PRENTISS TOWNSHIP — The members of the Passamaquoddy tribe have looked under their feet for a bottled water plant and have turned to the sky for a wind farm. But it’s the forest that will be the first to deliver as the impoverished tribe seeks to become one of the biggest maple syrup operations in […]
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Tribes seek inclusion in proposed study exploring feasibility of more Maine casinos
AUGUSTA — After three bills designed to allow the development of tribal casinos were rejected, representatives of Maine’s Indian tribes in the State House are working to ensure the tribes’ gaming prospects are included in a study of the possibility of expanded casino operations in the state. The study is proposed as a forward move […]
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Tribes call foul over Senate vote spree against statewide gaming measures
AUGUSTA — The Senate slammed the door on six bills Thursday night that involved the expansion of casinos and gaming, including three that would have have allowed more gaming opportunities for Maine’s Native American tribes. The other rejected bills would have expanded the use of slot machines for fraternal organizations and harness racing opportunities. R. […]
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Passamaquoddy finance director fired
PLEASANT POINT (AP) — The finance director of the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Pleasant Point Reservation in Maine has been fired after tribal leaders discovered that he pleaded guilty to embezzling $2.66 million from a South Dakota tribal college. Passamaquoddy leaders said the man they hired in the spring to oversee an $11 million budget gave his […]