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Tribal Issues in the News
Read a guest editorial by Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis and Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador Maulian Bryant on the importance of a bill recently signed into law that restores jurisdiction over certain criminal offenses to tribal courts and creates concurrent jurisdiction between tribal and state courts over others.
Join the Wabanaki Alliance Coalition
More than 270 businesses and organizations that support Wabanaki inherent sovereignty have joined the Wabanaki Alliance Tribal Coalition! See the list of members and find out how your organization or business can help advance the work of the Wabanaki Alliance!
Wabanaki stewardship of the land benefits all
This month’s Wabanaki Voices column focuses on recent collaborations between conservation groups and Indigenous peoples across the world, including here in the place we now call Maine. It was written by Dr. Darren Ranco, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, chair of Native American Programs and coordinator of Native American Research at the University of Maine, and a member of the Planning Team for the Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship.
Wabanaki Alliance Media & Style Guide
The Wabanaki Alliance has launched a new media and style guide with common sense approaches to writing accurately and respectfully regarding Wabanaki people, history, land, and culture.
Alliance Priority Bill LD 2007 Signed into Law
Gov. Mills has signed LD 2007 into law. The legislation reflects many of the criminal justice elements from the 2019-2020 bipartisan Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act.
Legislative Tracker: Priority Bills in the 131st Maine Legislature
The second half of the 131st Maine Legislature is underway and our bill tracker is back! Learn more about our priority bills and find out how you can take action to Stand with the Wabanaki!
Maine House Passes LD 2007 Wabanaki Sovereignty Bill
The Maine House passed LD 2007 with bipartisan support. This amended bill would modernize several important provisions of the 1980 Maine Implementing Act and is based on five consensus recommendations pertaining to criminal jurisdiction.
Understanding Tribal Sovereignty
Use this resource to learn more about tribal sovereignty and the Wabanaki Nations’ inherent right to self-governance and what you can do to support Wabanaki sovereignty.