Feb 12, 2022
QUICK TAKELegislators will hold a public hearing at 9 am Tuesday, Feb. 15 on LD 1626, a bill to restore the inherent right of the Wabanaki tribes in Maine to self-govern within their respective territories in accordance with the same federal laws that generally govern...
Jan 25, 2022
The Wabanaki Alliance has hired John Dieffenbacher-Krall, a veteran community organizer and longtime advocate for the Wabanaki tribes in Maine, as its first executive director.Established in July 2020, the Wabanaki Alliance comprises the four tribes in Maine —...
Jan 7, 2022
Jan. 6, 2022 marked one year since the attack on the United State Capitol by armed insurrectionists who sought to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election. People all across the country came together to remember that dark day with vigils held in hundreds...
Nov 9, 2021
The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is recruiting people to be considered for the position of Chair. What is the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission? The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) was created in 1980 as part of the Maine Indian Claims...
Oct 12, 2021
AUGUSTA, ME – Wabanaki and Maine legislative leaders stood side by side at the State House on Indigenous Peoples’ Day to declare that the system must change if we’re to make meaningful progress for tribes in Maine. After the press conference, the...
Oct 8, 2021
In this guest editorial in the Bangor Daily News on Oct. 8, 2021, Chief Clarissa Sabattis of the Houlton Band of Maliseets and Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation share why passing LD 1626 is the only way to truly honor Wabanaki tribes. To celebrate Indigenous...
