Wabanaki Alliance

Mills, all white in suffragette-style and wearing a pair of iconic “Bean Boots,” gave an aspirational inaugural address, front loaded with accomplishments and backfilled with a to-do list for her next four years in office.

The Wabanaki tribes have been largely excluded from more than 150 federal laws because of the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, creating what tribal leaders say are longstanding disparities.

Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Monday a bill that adds Maine to the list of states that have legalized sports gambling and that gives Wabanaki tribes exclusive access to the booming online betting market.

In this week's Pulse: The status of the tribal sovereignty bill and its political implications.

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine's Indian tribes have recalled all of their tribal representatives to the Legislature, citing a complete disintegration of their…