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Published
July 24, 2022

Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation

The 'achingly moving' linked stories are narrated by a character named Dee, variously a child, tween, teen and adult.
Published
July 14, 2022

Rep. Golden’s bill to expand rights of Maine tribes passes U.S. House

Gov. Janet Mills opposes the measure by her fellow Democrat to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws.
Published
April 18, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court denies Penobscot Nation appeal over namesake river

A federal judge previously ruled that the reservation includes islands of the river's main stem, but not the waters.
Published
April 12, 2022

Prince Memorial Library conversation explores Native issues
Published
March 31, 2022

Congress hears Rep. Golden’s bill to allow Maine tribes to benefit from future federal Indian laws

Several members of the House indigenous affairs subcommittee were perplexed by the limits the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act imposed on the tribes.

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Published
February 28, 2022

Bills to advance, constrain tribal land rights presented to state lawmakers

Tribes support bill to create process for tribal access to state-owned sacred areas, reject bill constraining where they can acquire new trust lands
Published
February 17, 2022

Governor supports limited expansion of tribal rights, while casino interests cry foul

Tribal representatives support the governor's plan but emphasize that they do not see it as a substitute for a more sweeping tribal sovereignty package Gov. Mills opposes.
Published
February 15, 2022

Bill to restore tribal sovereignty gets overwhelming public support, but Gov. Mills wants targeted approach

There was near-unanimous support for L.D. 1626 among those giving testimony, while details of the governor's alternative plan emerged behind the scenes.
Published
February 13, 2022

Lawmakers reconsider decades-old restrictions on Maine tribes’ sovereignty, long a flashpoint

Hearings on bills to overturn restrictive provisions of the historic 1980 land claims settlement acts with Maine’s tribes to be held Tuesday.
Published
February 10, 2022

Rep. Golden introduces bill to allow Maine tribes to benefit from future federal Indian laws

The 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act excludes the state's tribes from most federal laws benefiting Indian nations in the United States.