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Published
November 21, 2021

The View From Here: Native history is American history

The new film ‘Bounty’ places a genocidal policy against the Penobscot Nation in the context of Revolutionary New England.
Published
October 3, 2021

Book review: In a small Maine town, an act of arson leads to division and tragedy

Gregory Brown's debut novel, 'The Lowering Days,' intertwines family drama with big questions of colonialism, ownership and environmentalism.
Published
September 19, 2021

‘From the Mountains to the Sea’ offers a meticulous account of the restoration of the Penobscot River

A broad spectrum of people and groups came together with a common goal - and they actually got something done.
Published
July 18, 2021

Bill Nemitz: In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus scarred the world anew

The Nao Santa Maria drew plenty of Maine tourists last week. But living history this ship is not.
Published
May 4, 2021

Bills on tribal sovereignty issue likely delayed until next year

Leaders of tribal nations in Maine say the state has failed to recognize their sovereignty and want an overhaul of the landmark 1980 agreement with the state.

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Published
February 16, 2021

Donna Loring, retired tribal affairs adviser to Gov. Mills, says a sovereignty deal can be reached

The Penobscot elder, politician and writer is encouraged by symbolically important progress, but she says the heavy lifting lies ahead.
Published
December 17, 2020

Our View: Team name was never a tribute to Penobscot Nation member Sockalexis

Cleveland’s major league team should now look for a way to truly honor baseball’s first Native American player.
Published
October 30, 2020

More than 700 acres of ancestral land returned to Penobscot Nation

The private foundation that donated land for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine has returned 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation.
Published
October 12, 2020

Monument in Central Maine honors Louis Sockalexis, 1st Indigenous baseball player

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Alfond Youth and Community Center unveiled a monument dedicated to Louis Sockalexis, the first Indigenous person to play Major League Baseball.
Published
October 11, 2020

Native Mainers plan to reflect, educate on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Maine is one of 14 states and the District of Columbia that now observe Native American or Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of, or in addition to, Columbus Day.