Penobscot Tribe

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2017, file photo, the first rays of sunlight color the clouds over Mount Katahdin in this view from Patten, Maine. The director of the Baxter State Park, Eben Sypitkowski, is floating the idea dropping the "Mount" from Maine's tallest mountain. Sypitkowski said Katahdin gets its name from Abenaki or Penobscot words that mean "greatest mountain," and therefore there's no need for the word "Mount."

Politics

Lawmakers dispute over bill to include a Penobscot tribal member on the Baxter State Park Authority

Caitlin Andrews

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.

Environment and Outdoors

Penobscot Nation Opposes CMP Transmission Project

Fred Bever

The Penobscot Nation is coming out in opposition to Central Maine Power’s proposed transmission line through Maine’s western woods.Penobscot Natural…

Politics

Tribes Pull Reps from Maine Legislature as Sovereignty Issues Come to Boil

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes today withdrew their representatives from the Maine Legislature, citing frustration with what…