Feb 25, 2024
UPDATE 2/27: More than 600 people submitted testimony in support of LD 2007! Read the public testimony here. Thank you! While we await the work session, now is the time to send your testimony to your legislators (find out how to do that here) and turn it into a letter...
Dec 31, 2023
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 2023 media coverage highlights below. For more news from the Wabanaki Alliance, visit Latest...
Jul 18, 2023
Photo (l-r): Senate President Troy Jackson, Maliseet Chief Clarissa Sabattis, Sen. Rick Bennett, Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis, Rep. John Andrews, House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, Maliseet Tribal Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, Passamaquoddy...
Jul 6, 2023
Augusta, ME – The Maine House of Representatives has voted 84-57 to sustain Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of LD 2004, An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nations.Regarding Democrats and Republicans who switched their initial votes in...
Jul 5, 2023
QUICK TAKEMaine legislators will vote as early as this Thursday to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of LD 2004, An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nations. Your legislators need to hear from you! Call them now and ask them to vote...
Jun 30, 2023
JUNE 30, 2023AUGUSTA, ME – Today Governor Mills vetoed LD 2004, An Act to Restore Access to Federal Laws Beneficial to the Wabanaki Nations. LD 2004 was based on one consensus recommendation of 22 from the 2019 bipartisan Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian...
