AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Tribal leaders in Maine, who have long sparred with state leaders over the issue of sovereignty for Native American tribes, used their first address to the Maine ...

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 ...

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.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now ...

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.

YORK, Maine — New rules for distillery operations and a $4 million land transaction at Long Sands Beach headline the November referendum ballot. Voters will decide whether distilleries should be ...

The Native Governance Center notes that land acknowledgments often “become an excuse for folks to feel good and move on with their lives.” The journalists Graeme Wood and Noah Smith have ...

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 ...