This summer, the US Court of Appeals vacated its opinion and granted a rare En banc review of its decision on Penobscot Nation vs. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, (previously known as Penobscot Nation v Mills). This review will assess whether the appeals court adequately… Read More »Penobscots Speak on Historic River Case Review by Court of Appeals:
DMR hearing regarding dam removal on Monday, March 15th by Mali Obomsawin with Sunlight Media Collective For millennia, the Kennebec River was the nucleus of Wabanaki food-systems, diplomacy, and ceremonial life. After hundreds of years of industrial development, it has become unsustainable for Wabanaki peoples… Read More »Help Protect the Kennebec River:
Surprise!! The Wabanaki community welcomed three very special guests into our homeland this morning… Yo-Yo Ma, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and as always, kisos (☀️)! These wonderful musicians gathered and sang the day into being. This morning’s gathering was the first of Yo-Yo… Read More »Wabanaki
This is the first part of the transcript from the Maine Conservation Voters’ Lunch and Learn on Tribal Sovereignty and Efforts in the Maine Legislature, a webinar they hosted in March . Penobscot Nation Ambassador Maulian Dana introduces the issue and Passamaquoddy Tribal Citizen and… Read More »Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act
Kihtahkomikumon (Our Land) – #IsLandBack in Passamaquoddy Territory a Documentary Short Film by Sunlight Media Collective Originally known as Kuwesuwi Monihq (Pine Island), and renamed “White’s Island” by settlers, this place has deep historical and cultural significance to the Passamaquoddy community. In 2021, by an… Read More »Kihtahkomikumon