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How Maine’s elite private colleges sold Wabanaki land to bankroll early construction

Tribes were stripped of millions of acres. Some of that ended up in the hands of Bowdoin and Colby colleges.

A proposal to put tidal energy turbines and a computer array on the sea floor near Eastport has some locals concerned.

The remains and tools were excavated from sites across the state starting in the 1960s.

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed the case back to lower courts after deciding sock-clad footprint evidence was faulty.

The lawsuit claims the exclusive right to operate internet gambling granted to the Wabanaki Nations is a ‘race-based monopoly.’

Sipayik government has been split, driven apart by calls for transparency over the use of $26 million in sports betting revenue.

Elders say it’s not too late to save their mother tongue, and a younger generation is stepping up to help.

A Passamaquoddy elder has led over 100 sweats for inmates since 2007.

by J. Craig Anderson Maine Trust for Local News November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

The governor has at times had a contentious history with the Wabanaki Nations.

Tribes are expanding pantry hours, adding workers and using alternative sources to stock their shelves.