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Vice Chief Darrell Newell delivers prayer to the Legislature

Commissioner Darrell Newell, Vice Chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk, Indian Township, delivered the prayer for both the House and Senate on the last day of business for the 130th Legislature. Vice Chief Newell was there in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day, as designated by a Joint Resolution passed by the Legislature later that day; and to pay tribute to Kim Neptune of Sipayik, who was taken from her loved ones and community far too soon. Watch the video here:

Banner with abstract water graphic. Text reads: "Lifting voices."

Permanent Commission Publishes Analysis of Maine Tribal Policy

AUGUSTA - Today, the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations (“Permanent Commission”) distributed copies of One Nation, Under Fraud: A Remonstrance, at the request of its authors, Hon. Donna Loring, Hon. Eric Mehnert, and Joseph Gousse, Esq. The publication was made possible by $10,000 Grant for Change from Maine Initiatives.

Permanent Commission Publishes 2022 Annual Report, Detailing its Work to Combat Structural Racism in Maine

AUGUSTA - The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations (“Permanent Commission”) has published its 2022 Annual Report.