Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 12, 2022
For thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Indigenous people thrived within the borders of what we now call Maine. They continue today, in much smaller numbers, to be an inextricable part of the way of life here. Teacher Dev Bliss calls on a fourth-grade student during a class on Wabanaki history at Portland’s Reiche Community School in April. Even though a 2001 law mandated that Maine schools incorporate Wabanaki studies into the Maine... + full article
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
Portland voters will consider in November whether to amend the charter to acknowledge the city sits on Wabanaki land. would revise the charter’s preamble to recognize the original inhabitants of this area. Land acknowledgments such as this one are becoming more common in the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 10, 2022
The Indigenous tribes in Maine are second-class citizens. While 570 tribes across the country access beneficial laws passed by Congress, Maine’s tribes have been blocked from accessing many and must seek state permission to access others. Since the Maine Indian Claims... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health October 08, 2022
A sign at the entrance of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston in 2020 warns about the dangers of the influenza virus. Statistics on the flu from the Maine CDC show that the COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in the decrease of confirmed cases over the last two... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2022
State officials and lawyers with the ACLU of Maine will start discussing next week a potential settlement to a lawsuit that alleges Maine provides ineffective legal services to low-income people who need a lawyer at the state’s expense. Four settlement meetings between the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 29, 2022
As a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Gardiner, I am keenly aware that our church members have worshiped, sung and prayed for the last 251 years on Wabanaki ancestral land. As a church, we endeavor to be good neighbors to the Wabanaki and all people. The 1980 Settlement Act... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Health September 24, 2022
The new omicron-targeting booster shots are flowing into Maine, with thousands of shots going into arms every day, although there are some supply constraints. The Maine about 2,700 booster shots daily since Sept. 8, when supplies became more robust. That’s up from about 500... + más
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