A policy guide released Tuesday aims to ‘rebalance’ state law in favor of tribal rights and environmental health for the next generation of Mainers.
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This 80-mile relay in northern Maine traces the alewife migration up the St. Croix
A race from Sipayik to Forest City, hosted by Wabanaki REACH, follows the ‘fish that feeds all.’
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With new sawmill, Mi’kmaq Nation is extending its limbs into home construction
The Aroostook County tribe is turning timber into affordable homes.
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Mi’kmaq Nation and federal wildlife refuge agree to share land in Aroostook County
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will build a new trail connecting the refuge to tribal land as part of the historic co-stewardship agreement.
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Here’s what happened with Wabanaki legislative priorities
The tribes in Maine secured some victories, including tax breaks and a representative for the Mi’kmaq Nation.
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Maine casino’s lawsuit may threaten foundation of Indian law in US
Lawyers behind high-profile attacks on tribal sovereignty elsewhere are making a familiar argument in Maine.
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The bills that Maine lawmakers passed — and didn’t pass — this year
This is the last session under Gov. Janet Mills, who has seen Democrats control the Legislature for her entire 8-year tenure.
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Wabanaki tribes challenge Oxford Casino’s iGaming lawsuit
A judge granted the request to intervene by all 4 tribal nations in Maine.
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Mills will skip Senate forum at Penobscot reservation
The governor has had a tense relationship with tribal nations in Maine.
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Mi’kmaq Nation to pay its members using sports betting income
The tribe has not previously made substantial cash payments to its members.