Help Protect the Kennebec River:
DMR hearing regarding dam removal on Monday, March 15th by Mali Obomsawin with Sunlight Media Collective
“THE ORIGINAL MEANING AND INTENT OF THE MAINE INDIAN LAND CLAIMS : PENOBSCOT PERSPECTIVES”
Penobscot historian Maria Girouard’s revelatory Master’s Thesis “THE ORIGINAL MEANING AND INTENT OF THE MAINE INDIAN LAND CLAIMS : PENOBSCOT PERSPECTIVES” examines the historical context in which the controversial 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act came to be from Wabanaki perspectives.
The Maine Legislature is resuming its consideration of “An Act To Implement the Recommendation of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act”. On Tuesday, May 4 at 9am, the Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on the bill, now numbered LD 1568.
July, 2020
- This River is Our RelativeA new documentary about Penobscot Nation’s intrinsic kinship connection to the Penobscot River “This River
- “This River is Our Relative” — a new Penobscot documentary, coming soon!“This River is Our Relative” is an upcoming Sunlight Media Collective documentary
- The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory
- Sunlight Media Collective’s founding documentary The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory (2015) updated:A new 7-minute update has been created and added to the original documentary video. The
- Defend Tribal Sovereignty: Justice for the River
- MAINE DEP RELEASES DRAFT DECISION APPROVING JRL MEGADUMP EXPANSION: Public Comments Accepted through FridayThe Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft decision that alludes to their
- Exponential Landfill Expansion Proposal MustTake Into Account Environmental Justice:Public Comments Being Accepted Now Casella Waste Systems has applied for an expansion of
- A report on the 2/15/24 BGS hearing about Juniper Ridge Landfill’s contract extensionOn the evening of February 15th, 2024, the Bureau of General Services held a public
- Public Hearing on Juniper Ridge Landfill contract extension on Thursday,Feb 15th, 6-8pm, in Brewer.Listen to Radio Broadcasthttps://archives.weru.org/radioactive/2024/01/radioactive-1-23-24-juniper-ridge-landfill-contract-extension-sought/ Casella Waste Systems, the private operator of the state owned
- Juniper Ridge Landfill Seeks Expansion of State Contract PUBLIC HEARING: Postponed to Feb 15thFebruary 15th, 6pm to 8pm,Eastern and Veterans room at Jeff’s Catering,15 Event Center Way, Brewer,
