Meanwhile, leaders discuss changes to the settlement agreement that led to deteriorated relationships between the state and the tribes.
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Federal funds will boost Maine youth suicide prevention, including for tribes
Native American populations are among those targeted, and support will extend to broader programs across the state.
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Nowetah’s American Indian Museum
From arrowheads to buffalo bladders and everything in between, the New Portland museum marks 50 years of preserving and celebrating Indian heritage.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Maine Senate passes bill to ban Native American school mascots
The measure, which comes after a divisive, years-long debate in Skowhegan, has now received initial approval in both chambers of the Legislature.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills signs bill changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in Maine
The recognition comes as Mills tries to smooth relationships between state government and the Native American tribes in Maine.
Posted inOpinion
Bill Nemitz: Skowhegan should listen to the real Indians
The town’s bellowing die-hards aren’t ‘mighty’ – they’re just clueless.
Posted inMaine, News
Yarmouth removes historical marker calling Native Americans ‘savage enemies’
The marker, placed in an old cemetery in 1929, will be moved to the town’s historical society museum for display with accurate information about the Abenaki tribe.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Henry Bear: A challenging life, a challenge for Congress
LEWISTON — Growing up among French-speaking immigrants in the slums of Lewiston, Henry Bear starting working before his age reached double digits, peddling everything from apples to firewood to his impoverished neighbors. When his family shattered amid the social and financial pressures, his mother spiraled into depression and his father into drunkenness. It got so […]
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Five myths about American Indians
By Kevin Gover Special To The Washington Post Thanksgiving recalls for many people a meal between European colonists and indigenous Americans that we have invested with all the symbolism we can muster. But the new arrivals who sat down to share venison with some of America’s original inhabitants relied on a raft of misconceptions that […]
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R. Jensen: A different opinion
Justin Pelletier’s column (June 29) and Kalle Oakes’ column (June 30) about the Washington, D.C., NFL team name, “Redskins,” give rise to this letter. I fully respect their right to their opinions; however, I object to Oakes’ statement that “This isn’t another brick in the wall.” I believe his “brick in the wall” examples are […]