Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
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Passamaquoddy leaders move to exempt tribal members from vehicle registration tax
The Tribal Council at Sipayik voted last week not to collect automobile excise tax, but it’s not clear whether it actually has the authority to take such action.
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Penobscot elder ‘Butch’ Phillips dies at 85
A celebrated culture-bearer and artist, Reuben Elliot ‘Butch’ Phillips also was part of the team that negotiated the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
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Wabanaki leaders offer perspective on America’s 250th at Bar Harbor festival
The history of Indigenous communities in the region dates back long before the nation’s founding, as highlighted by an art exhibit at the Abbe Museum.
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Wabanaki nations still waiting on justice | Opinion
These communities are poorer, sicker and less empowered than they should be. Maine can change that.
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Wabanaki tribe reclaims seat in Maine House as relations improve
A new representative for the Houlton Band of Maliseets was sworn in Wednesday to take a seat left vacant for the past 7 years.
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New leader of Wabanaki Alliance outlines priorities
In an interview with The Times Record, Maulian Bryant outlines plans for the Wabanaki Alliance — “the time for reclamation is now,” and “as the tribal communities rise, we all rise.”
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Morning Sentinel teams up with Report for America to cover Wabanaki Nations
This first-of-its-kind beat will examine how Maine’s distinct limits on tribal sovereignty affect the more than 9,000 citizens of the Wabanaki Nation.
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Remains, artifacts could soon be repatriated to Wabanaki tribes in Maine. It hasn’t always been that easy.
A 1990 federal law requires museums and cultural institutions to inventory remains or items thought to be funerary. But that process is often drawn out and doesn’t always run smoothly.
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Yale to return human remains, artifacts linked to Wabanaki Nations
The remains found in Hancock County more than 70 years ago, as well as 8 cultural items found over a century ago, have been in the possession of the Yale Peabody Museum.