The Mills administration negotiated an agreement with tribal leaders this year that proposes tightening water quality standards to better protect the health of people who rely on fishing for sustenance.
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Maulian Dana: Many still silenced after women got the vote
Native Americans in Maine did not achieve full suffrage rights as citizens for many years after the right to vote was extended to women in 1920.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine tribal leaders press for changes to 1980 settlement agreement
As the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act approaches its 40th anniversary, they say it has failed to respect tribal sovereignty and is holding them back economically.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Tribal sustenance fishing bill headed to Gov. Mills’ desk
The legislation would tighten Maine water quality standards in certain waterways with the long-term goal of protecting tribal members who exercise their sustenance fishing rights.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills, tribes take step toward ending years-long dispute over sustenance fishing
A bill would create a ‘sustenance fishing’ designation aimed at reducing pollution levels on waterways that are important to Maine’s 4 tribes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill would allow Maine tribes to hold trials for non-Indians in domestic violence cases
Other federally recognized tribes have had such power since 2013, but Maine’s were excluded because of provisions in the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Skowhegan should listen to the real Indians
The town’s bellowing die-hards aren’t ‘mighty’ – they’re just clueless.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s work toward one Maine, with environmental justice for all
Residents who are already dealing with poverty, racism or both shouldn’t face the added stress of toxic chemicals.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Lawmakers endorse DEP nominee despite opposition from tribal members
Jerry Reid, Gov. Janet Mills’ pick to be environmental commissioner, comes under fire from the Penobscot Nation for his role in water-quality cases as an assistant attorney general.
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Mills appoints senior adviser for tribal affairs as state tries to improve relations
Donna Loring, a former police chief and Penobscot Nation representative to the Legislature, will serve as a liaison between the Mills administration and tribal governments.