Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion May 25, 2023
I’m a U.S. history teacher at a small high school in southern Maine and I have been learning, alongside my students, about the rich and vital history of the Wabanaki people, as well as their current struggle for sovereignty. Frankly, I am incredibly disheartened by both Gov. Mills’ and Sen. Angus King’s attitudes to sovereignty. It is past time for Maine to do right by the original peoples of this beautiful state. It is unacceptable to... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion May 20, 2023
Anyone who even casually follows the news regarding the state’s relationship with the Wabanaki tribes probably could be forgiven for assuming that the relationship is not much more than a dead end for conflict and strife. Clarissa Sabattis, chief of the Houlton Band of... + más
Commentary: Can’t we resolve ‘unintended consequences’ of Wabanaki sovereignty? | Portland Press Herald
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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 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 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
Our View: Wabanaki past and present an integral part of the Maine story | Portland Press Herald
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