#mikmaq — Public Fediverse posts
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Some wins and losses for #Maine #FirstNations... Wins include #WabanakiStudies in schools,
#IndigenousPeoples access to #MaineStateParks, and including Wabanaki input in #LandPlanning and #ConservationEasements. Also, #LD1900 , which, "provides authority to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation to develop tribal power districts to provide electric power within their respective trust lands." In other words, electric power generated by the tribes for the tribes!Learn more:
https://wabanakialliance.com/132nd-maine-legislature-scorecard/#MainePol #USPol #WabanakiAlliance #NativeAmericanNews #Mikmaq #Maliseet #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #WabanakiConfederacy #CulturalPreservation
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Some wins and losses for #Maine #FirstNations... Wins include #WabanakiStudies in schools,
#IndigenousPeoples access to #MaineStateParks, and including Wabanaki input in #LandPlanning and #ConservationEasements. Also, #LD1900 , which, "provides authority to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation to develop tribal power districts to provide electric power within their respective trust lands." In other words, electric power generated by the tribes for the tribes!Learn more:
https://wabanakialliance.com/132nd-maine-legislature-scorecard/#MainePol #USPol #WabanakiAlliance #NativeAmericanNews #Mikmaq #Maliseet #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #WabanakiConfederacy #CulturalPreservation
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Some wins and losses for #Maine #FirstNations... Wins include #WabanakiStudies in schools,
#IndigenousPeoples access to #MaineStateParks, and including Wabanaki input in #LandPlanning and #ConservationEasements. Also, #LD1900 , which, "provides authority to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation to develop tribal power districts to provide electric power within their respective trust lands." In other words, electric power generated by the tribes for the tribes!Learn more:
https://wabanakialliance.com/132nd-maine-legislature-scorecard/#MainePol #USPol #WabanakiAlliance #NativeAmericanNews #Mikmaq #Maliseet #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #WabanakiConfederacy #CulturalPreservation
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Some wins and losses for #Maine #FirstNations... Wins include #WabanakiStudies in schools,
#IndigenousPeoples access to #MaineStateParks, and including Wabanaki input in #LandPlanning and #ConservationEasements. Also, #LD1900 , which, "provides authority to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation to develop tribal power districts to provide electric power within their respective trust lands." In other words, electric power generated by the tribes for the tribes!Learn more:
https://wabanakialliance.com/132nd-maine-legislature-scorecard/#MainePol #USPol #WabanakiAlliance #NativeAmericanNews #Mikmaq #Maliseet #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #WabanakiConfederacy #CulturalPreservation
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Some wins and losses for #Maine #FirstNations... Wins include #WabanakiStudies in schools,
#IndigenousPeoples access to #MaineStateParks, and including Wabanaki input in #LandPlanning and #ConservationEasements. Also, #LD1900 , which, "provides authority to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and the Mi’kmaq Nation to develop tribal power districts to provide electric power within their respective trust lands." In other words, electric power generated by the tribes for the tribes!Learn more:
https://wabanakialliance.com/132nd-maine-legislature-scorecard/#MainePol #USPol #WabanakiAlliance #NativeAmericanNews #Mikmaq #Maliseet #PenobscotNation #PassamaquoddyNation #WabanakiConfederacy #CulturalPreservation
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Today’s word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amasgate'lmatl (a·mas·ka·deel·ma·dêl)
Amasgate'lmatl means "He/she feels thoughtful of him/her/it."
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Today’s word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amasgate'lmatl (a·mas·ka·deel·ma·dêl)
Amasgate'lmatl means "He/she feels thoughtful of him/her/it."
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Today’s word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amasgate'lmatl (a·mas·ka·deel·ma·dêl)
Amasgate'lmatl means "He/she feels thoughtful of him/her/it."
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Today’s word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amasgate'lmatl (a·mas·ka·deel·ma·dêl)
Amasgate'lmatl means "He/she feels thoughtful of him/her/it."
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Today’s word of the day in #Mikmaq
Amasgate'lmatl (a·mas·ka·deel·ma·dêl)
Amasgate'lmatl means "He/she feels thoughtful of him/her/it."
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#BreakingNews! 🚨 #LandBack in #Maine!
Land returned to #MikmaqNation will double tribe’s territory
Nearly 3,400 acres have been returned to the Aroostook County-based tribe.
by Reuben M. Schafir, June 22, 2026
"The #Mikmaq Nation is expanding. The tribe on Friday obtained title to #MesgilgMaqamigew, a nearly 3,400-acre parcel near #BridgewaterME. The land return is so large it will more than double the tribe’s holdings.
" 'For decades the Mi’kmaq citizens have seen their traditional hunting and gathering grounds disappear to development or private ownership not allowing access,' Chief #SheilaMcCormack said in a news release. 'This property will give our people a place for outdoor recreation, a place to teach our children how to hunt and fish, and a place we can pass down the traditions of our ancestors before they are forgotten.'
"Of the four #Wabanaki tribes, the Mi’kmaq Nation received federal recognition last, in 1991. It and the #HoultonBand of #Maliseet Indians hold far less land in Maine than the #PassamaquoddyTribe and #PenobscotNation, which each have more than 150,000 acres.
"#TheConservationFund negotiated a below-market value sale and purchased the parcel last year from #forestry company #HCHayne, then held it on behalf of the tribe. The organization worked with an alliance of tribes known as the Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship, and #FirstLight, a group of non-native, land-based organizations, to secure $1.9 million for project." 'Indigenous land return projects are a cornerstone of our conservation efforts,' Tom Duffus, Northeast representative for The Conservation Fund, said in a statement. 'I’m thrilled that this special place is once again managed by the Mi’kmaq Nation, whose citizens have stewarded this landscape since time immemorial.'
"Mesgilg Maqamigew means 'big land,' a name chosen in recognition of the significance to the tribe of a parcel so large, contiguous and lush with resources.
"The property contains #forests, #wetlands and more than three miles of #NorthWhitneyBrook, a stream with a thriving #BrookTrout population, according to Mi’kmaq Environmental Health Director Shannon Hill.
"The tribe has already located #fiddleheads there, and Hill said they plan to use the land for #hunting, #fishing, gathering and timber. Snowmobile and ATV trails are available for public use.
"#RichardSilliboy, a basket maker and former Mi’kmaq vice chief who sits on the commission, is hopeful the parcel has #BrownAsh for weaving — but expects, at least, 'some decent fishing.'
"#MesgilgMaqamigew is the sixth to be completed in a series of projects spearheaded by the commission that are collectively known as the tributary land returns. The tributary returns comprise 52,000 acres in 11 discrete projects involving all five tribal governments in Maine at an estimated cost of $52 million."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/06/22/land-returned-to-mikmaq-nation-will-double-tribes-territory/Archived version:
https://archive.md/Bkbl0#WabanakiAlliance #Dawnland #ProtectTheSacred #ProtectTheForest #LandConservation #NativeAmericanNews #IndigenousNews #MaineSettlementAct #NativeAmericans #Indigenous #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #LandStewardship #Stewardship #SolarPunkSunday
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#Sovereignty Starts Here: Land, Economy, and #TribalRights in #Maine
James Myall
October 14, 2025"Maine has profited from centuries of #Wabanaki land loss. Supporting land return and sovereignty reforms is both a moral responsibility and a smart economic investment.
This report focuses on the fundamental importance of land acquisition and usage to lay out an economic case for fully recognizing the #WabanakiNations’ inherent sovereignty.
Key Facts
- For at least 13,000 years, Wabanaki people and their ancestors have cared for this region’s land, water, and natural resources through sustainable stewardship.
- About 12.5 million acres of Wabanaki territory, valued at $105 billion in 1976, were claimed by Maine before rulings showed the claims were based on invalid treaties. Between 1820 and 1980,
- Maine extracted hundreds of millions in profits from tribal land seizures and sales, resource exploitation, tourism, and taxes — without compensating the Wabanaki Nations.
- The 1980 Settlement Acts ended the federal land claims case but left the Wabanaki Nations uniquely constrained compared to other federally recognized tribes, granting the state unusual control over their affairs and sparking decades of contention over unfulfilled promises.
- The Federal government contributed $26.8 million each to trust funds for #Passamaquoddy and #Penobscot Nations to purchase a maximum of 150,000 acres each, and $900,000 for the Houlton Band of #Maliseet Indians to purchase 5,000 acres. But the funds were exhausted before the full amount of land could be secured. #Maine did not contribute any funds to the settlement.
- The federal land acquisition funding was based on a calculation of $181 per acre. A recent purchase on behalf of the Penobscot Nation was valued at more than $1,000 per acre.
- The #Mikmaq Nation did not receive any federal funding for land acquisition until 1991. Today, the Mi’kmaq Nation still faces more land acquisition restrictions than other Wabanaki Nations.
- In contrast to efforts across North America to foster tribal sovereignty, the Settlement Acts lock the Wabanaki in an outdated system that blocks access to federal programs and about $4.6 million in funding per year, limits land acquisition and usage, and stifles economic growth.
- Between 1989 and 2020, tribes in the US with full recognition of their sovereign authority had six times greater income growth per capita than Wabanaki Nations.
- Modernizing the Settlement Acts could add $330 million to Maine’s GDP each year, create 2,700 new jobs, and generate $51 million in state and local tax revenue.
- Collaboration between Wabanaki Nations and non-native organizations will secure the return of over 50,000 acres to Wabanaki communities. But the state and federal government can and should do far more to fund and facilitate land return."Source:
www.mecep.org/maines-economy/sovereignty-starts-here/#WabanakiNations #IndigenousSovereignty #MaineTribes #PassamaquoddyNation #PenobscotNation #HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians #MikmaqNation #Maine #LandBack #SettlementAct
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#MaineTribes - #FoodAssistance / #FoodPantries
#IndianIslandME: St. Ann / #PenobscotNation DHS Food Pantry
Location: 16 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island
Days and Hours: Fridays 9:00 am. - 1:00 pm.
Contact: Natasha Fields 207-817-7492 or (cell) 207-745-2907 for emergencies#LittletonME: #HoultonBandOfMaliseetIndians
Location: 88 Bell road, Littleton
Days and Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 - 4:30
Contact: Ashley Foster-Kinney 207-694-5254Littleton: Maliseet Housing Authority
Location: 13 Clover Court, Littleton
Days and Hours: By Appointment
Contact: Amanda Sabattus 207-532-7260#PerryME: #Passamaquoddy Food Pantry
Location: 22 Bayview Dr., Perry
Days and Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Noon - 4:30 pm. & Wednesday 9:00 am. - 3:00 pm.
Contact: Diane Libby 207-853-5139#PresqueIsleME: #Mikmaq Food Pantry
Location: 37 Midway Drive, Presque Isle
Days and Hours: Call Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:00 pm. Pantry Monday - Friday - By Appointment
Contact: Roxanne Shaw & Kandi Sock 207-764-1972#Wabanaki #Wabanakik #FoodInsecurity #FoodSecurity #Dawnland #WabanakiAlliance #MaineFoodPantries #SNAP #SNAPCuts #FoodPantries #Mainers