Por: Portland Press Herald Nation May 31, 2023
With just a few weeks left before the state Legislature wraps up for the year, House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday to give Indigenous tribes in Maine more of the rights enjoyed by tribes in the rest of the country. The bill would not restore full sovereignty to the Maine tribes, an effort that failed last year. But it would allow them to benefit from most existing and future federal laws that apply to tribes in... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation June 07, 2023
State lawmakers continue to work on a long-awaited bill to allow the Wabanaki tribes in Maine to benefit from more federal laws, but the first day of debate failed to produce a compromise between tribal advocates and the Mills administration. The Mills administration opposes the... + más
Commentary: Can’t we resolve ‘unintended consequences’ of Wabanaki sovereignty? | Portland Press Herald
Report finds Maine schools are failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation June 01, 2023
The Mills administration is opposing a bill that would allow four federally recognized tribes in Maine to benefit from more federal laws, saying the bill would lead to a new era of litigation to resolve constitutional uncertainty. The governor’s chief legal counsel, Gerald... + más
Last-minute bill would allow Maine tribes to benefit from federal laws | Portland Press Herald
Our View: Momentum on recognition of tribal rights long overdue | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion March 26, 2023
In the 1970s, the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe asserted claims to two-thirds of the land in the state of Maine. They had legitimate arguments because Congress had never ratified the 18th- and 19th-century treaties conveying their lands. The state of Maine, likewise,... + más
Our View: Gov. Mills must outline thinking on tribal rights | Portland Press Herald
Gov. Mills declares victory; Biden calls with congratulations | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion March 19, 2023
A sense of hope descended on Maine last week as the leaders of our state’s tribal nations It was the first such address in 21 years, and only the second ever of its kind – an indication of how poor the relationship between the tribes and state government has been. For a long... + más
Biden announces 'long overdue' investments in Indian Country | ABC News
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics March 15, 2023
GOLDEN, Colo. – Nearly three dozen bison from a mountain park outside Denver were transferred Wednesday to several tribes from across the Great Plains, in the latest example of Native Americans over animals their ancestors lived alongside for millennia.Following ceremonial... + más
US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal | Associated Press
Where the Bison Could Roam | The New York Times
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
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion September 30, 2022
As California voters weigh proposed measures to authorize sports betting, they are confronted with emotional appeals extolling the possible economic benefits for Indigenous people. Proposition 27 is one of two gambling initiatives on the state’s Nov. 8 ballot (the other is... + más
$400 million and counting: Record spending effort to bring legalized sports betting to California | ABC7
As streamers threaten boycott, Twitch takes action on some gambling content | Ars Technica
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