Penobscot Nation

A Wabanaki-led nonprofit plans to transform a former Waldo County farm into a permanent home base for food sovereignty efforts.

More than 50 people rallied on the banks of the Penobscot River in Old Town on Sunday to oppose the expansion of nearby Juniper Ridge landfill.

The National Park Service says it's trying to strengthen relationships with Indigenous tribes across the country

In October the state concluded that the expansion was in the public's interest and set several conditions that Casella Waste Management must meet to move forward with the project.

This weekend visitors got a first look at a newly completed visitor's center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The completion of the statin is the result of an ongoing collaboration between the National Park Service, The Elliotsville Foundation and the Wabanaki Nations to recognize indigenous history and culture in the overall experience.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen seven projects in Maine as the recipients of the latest round of federal infrastructure and inflation reduction funding.

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.

The canoers left Maine in May, and went south to New York Harbor before going north to Quebec and then returning to Maine, in a trip that totaled more than 1800 miles.

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.

Maine tribal members couldn't vote when the Baxter State Park Authority was created in 1931. Now lawmakers are considering whether a tribal member should have a say in how the park is run.