penobscot nation

Published
February 23, 2023

Baxter’s terms complicate tribes’ wish for role in Katahdin oversight

The tribes of Maine want a formal role in managing this sacred site, but strict rules on how the donated land must be governed don't allow for the expansion of the authority board.
Published
December 20, 2022

Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill

The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
Published
December 8, 2022

Harvard study finds sovereignty constraints on Maine tribes caused them enormous economic damage

The Harvard Kennedy School study found Maine tribes' economies grew by only 9 percent since 1989, far below the U.S. tribal average of 61 percent.
Published
November 27, 2022

‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’

A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
Published
November 10, 2022

FBI seized apparent Native American scalp from Fairfield auction house, document shows

Agents were acting on a tip when they searched Poulin's Antiques & Auctions Inc. in May and confiscated what they believe to be a human scalp, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed this week.
Published
September 15, 2022

Prospects fade for federal bill to expand rights of Maine tribes

The House passed Rep. Jared Golden’s bill to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate.
Published
July 24, 2022

Morgan Talty makes a riveting debut with this short story collection set in the Penobscot Reservation

The 'achingly moving' linked stories are narrated by a character named Dee, variously a child, tween, teen and adult.
Published
July 14, 2022

Rep. Golden’s bill to expand rights of Maine tribes passes U.S. House

Gov. Janet Mills opposes the measure by her fellow Democrat to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws.
Published
April 18, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court denies Penobscot Nation appeal over namesake river

A federal judge previously ruled that the reservation includes islands of the river's main stem, but not the waters.
Published
April 12, 2022

Prince Memorial Library conversation explores Native issues