A new study finds that despite a 21-year-old law requiring all Maine K-12 schools to teach students about the Wabanaki Tribes school districts across the state, school districts have failed to include Wabanaki Studies consistently and appropriately in their curriculum...
Passamaquoddy Tribes, Penobscot Nation Elect New Leaders The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkmikuk, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, and Penobscot Nation recently held successful elections. Chief William Nicholas was reelected to serve a fourth four-year term as the...
Stillwater, Maine — The Wabanaki Alliance today announced their endorsements of candidates for the Maine Legislature and their 130th Maine Legislature Scorecard. They also announced their decision not to endorse a candidate for Governor of Maine. Their decisions were...
As leaders of the Wabanaki Nations, we wish to provide the statement below regarding the Legislature’s work on restoring tribal sovereignty.The Legislature formed a bipartisan task force in 2019 to consider statutory changes that would comprehensively reform and...
Danaeh Neptune-Miliano fills up water jugs at a well in Robbinston as part of the Wabanaki Public Health’s efforts to bring clean water to the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik. Credit: Kylie Tompkins UPDATE 4/21/22: LD 906 has been signed into law! UPDATE...
Hundreds of Sipayik citizens and allies rallied at the Maine State House in support of LD 906 and clean drinking water for the Passmaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik. Many Sipayik citizens joined by hundreds of other allies rallied outside the State House demanding Governor...
The Wabanaki Alliance has hired John Dieffenbacher-Krall, a veteran community organizer and longtime advocate for the Wabanaki tribes in Maine, as its first executive director.Established in July 2020, the Wabanaki Alliance comprises the four tribes in Maine —...
Jan. 6, 2022 marked one year since the attack on the United State Capitol by armed insurrectionists who sought to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election. People all across the country came together to remember that dark day with vigils held in hundreds...
