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PublishedNovember 14, 2021
Penobscot Nation Tribal Court officials speak about restorative justice at University of Maine at Augusta
Rhonda Decontie, a UMA alumni, and Judge Eric Mehnert started the Healing to Wellness Court program at Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, which has shown great success.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Bill Nemitz: In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus scarred the world anew
The Nao Santa Maria drew plenty of Maine tourists last week. But living history this ship is not.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Bills on tribal sovereignty issue likely delayed until next year
Leaders of tribal nations in Maine say the state has failed to recognize their sovereignty and want an overhaul of the landmark 1980 agreement with the state.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Donna Loring, retired tribal affairs adviser to Gov. Mills, says a sovereignty deal can be reached
The Penobscot elder, politician and writer is encouraged by symbolically important progress, but she says the heavy lifting lies ahead.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Our View: Team name was never a tribute to Penobscot Nation member Sockalexis
Cleveland’s major league team should now look for a way to truly honor baseball’s first Native American player.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
More than 700 acres of ancestral land returned to Penobscot Nation
The private foundation that donated land for the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine has returned 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2020
Monument in Central Maine honors Louis Sockalexis, 1st Indigenous baseball player
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Alfond Youth and Community Center unveiled a monument dedicated to Louis Sockalexis, the first Indigenous person to play Major League Baseball.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Native Mainers plan to reflect, educate on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Maine is one of 14 states and the District of Columbia that now observe Native American or Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of, or in addition to, Columbus Day.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Carrabassett Valley club closes ATV trails on posted tribal land
Of about 32 miles of the club's trails, an estimated 28 miles of them are either on Penobscot Nation land or riders have to cross the land to get to another area.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine Lawmakers reviewing 1980 agreement take up tribal gambling
One of 22 proposed changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act would allow Maine's tribes to operate casinos under the same federal law that governs tribal gambling nationwide.
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