New England cottontails and snowshoe hare are the only rabbits native to Maine. For centuries, the cottontails were a vital part of Maine’s ecosystem, dispersing seeds and providing food for ...

New legislation would allow Native Americans in Maine to benefit from federal laws despite terms of a land claims settlement, providing help to Wabanaki tribes while stopping short of full ...

Clarissa Sabattis, Chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseets, foreground, and other leaders of Maine's tribes are welcomed by lawmakers into the House Chamber, Wednesday, March 16, 2023, at the State ...

Native leaders in Maine called for tribal sovereignty, a longtime point of contention between tribes and officials, in their first address to the Legislature in over two decades.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday created a new national monument in Maine on 87,000 acres donated by the founder of Burt's Bees, fulfilling conservationist Roxanne ...

Tribal chief ousted as Maine governor awaits word on meeting with Native American leaders. ... left, talks with a colleague at the State House in Augusta, Maine, in this April 12, 2022 file photo.

The U.S. holds approximately 56 million acres of land in trust for various Native American tribes and individuals, according to the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management.

Living in New York City in my twenties, I was told it took 10 years to become a New Yorker — before no one would blink when you claimed that title or question whether you really belonged.