Support LD 958: Prohibit Eminent Domain on Wabanaki Land

Support LD 958: Prohibit Eminent Domain on Wabanaki Land

Photo by Jim McCarthy.  QUICK ACTION (Updated 6/17) Maine legislators have enacted a bill that would prevent the state from seizing Wabanaki Nations’ land for public uses — and it’s on the way to the governor’s desk. Call the governor’s...
How land claims settlement has harmed tribes in Maine

How land claims settlement has harmed tribes in Maine

The May Wabanaki Voices column was written by Donna Loring, Penboscot Nation elder and vice president of the Wabanaki Alliance board of directors. Loring also formerly served as Penobscot Nation tribal representative to the Maine Legislature and advisor to Gov. Angus...
How land claims settlement has harmed tribes in Maine

Strengthening Tribal Sovereignty Can Improve Well Being of All Mainers

The April 2025 Wabanaki Voices column was written by Maliseet Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald; Penobscot Nation Elder Donna Loring; Rena Newell, citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik; Mi’kmaq Nation Vice Chief Richard Silliboy; and Passamaquoddy Tribal...
Wabanaki Windows: State and Federal Tribal Recognition

Wabanaki Windows: State and Federal Tribal Recognition

Artist Credit: James Francis, a multimedia artist, citizen of the Penobscot Nation and Director of the Penobscot Nation Cultural Historic Preservation Center. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly podcast hosted by Donna Loring, a Penobscot Nation Elder and Vice President of...
How land claims settlement has harmed tribes in Maine

Trump cuts already having devastating impacts on tribal communities

The March 2025 Wabanaki Voices column was written by Kirk Francis, Chief of the Penobscot Nation, president of United Southern and Eastern Tribes, and advisory board member for the Wabanaki Alliance. Wabanaki voices is a monthly column in the Bangor Daily News opinion...