Wabanaki

The notice says various items held in an anthropology museum on campus were taken from grave sites in Maine.

The items are believed to be funeral offerings.

The tribes already offer online sports betting. But lawmakers are now debating whether to allow the tribal nations to expand their mobile offerings to poker, blackjack and other casino-style games.

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

At a public hearing yesterday, proponents testified that although Maine law requires schools to teach Wabanaki studies, that has not been fully implemented or enforced.

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

The remains could be repatriated as soon as next month.

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 Wabanaki Nations will now be able to contract with Acadia National Park to collect sweetgrass, which is used in tribal ceremonies and basket making.

The proposal would have expanded the Wabanaki Nations' exclusive rights to include casino-style online gambling. But the bill failed to win majorities in the House and Senate.