Hobbled by vacancies, political clashes and structural limitations, the future of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission is hazy.
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Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News
Penobscot elder ‘Butch’ Phillips dies at 85
A celebrated culture-bearer and artist, Reuben Elliot ‘Butch’ Phillips also was part of the team that negotiated the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Paddlers in birch bark canoes honor Wabanaki culture on Moosehead Lake
Over a dozen feather-light boats, built in the traditional Wabanaki style and known for their nimbleness, gathered at the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival.
Posted inMaine, News
Penobscot Nation fights Old Town landfill expansion, citing environmental justice concerns
Tribal leaders and the Conservation Law Foundation are opposing the state’s public benefit determination of the proposed 61-acre expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Tribal online gaming bill clears hurdle in Maine House
The bill still faces additional votes, and the Mills administration opposed it during a public hearing in March.
Posted inTimes Record
Maine Coast Heritage Trust award recognizes land conservation efforts
Topsham-based Maine Coast Heritage Trust announced April 29 it has awarded the 2025 Espy Land Heritage Award to Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, a Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization based in Swanville. The annual award recognizes those who are making contributions to land conservation and includes a $5,000 donation to a conservation effort of the […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Return of land to Penobscot Nation will make history
Practicality, not politics, is the driving factor in acquiring and returning 30,000 acres to the tribe.
Posted inMaine, News
Penobscot Nation chief urges members to carry tribal IDs
The recommendation follows reports, many unverified, of immigration agents questioning tribal citizens across the country.
Posted inMaine, News
$17 million awarded to promote forest sustainability, carbon storage in Maine
Grants awarded by the U.S. Forest Service will pay for private landowners to adopt climate-friendly forestry practices and conserve old-growth forests for carbon storage and help the Penobscot Nation enter carbon market.
Posted inTimes Record
Wabanaki cuisine pop-up teaches value of local sourcing
An Indigenous cuisine pop-up in Freeport drew hundreds of people last weekend.