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Recognizing Wabanaki Sovereignty: A Conversation with Tribal and Legislative Leaders
October 3, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Free2023 William R. and Linda K. Cotter Discourse and Deliberation Series
The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs invites you to attend a conversation about bipartisan legislative efforts in Maine to recognize Wabanaki tribal sovereignty.
For more than 40 years, legislation in the state of Maine has prevented the Wabanaki Nations -- the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Penobscot Nation -- from exercising their inherent tribal sovereignty.
Please join Maulian Bryant LL.D '22, Penobscot Nation Ambassador; Aaron Dana, Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative to the Maine House of Representatives; Rachel Talbot Ross, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives (D-Portland); and Rick Bennett, Maine State Senator (R-Oxford) as they discuss how this has resulted in decades of social and economic impacts to the Wabanaki people and how they are building a movement for tribal sovereignty in Maine.
A reception with coffee and dessert begins at 6:30 PM. Remarks will begin at 7 PM. An RSVP is recommended as seating is limited. The event will also be live streamed and recorded.
Learn more about this issue, the history of Wabanaki sovereignty in Maine, and the unique and precedent-setting approaches the Maine legislature and Wabanaki tribal leaders are using to address both by visiting the website for the Wabanaki Alliance.