Gabriel Frey, of Orono, joins a growing list of Mainers who have received United States Artists fellowships, including his brother.
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Mills appoints senior adviser for tribal affairs as state tries to improve relations
Donna Loring, a former police chief and Penobscot Nation representative to the Legislature, will serve as a liaison between the Mills administration and tribal governments.
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‘New era’ looms for Maine and its tribes
The governor kindles hope, but tensions linger over the role she played as attorney general in regard to sovereignty issues.
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Only 1 tribal representative bound for Maine State House
With state-tribal relations still strained, only the Passamaquoddy Tribe opts for representation.
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Maine Arts Awards winners include music conductor, theater director, dedicated couple
The inaugural prizes are given out during the Maine International Conference on the Arts in Portland.
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UMaine Machias junior wins national scholarship
Ponuwon Wocuhsis Brodeur, a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, used her studies to help her respond to personal tragedy and win an honor from the Udall Foundation.
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Passamaquoddy hope maple syrup venture will provide revenue, jobs
Passamaquoddy Maple collected the first sap from its sugarbush in 2014, and the tribe hopes in the long term to become one of Maine’s biggest syrup producers.
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Handwoven Passamaquoddy baskets from the ’60s sold to fund conservation efforts in Maine
These wooden baskets were long ago made obsolete by cheap plastic baskets and the disappearance of Maine canneries, but now they are collectors’ items.
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Wabanaki basketmakers fare well at Heard Indian art fair
Jeremy Frey wins first-place honor.
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Tribal-state relations are ‘fractured and broken’ over sovereignty issues
Leaders of Maine Indian tribes tell lawmakers that the 37-year-old federal settlement intended to resolve tribal-state issues has failed and needs to be revisited.