On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

The August Wabanaki Voices column was written by Maliseet Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, board president of the Wabanki Alliance, and Maulian Bryant, executive director of the alliance and a citizen of the Penobscot Nation. Wabanaki voices is a monthly column...
2024 Tribal Issues in the News

2024 Tribal Issues in the News

We track local, state, and national news coverage and editorials about issues important to the tribes in Maine and share select articles on our website. Find excerpts from 2024 media coverage highlights below For more news from the Wabanaki Alliance, visit Latest News...
Wabanaki Alliance Endorsements for 2024 Legislative Campaigns

Wabanaki Alliance Endorsements for 2024 Legislative Campaigns

The Wabanaki Alliance has endorsed Democrat and Republican legislators and candidates in advance of the 2024 general election in November.   For candidates with no previous legislative service, responses to the Wabanaki Alliance Candidate Questionnaire were used as...
LD 2007 Frequently Asked Questions

LD 2007 Frequently Asked Questions

  Legislators are considering LD 2007, An Act to Advance Self-determination for Wabanaki Nations. What would this bill do? Why do tribes in Maine support it? How it will benefit the state? Why should I ask my legislators to pass it? We answer these and other...
LD 2007 Talking Points

LD 2007 Talking Points

Conversations with legislators, friends, family, and neighbors offer an important opportunity to share why LD 2007 is needed and how it will benefit the Wabanaki Nations and all of Maine. We’ve compiled a list of compelling reasons to support this legislation that you...
Contact Your Legislators About LD 2007

Contact Your Legislators About LD 2007

Legislators are considering LD 2007, a bill that draws on the consensus recommendations issued by a bipartisan task force to address long-standing issues with the 1980 Maine Settlement Acts (Maine Implementing Act, state legislation, which only took effect upon...