Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion June 06, 2023
It is difficult for me to fathom Gov. Mills’ resistance to the legislation related to our state’s Wabanaki tribes now before the Maine Legislature ( May 31). This legislation will remove much of the roadblock to sovereignty and justice for our Wabanaki tribes within Maine. For too long, 500 years and counting, the Native peoples of the Americas have been constrained by those who sought to limit their freedoms and opportunities. We have... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2023
Starr Kelly, the director of education and exhibits at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, right, and Mi’kmaq artist Max Sanipass Romero look at the basket-weaving section of the new exhibit Sunday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer On Monday, Indigenous Peoples Day,... + más
Report finds Maine schools are failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law | Portland Press Herald
Commentary: Can’t we resolve ‘unintended consequences’ of Wabanaki sovereignty? | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion August 13, 2023
I recently returned to Maine from my home state of South Dakota, where I was researching the forced removal of Oceti Sakowin (“Sioux”) communities in the mid-20th century. For most non-Indigenous Americans, narratives of “Indian removal” typically center on Andrew... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion June 22, 2023
At a time when the rights of Wabanaki communities are at the center of Maine’s Legislature and Maine’s governor, it is illuminating to reread the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act, which is at the heart of the debate. The state of Maine argues that the... + más
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Commentary: Gov. Mills remains committed to progress with tribal nations | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion April 27, 2023
Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the Wabanaki were sovereign over the lands and waters of Maine. When the Europeans arrived, they confiscated the Wabanaki lands, abolished their sovereignty without any compensation, made and broke treaties with the tribes and took away all... + más
Letter to the editor: End unfair exclusion of Wabanaki from federal Indian laws | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion April 15, 2023
A recent op-ed by Gov. Janet Mills’ attorney claimed that the governor was committed to political progress with Wabanaki Nations March 26). This claim is an illusion: The governor’s idea of progress is ensuring that she maintains control over the tribes in Maine. Mills... + más
Forbes USA Business March 27, 2023
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 10, 2022
Twenty-one years after Maine passed a law that requires schools to teach the history, government and culture of the state’s Indigenous people, a new report found that the requirement is not meaningfully enforced across the state and many school districts have failed to... + más
Our View: Wabanaki past and present an integral part of the Maine story | Portland Press Herald
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
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