Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

In this May 18, 2015 photo, Marie Harnois, a member of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe, uses a dip net to fish for baby eels, known as elvers, on the Penobscot River in Bangor, Maine. Members of Maines four federally recognized American Indian tribes are regrouping just as a tribal effort to forge a fishery management pact with state regulators is faltering. The tribes proposed an ambitious bill that called for regulators and tribes to craft memorandums of agreement about managing marine resources.

Maine tribes get federal funds for habitat restoration

Murray Carpenter

The Penobscot Indian Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians are among those awarded America the Beautiful grants Tuesday from the Department of the Interior and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Pickett Mountain and Pickett Mountain Pond.

Environment and Outdoors

Environmental groups, Maine tribes oppose northern Maine mining proposal

Kaitlyn Budion

Opposing groups, including the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Nation, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Natural Resources Council of Maine say the mining project will harm the environment, wildlife and nearby communities.

Clarissa Sabattis, chief of the Houlton Band of Maliseets, speaks to lawmakers during the State of the Tribes address in the House Chamber at the State House in Augusta.

Politics

Fast-tracked tribal bill faces opposition from Mills administration

Kevin Miller

The bill, LD 2004, states that any laws passed by Congress pertaining to other federally recognized Indian tribes would also apply to the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Mi'kmaq Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians.

Chief Maggie Dana of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, right, listens to Tribal Rep. Rena Newell following the passage of a bill at the State House in Augusta, Maine, that allows the tribes to regulate their own drinking water and other water-related issues on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Politics

Tribal sovereignty bill advances in the Senate without debate, but a veto looms

Kevin Miller

The bill would allow the Penobscot Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to enjoy most of the rights, power and privileges afforded to more than 500 other tribes nationwide under federal law.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu shows his receipt after placing the first legal sports wagering bet on his mobile phone in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 30, 2019.

Politics

House OKs bill to give Maine tribes exclusive rights to online sports betting market

Steve Mistler

The House approved the proposal 81-53 despite opposition from Hollywood Casino in Bangor and lawmakers who philosophically oppose the expansion of gaming in the state.

Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, gets emotional while speaking with tribal members including Chief Maggie Dana of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, left, following the House passage of a bill at the State House in Augusta, Maine, that allows the tribes to regulate their own drinking water and other water-related issues on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Politics

Historic bill on tribal sovereignty advances, but fate remains unclear

Kevin Miller

The Maine House gave initial approval Thursday to a bill to overhaul the fraught relationship between state government and tribal nations in the state. But supporters fell well short of the margin they would need to overcome a potential veto from Gov. Janet Mills.

Maine

Feds To Help Northern Maine Tribe Improve Snow Removal

Associated Press

HOULTON, Maine - An American Indian tribe whose members live near the most northeastern point of the United States is getting help from the federal…