Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 18, 2022
As the House chair of the Judiciary Committee in the 130th Maine Legislature and as an attorney, I have worked hard to better understand the restrictions facing the Wabanaki nations and the unique federal and state laws – the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (MICSA) and the Maine Implementing Act (MIA) – that govern the tribes’ status. One issue raised to the Judiciary Committee was the challenge created by of MICSA, which states... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion December 05, 2022
Every moment is a moment to do what is right. Every single moment. No exceptions. As most readers are aware, because of letters and articles from the past year, hundreds of tribal nations in our country receive benefits from over 150 federal laws passed since 1980. Maine’s... + más
Report finds Maine schools are failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law | Portland Press Herald
Letter to the editor: End unfair exclusion of Wabanaki from federal Indian laws | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion November 30, 2022
As a mother who has been trying to teach my children ways we can treat everyone with respect, dignity and equality, there is a new opportunity to model this – support our Wabanaki neighbors. The was sponsored by Rep. Jared Golden and has with bipartisan support. This... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 24, 2022
Earlier this year, thousands of Mainers supported legislation to recognize the sovereignty of Wabanaki nations. To everyone involved, it was a huge disappointment that in the process without becoming law. That’s why we appreciate the bill U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to grant the... + más
Our View: Wabanaki past and present an integral part of the Maine story | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA 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... + más
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
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
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
Commentary: Portland’s Question 2 hands too much power to a single politician | Portland Press Herald
Judge rules Charter must pay $1.1 billion after murder of cable customer | Ars Technica
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
Letter to the editor: Sen. King, Gov. Mills continue to sow tribes’ justified distrust | Portland Press Herald
Common Ground Country Fair, a celebration of rural living, returns to Unity | Portland Press Herald
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