maine history
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Commentary: Gov. Mills remains committed to progress with tribal nations
The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act was a thorough and significant breakthrough. That isn’t to to say, 40 years later, that it should not be changed.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2023
Commentary: Next step for Maine tribes should be meetings, negotiation
A recent report suggests a 1980 act broadly deprives Maine tribes of the benefits of federal legislation. But exactly what powers do the tribes lack?
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Paul Mills: In 1976, Maine helped elect a president
Carter gained vital traction by winning Maine’s caucus, and his Maine lieutenant quickly grasped that the candidate’s Southern roots were the key to a Democratic White House comeback.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
Insight: Tribes in Maine left out of Native American resurgence by 40-year-old federal law
Tribal citizens across the state should be allowed to partake in the ongoing tribal economic boom.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Maine’s Black history should be taught and learned
If you don’t know that your people have always belonged somewhere, it’s hard to feel at home there.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Maine Voices: Blazing a trail through the history of Portland parks
Created after the Great Fire of 1866, Lincoln Park was the city’s first, a symbol of fortitude as well as a firebreak. Now there are a total of 68 for enjoyment at any time of year.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland
Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art’s new wing must not make old mistakes
Not everybody regularly gets inside the museum; how it looks from the outside matters.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
If you’ve soured on B&M beans, get sweet on baking your own
It's a simple process, but choices along the way can help you find a signature recipe.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’
A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
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