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...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

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...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

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...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

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...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

From Selma to the Penobscot: A shared vision of justice

The January Wabanaki Voices column was written by Donna Loring, a Penobscot Nation Tribal Elder and member of the Wabanaki Alliance Board, and Maine Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross from Portland, the former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. Wabanaki voices is a...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

Wabanaki people have a right to be safe and heard

The December Wabanaki Voices column was written by Maulian Bryant, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation and executive director of the Wabanaki Alliance. Wabanaki voices is a monthly column in the Bangor Daily News opinion section that shares tribal perspectives. Read all...