For more than eight hours on February 15th, the Maine Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard a record-breaking number of testimonies, including from Wabanaki Tribal leaders and community members, and an expansive [ … ]
Month: February 2022
Work Sessions and Vote for Bills Addressing Wabanaki Sovereignty, Changes to the Settlement Act and Safe Drinking Water Scheduled in March
Work Sessions and Vote for Bills Addressing Wabanaki Sovereignty, Changes to the Settlement Act and Safe Drinking Water Scheduled March 3rd and 8th The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold [ … ]
Third Meeting Looking at Environmental Justice Recommendations
for State Policy Slated for Tomorrow, February 22nd
By Luke Sekera for Sunlight Media CollectiveFebruary, 2022 On Thursday, January 20th, the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) hosted its second “Conversation on Environmental Justice and [ … ]
Decades Long Drinking Water Crisis for the Passamaquoddy Tribe
Could be Addressed by Proposed Legislation and Changes to
the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
WATCH: This new video by Sunlight Media Collective highlights the perspectives of Passamaquoddy Tribal members and outlines efforts to finally resolve this drinking water crisis. For decades, [ … ]
February 15th and 17th at 9AM
Important Hearings for Wabanaki Tribal Rights: LD 1626, LD 906, LD 585, LD 1907 On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, at 9AM a public hearing will be held for LD 1626: [ … ]