Mar 12, 2023
Joseph P. Kalt, principal co-author of a report by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development on the Wabanaki Nations, led a briefing on the report for the Maine Legislature. In a March 9 briefing to the Maine Legislature, a Harvard researcher told...
Feb 15, 2023
An article in The Conversation, an independent news organization, highlights elements of a recent report from the Harvard Kennedy School that determined the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act has seriously limited the economic growth potential of the Wabanaki Nations,...
Nov 20, 2022
(L-R) Chief Edward Peter Paul, Mi’kmaq Nation; Chief William Nicholas, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkmikuk; Chief Clarissa Sabattis, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians; and Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation deliver testimony before a Congressional subcommittee...
Oct 10, 2022
A new study finds that despite a 21-year-old law requiring all Maine K-12 schools to teach students about the Wabanaki Tribes school districts across the state, school districts have failed to include Wabanaki Studies consistently and appropriately in their curriculum...
Sep 17, 2022
Passamaquoddy Tribes, Penobscot Nation Elect New Leaders The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkmikuk, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, and Penobscot Nation recently held successful elections. Chief William Nicholas was reelected to serve a fourth four-year term as the...
Sep 2, 2022
Stillwater, Maine — The Wabanaki Alliance today announced their endorsements of candidates for the Maine Legislature and their 130th Maine Legislature Scorecard. They also announced their decision not to endorse a candidate for Governor of Maine. Their decisions were...
