Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion January 16, 2023
Thank you for printing the column by June and Roy Smoot regarding Sen. Angus King’s unexplained opposition to the proposed Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act (“Maine Voices: Sen. King must rethink position on Wabanaki access to federal laws,” ). The authors described my anger and frustration perfectly. Sen. King has refused to reconsider his intransigence in the face of thoroughly researched and presented facts expressed in an... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion January 11, 2023
Since moving to Maine in 2019, we’ve enjoyed sharing with friends and relatives our pleasure at being represented by Sen. Angus King. The senator’s support of fair elections, women’s rights, his defense of Maine’s lobster industry against unfounded attacks, championing... + 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 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... + 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 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
Op-Ed: Online gambling from Prop. 27 wouldn't solve a bigger issue for California's tribes | Los Angeles Times
California tribes will manage, protect state coastal areas | WPLG Local 10
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