The April Wabanaki Voices column 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...
Today Governor Janet T. Mills signed Wabanaki priority bill LD 2007, An Act Regarding the Criminal Jurisdiction of Tribal Courts and to Extend the Time for the Penobscot Nation to Certify Its Agreement to Public Law 2023, Chapter 369, reflecting a negotiated agreement...
The Maine House passed LD 2007 An Act Regarding the Criminal Jurisdiction of Tribal Courts and to Extend the Time for the Penobscot Nation to Certify Its Agreement to Public Law 2023, Chapter 369 with bipartisan support 82-62 (see the roll call). It reflects much of...
LD 2007 is an amended bill that would modernize several important provisions of the 1980 Maine Implementing Act and is based on five consensus recommendations pertaining to criminal jurisdiction from the bipartisan Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims...
Editorial Note from the Bangor Daily News: Maulian Bryant is the Penobscot Nation tribal ambassador. Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald is the Houlton Band of Maliseets tribal ambassador. Aaron Dana is the Passamaquoddy tribal representative. Rena Newell is a Sipayik...
Legislators are considering LD 2007, An Act to Advance Self-determination for Wabanaki Nations. What would this bill do? Why do tribes in Maine support it? How it will benefit the state? Why should I ask my legislators to pass it? We answer these and other...
Conversations with legislators, friends, family, and neighbors offer an important opportunity to share why LD 2007 is needed and how it will benefit the Wabanaki Nations and all of Maine. We’ve compiled a list of compelling reasons to support this legislation that you...
