DoomsdaysCW<p>With everything that's going on with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MemoryHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MemoryHole</span></a>, I suggest everyone archive any articles of interest from US government websites -- while you still can! I found this gem -- and archived it!</p><p>Designing Tools and Networks to Support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> Adaptive Capacity for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p><p>By Climate Adaptation Science Centers December 31, 2020</p><p>"Wabanaki Tribal Nations (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseet</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Penobscot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Penobscot</span></a>) and other Tribal Nations in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NortheastCASC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NortheastCASC</span></a> region will face a disproportionate impact from climate change. These impacts will affect resources such as forestry products, fish, game, wild crops, and water that are important to tribal economies and well-being. To combat this, varying levels of tribal community preparedness and the ability to build effective adaptive capacity to extreme events will be crucial for future resiliency efforts. Furthermore, there is a pressing need to work with partners who have a variety of backgrounds to plan, strategize, build and implement resiliency initiatives in tribal communities and identify innovative ways that integrate local knowledge, technology, and science in a manner that traditional and cultural identities are tied. </p><p>"Using Indigenous Research Methods, Native American Programs at the University of Maine will align research questions, data collection methods, outputs, and research protocols with Wabanaki people, knowledge, and values to build a regional tribal network for climate change adaptation and create a Wabanaki Climate Adaptation and Adaptive Management Workbook. This project will work with and inform a Regional Climate Change Tribal Network to identify research and output goals and objectives using indigenous values and science related to both the network building and the Workbook. </p><p>"The Regional Network will consist of a diverse group of collaborators representing tribal harvesters, tribal environmental staff, intertribal and regional government entities, academic staff and tribal scholars from the University of Maine, and tribal elders and language speakers from each community to integrate a framework that will include indigenous and traditional knowledge, culture, language and history into the adaptation planning process. The primary output of this work, a Climate Adaptation and Adaptive Management Workbook, will identify examples of culturally appropriate adaptative management in responding to climate change, and identify tools for future Wabanaki Tribal leaders and communities to respond to future climate changes."</p><p><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/science/designing-tools-and-networks-support-wabanaki" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usgs.gov/programs/climate-adap</span><span class="invisible">tation-science-centers/science/designing-tools-and-networks-support-wabanaki</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/ssSKw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ssSKw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TEK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiConfederacy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeAdaptation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TIK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalIndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalIndigenousKnowledge</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Educator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Educator</span></a> Receives National <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityService</span></a> Award</p><p>by Jillian Kerr, October 10, 2024</p><p>"Lynn Amakehs (butterfly) Mitchell, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a> citizen and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Indian Education Facilities Manager, is deeply committed to preserving her community's culture. Her unwavering dedication has earned her different awards, recognizing her service to her community and her passion for preserving language and culture. In September, Lynn was honored with the prestigious 2024 National Indian Education Association Community Service of the Year Award. This award recognizes Native community members who are role models and have served their community. </p><p>"Lynn’s journey to become a teacher and active community member is a testament to her passion and dedication. It all began when she became a mother and started participating in school and community activities. Lynn’s involvement in organizations like the Girl Scouts and PTP (Parent Teacher Partnership) marked the beginning of her service to the community before she started her decolonization work and focus on culture and language. </p><p>"Her <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decolonization</span></a> journey deepened after she attended the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UpstanderAcademy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UpstanderAcademy</span></a>, where she met a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> woman and spiritual healer from Canada. Their time and conversations inspired her to learn more and share what she knew, leading her to become the community leader she is today. </p><p>"After attending the Upstander Academy, Lynn's commitment to promoting cultural engagement intensified. She traveled to different tribal gatherings and immersed herself in culture as much as possible. She aimed to share her experiences and knowledge and motivate others in her community to participate in and learn cultural activities. </p><p>"Lynn plays a pivotal role in nurturing a sense of community and togetherness. She does this in various ways, including by planning community gatherings. Lynn planned a large cultural gathering that the Passamaquoddy hosted, but after much planning and organizing, she became ill and could not attend. She said that her falling ill was a 'blessing in disguise' because it resulted in something beautiful…. community members who usually do not participate in community activities took the lead and ensured the gathering went as planned. These individuals continue to be active community members, a testament to Lynn's success in promoting cultural engagement. </p><p>"One of Lynn's most significant contributions is mentoring youth, a responsibility she takes very seriously. In community service projects with youth, she saw how they responded positively, which deepened her desire to do more. These projects demonstrate her commitment to the future of her community. </p><p>"Currently, Lynn is mentoring a group of girls through their rights-of-passage ceremony. One activity the girls completed was learning how to honor berries. The girls picked berries and then gave some to the elders when they visited. The girls spend much time with the elders, learning from and talking with them. Lynn's commitment to passing this knowledge on to the next generation provides hope for the community’s ability to preserve tribal culture. </p><p>This is Lynn's 38th year working for Maine Indian Education. Since being hired, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in College Studies, focusing on Native Studies from the University of Maine at Machias. She enjoyed her courses, and what she learned provided her with the knowledge and skills needed to create the curriculum and served as a basis for the content she uses in her classes. </p><p>"Lynn began teaching the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PassamaquoddyLanguage</span></a> at Calais High School before she graduated. Her classes are extremely popular and usually have a waitlist. Lynn was surprised when her classes began to have a waitlist, but anyone who knows Lynn was not surprised. Her positive energy and love radiate from her and draw people to her. Her dedication to her students and community makes Lynn a perfect recipient of the NIEA Community Service of the Year Award. </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NIEAConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIEAConvention</span></a> was established to mark the beginning of a national forum for sharing and developing ideas and influencing federal policy. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NIEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIEA</span></a> was founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1970 to meet the needs of educators, students, and the community. NIEA held its first 'First Convocation of American Indian Scholars' at Princeton University in 1969. During this meeting, several Native educators discussed concerns and issues related to the education of Native children. For many educators, this large meeting was the first opportunity to share, discuss, and learn about ideas critical to Native Americans in the United States. </p><p>"Several Natives who attended that gathering wanted an opportunity to continue the dialogue and share ways to improve education. They desired to explore ways to become more effective teachers and better school administrators and discover practical experiences that could improve schools serving Native students. </p><p>"Since its incorporation, NIEA has become a massive organization committed to addressing various issues that Native Americans face. These issues include Boarding School Healing, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLanguage</span></a> Initiatives, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturallyBasedCurricula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturallyBasedCurricula</span></a>. NIEA’s mission is to advance comprehensive, culturally based educational opportunities for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlaskaNatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlaskaNatives</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeHawaiians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeHawaiians</span></a>. The organization advocates for policies and creates programs that support self-determination and the development of comprehensive, culturally grounded learning opportunities for Native students. </p><p>"National recognition through the NIEA Community Service Award underscores Lynn’s exceptional contributions to Native education and her dedication to serving the community. Lynn’s drive to preserve language and culture in her community is a tribute to her commitment. Her contributions, which go beyond the classroom, are evident in impactful community service projects that profoundly affect the lives of Native students and their families."</p><p><a href="https://www.wabanakireach.org/wabanaki_educator_receives_national_community_service_award" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabanakireach.org/wabanaki_edu</span><span class="invisible">cator_receives_national_community_service_award</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanEducators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanEducators</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LynnAmakehsMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynnAmakehsMitchell</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiReach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiReach</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Understanding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a> </p><p>"For more than 40 years, the state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> has used legislation passed in 1980 to deny the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a>’ inherent tribal sovereignty, excluding the Houlton Band of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseet</span></a> Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PassamaquoddyTribe</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> from many rights and protections guaranteed by Federal Indian Law. This has resulted in decades of social and economic barriers for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> people and surrounding communities."</p><p>Who We Are</p><p>"In June of 2020 the tribes in Maine (Mi’kmaq Nation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians</span></a>, Passamaquoddy Tribe and Penobscot Nation) formed the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a>. The Wabanaki Alliance was formed to educate people of Maine about the need for securing sovereignty of the tribes in Maine.</p><p>"In 1980, the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act was passed by Congress and ratified by the tribes and the State of Maine. The Settlement Act was supposed to be a living document that would be improved upon. Under political duress the tribes agreed to the Settlement Act but with the hope to continue improving the relationship between the State of Maine and the tribes. For forty years this has not happened.</p><p>"Because of the 1980 Settlement Act the Tribes in Maine have had their sovereignty stripped from them. The promise of improving the Settlement Act has never been fulfilled. Now the Tribes in Maine are treated less than every other federally recognized tribe in America. The Wabanaki Alliance is not asking for special privileges but fairness by having the same or similar sovereignty as the more than 500 other tribes across America.</p><p>"We ask all those who support the sovereignty of the Tribes in Maine to educate themselves on the issues, why they are important and join us in securing sovereignty.</p><p>"Use the resources on this page to learn more about the issue and its history, and then visit our Take Action page to find out how you can support Wabanaki sovereignty."</p><p><a href="https://www.wabanakialliance.com/sovereignty/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabanakialliance.com/sovereign</span><span class="invisible">ty/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineSettlementAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousActivism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Letter: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a> deserve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p><p>February 26, 2024</p><p>"The Legislature is holding a public hearing this week [last week] on a bill regarding the sovereignty of Maine tribes. I hope it will eventually pass with enough votes to convince Gov. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> to sign it.</p><p>"I am a supporter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestorativeJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestorativeJustice</span></a>, which seeks to repair the harm done by crimes both legal and political. One of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>’s most effective practitioners of restorative justice is the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalCourt</span></a> run by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a>.</p><p>"The tribes, of course, have been treated abysmally by the ruling white culture of Maine for centuries. There was a time, for example, when a bounty was placed on the heads of tribal members, and discriminatory conduct continues.</p><p>"The federally recognized tribes in Maine are unique in a demeaning way: They alone do not have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> on the lands they occupy. I have heard the governor indicate that the 1980s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandClaimsSettlementAc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandClaimsSettlementAc</span></a> makes it difficult to accommodate sovereignty in Maine. But just think: The bounty was erased after a time, women gained the right to vote, Black people were recognized as fully human and on and on. Change is a fact of political life, and the time has come to grant sovereignty to Maine tribes. Please pass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD2007" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LD2007</span></a> and let’s have some justice for a change."</p><p>Jay Davis<br>Belfast</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/02/26/opinion/letters/letter-maine-tribes-deserve-sovereignty-justice/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangordailynews.com/2024/02/26</span><span class="invisible">/opinion/letters/letter-maine-tribes-deserve-sovereignty-justice/</span></a></p><p>Link to LD2007 - An Act to Advance Self-determination for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a><br><a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bill/display_ps.asp?LD=2007&snum=131" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legislature.maine.gov/legis/bi</span><span class="invisible">ll/display_ps.asp?LD=2007&snum=131</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineSettlementAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineLegislature</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>This article from the March 2024 issue of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DownEastMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DownEastMagazine</span></a> has a lot of background behind the Maine Settlement Act. A must read!!!</p><p>What Would <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a> Mean for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a>? </p><p>For more than 40 years, the tribes in Maine have had to play by different rules than other indigenous groups across the country, and they have suffered in tangible ways as a result. Now, a push for greater tribal autonomy has come to a head</p><p>"18th-century treaties were never intended to deed away land. Like many American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> groups, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> viewed stewardship as a communal undertaking — they didn’t share European conceptions of private land ownership. Unattuned to this foreign mindset, the Wabanaki signed treaties assuming the documents outlined land use, not ownership."</p><p>By Rachel Slade<br>March, 2024</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBandOfMaliseets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonBandOfMaliseets</span></a>’ administrative headquarters, built to resemble a log cabin, sits on a small tract of tribal land in Aroostook County, just north of where I-95 intersects the Canadian border. A few steps away, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeduxnekeagRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeduxnekeagRiver</span></a> roars past, the sound of rushing water a reminder of the harm done by 19th-century log drives, when clearing the river of obstacles turned the flow fast and shallow. A decade ago, the Maliseets took it upon themselves to start a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restoration</span></a> project, partnering with federal and state agencies and nonprofit groups to add boulders and bends to the Meduxnekeag. To date, they have covered a four-mile stretch, recreating conditions that will cool and oxygenate the water, in order to help insects, birds, and fish thrive. The work requires patience. So does much else. The river is hardly the only historical damage tribal leaders around the state have been attempting to repair.</p><p>"One of the four remaining Wabanaki tribes whose forebears arrived in Maine more than 10,000 years ago, the Maliseets inhabited an area now split between the United States and Canada long before the existence of an international border. Chief <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClarissaSabattis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClarissaSabattis</span></a>, who wears her heather-brown hair in two long, thick braids that drape over her shoulders, was elected to lead the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseets</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> in 2017. Since then, she says, she has struggled daily with the complex legal relationships the tribes have with the state government, dictated by the 1980 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct</span></a>. </p><p>"The terms of the settlement were the result of a decade of legal wrangling (and centuries of fraught dealings before that) that resulted in the state wielding unprecedented power over tribal affairs. The tribes have come to find the arrangement both burdensome and unjust. 'Our tribal council is our governing body,' Sabattis said when I met her at the Maliseet administrative offices. 'We should have full authority to make the laws and serve our people without interference from other governments.'</p><p>"Several years ago, the Maliseets, Mi’kmaq, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> banded together and formed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a> to collectively push for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a>. Most of the country’s 570 other federally recognized tribes are sovereign, which in the context of tribal affairs implies a sort of quasi-independence: through a direct nation-to-nation relationship with the federal government, indigenous groups can run their own communities. They administer their law enforcement, courts, schools, health care, and civil infrastructure on their reserved lands with federal assistance and funding — and, unlike in Maine, can do so without state-level interference. Sovereignty also means that if the tribes believe the state has violated their federally protected rights, they have recourse both through federal agencies and courts. It’s a system under which tribes across the nation have begun to flourish in recent decades."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://downeast.com/issues-politics/what-would-tribal-sovereignty-mean-for-the-wabanaki/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downeast.com/issues-politics/w</span><span class="invisible">hat-would-tribal-sovereignty-mean-for-the-wabanaki/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineSettlementAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoCompromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCompromise</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Let's see, vetoed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TribalSovereignty</span></a>, is letting her brother destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> forests (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CMPCorridor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CMPCorridor</span></a>), wetlands and a 200-year-old working farm (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamSpur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamSpur</span></a>), and is all for opening up Maine to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicRockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicRockets</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a>! I can't wait for the Mills reign to be over!!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> close in on deal to avoid another sovereignty veto</p><p>February 26, 2024</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a> has advocated for years to amend the $81.5 million settlement to give tribes access to additional federal benefits available to tribes in other states, relating to issues such as health care, land acquisition and disaster assistance. The alliance has pointed to a Harvard University report finding they lagged economically behind tribes in other states.</p><p>"But Mills vetoed sovereignty proposals in the past few years and opposes the initial language included in the 41-page Talbot Ross bill that came out last week. Mills believes the more sweeping plan would lead to legal issues and create confusion, according to her office."</p><p><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/02/26/politics/janet-mills-maine-tribes-compromise/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangordailynews.com/2024/02/26</span><span class="invisible">/politics/janet-mills-maine-tribes-compromise/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoCompromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCompromise</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTribes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiNations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Micmac</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maliseets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>In other news, just confirmed my ancestral ties to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Listuguj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Listuguj</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Migmaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migmaq</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miqmak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miqmak</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MicMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicMac</span></a>) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a>. I always had a feeling I was connected to them! Celebrating my ties to them with this amazing music!<br>The Halluci Nation - Sisters ft Northern Voice<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbrvwaVXJ48" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=QbrvwaVXJ4</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>Interesting article on the history of Mi’kmaq in Newfoundland. My Mi’kmaw grandmother came from the Gander River Mi’kmaq community. <a href="https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/indigenous/mikmaq-history.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heritage.nf.ca/articles/indige</span><span class="invisible">nous/mikmaq-history.php</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mikmaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mikmaq</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mikmaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mikmaw</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/micmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micmac</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Indigedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigedon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newfoundland</span></a></p>
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