-mile stretch of the Penobscot River. In court papers, the tribe says it has exercised "exclusive"...
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