Passamaquoddy Maple collected the first sap from its sugarbush in 2014, and the tribe hopes in the long term to become one of Maine’s biggest syrup producers.
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Handwoven Passamaquoddy baskets from the ’60s sold to fund conservation efforts in Maine
These wooden baskets were long ago made obsolete by cheap plastic baskets and the disappearance of Maine canneries, but now they are collectors’ items.
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
Wabanaki basketmakers fare well at Heard Indian art fair
Jeremy Frey wins first-place honor.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine tribes use report on 1980 claims settlement to make case on sovereignty
They say the state has failed to respect their rights and jurisdiction, leaving the historic agreement ‘fractured and broken.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Passamaquoddy canoe maker and craftsman David Moses Bridges dies at 54
A noted advocate for his ancestral culture, he also fought for the environmental rights of tribes in Maine and across North America.
Posted inMaine, News
Passamaquoddy official says chief ousted for ‘dictatorial’ behavior
Former chief Fred Moore stands by his assertion that confronting drug abuse cost him his position.
Posted inMaine, News
Passamaquoddy chief deposed in recall vote
Frederick Moore III, the governor at Pleasant Point reservation, contends that he was stopped from confronting drug abuse in tribal government.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Clara Neptune Keezer, a Passamaquoddy cultural mentor and ‘giant’ in basketry, dies at 85
The artist was a master at her craft, an innovator and teacher to generations and an NEA National Heritage Fellow.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Passamaquoddies drop idea to grow medical marijuana
The tribe says it cut off contact last fall with a Colorado company whose officials now face drug charges.
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Penobscots vacate seat in Maine Legislature
The shift reflects ongoing tensions between the state and Maine’s federally recognized Indian tribes.