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DoomsdaysCWAdd <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SovereignTribalNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SovereignTribalNations</a> to the list of 25 states resisting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BudgetCuts</a> !<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeCommunities</a> could lose $24.5B under <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration proposal If upheld by the courts, the proposed freeze on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalGrants</a> would affect nearly every tribe by Amelia Schafer Excerpt: " 'Nearly all Tribes would be affected by a federal grant freeze, with many facing the prospect of losing tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars — funding that is critical for supporting some of the most historically underserved communities in the United States,' the report concluded. " 'When the federal government withholds funding from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tribes</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmerican</a> people, it’s not just a policy change. It’s a violation of those commitments — putting essential services at risk and undermining Tribal governing capacity.'"A federal appeals court will decide if the administration has the legal authority to mass-suspend the grants, with arguments set in coming months in a lawsuit filed by the state of New York against President Donald Trump and his top administrators." 'as litigation around OMB’s funding freeze continues, it is essential that federal decisionmakers recognize the unique basis of funding for Tribes and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmerican</a> people,' the report states. 'Funding to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndianCountry</a> is rooted in longstanding, legally-binding agreements between the United States and sovereign Tribal nations — not race, climate, or DEI.'"At the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, the OMB issued a sweeping order announcing a halt to federal grants nationwide, throwing tribal programs into turmoil."Although the grant freeze was temporarily halted, the administration continues to push for its implementation, and tribes continue to report difficulties in accessing the already-approved funds, the report notes."The bulk of the at-risk funding is dispersed through programs such as the Department of Health and Human Services [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DHHS</a>], the Bureau of Indian Affairs [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BIA</a>] and the Bureau of Indian Education under the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</a>. "If the funding freeze clears legal hurdles, critical projects across the country will be at risk, the Brookings report said. These projects include a $35 million grant to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OglalaSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OglalaSioux</a> Tribe for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#broadband</a> development, a $3 million grant to urban <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeHealth</a> board for community health worker training, and a $200,000 grant to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chickahominy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chickahominy</a> Indian Tribe for preliminary <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> work towards a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childcare</a> center. " 'This is the building block of how the U.S. government pays back tribes for the land it took,' Maxim said."The report does not include the sweeping cuts approved under Trump’s so-called '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigBeautifulBill</a>' by Congress, which includes cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodStamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoodStamps</a> and other social programs that include Native people as well as others, Brookings officials said."The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Maxim co-authored the report with Glencora Haskins, research associate and applied research manager."Read more: <a href="https://ictnews.org/news/tribes-could-lose-24-5b-under-trump-administration-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ictnews.org/news/tribes-could-lose-24-5b-under-trump-administration-proposal/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalSovereignty</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RespectTheTreaties</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpBudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpBudgetCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpSucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StolenLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StolenLand</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandBack</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeCommunities</a>

DoomsdaysCWWhen it comes to standing up to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, I laud <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a>. But when it comes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wabanaki</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sovereignty</a>, building wind terminals on undeveloped islands (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SearsIsland</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wahsumkik</a> ), destroying trees to supply <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WesternMass</a> with electrcitiy, or building highways through farmland (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MDOT</a>), we definitely DO NOT always see eye-to-eye!Governor opposed to latest change to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlementAct</a> backed by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WabanakiNations</a>by Emma Davis Wed, April 9, 2025 "Discussion of legislation to afford the Wabanaki Nations more authority over their land revealed that Gov. Janet Mills does not support the change, presenting a steep path for a plan that otherwise has bipartisan support. "After not testifying during the public hearing last week, the governor’s counsel, Jerry Reid, told the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that Mills’ concerns stem from the inability to predict the future needs of state government, an issue also raised in written testimony from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDepartmentOfTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineDepartmentOfTransportation</a>, which was made available after the hearing. "When pressed by committee members, Reid said he doesn’t have a specific example of an infrastructure project that would warrant seizing tribal land but that, 'We need to write the law mindful of the potential for problems.'"While Reid and Wabanaki leaders noted that progress has and continues to be made to improve the relationship between the state and Wabanaki Nations, Reid added, 'the fact that we have such a good relationship right now might not always be true.'"The U.S. government can seize private property for public use, a principle known as eminent domain, however that authority is restricted by the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which requires just compensation for land taken, as well as some federal laws."The 1834 federal Indian Nonintercourse Act prohibited land transactions with tribes unless authorized by Congress. However, the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act specified that that federal law was not applicable to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoultonBand</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maliseet</a> Indians, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassamaquoddyTribe</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PenobscotNation</a>. "This is the act that has overall resulted in the Tribes being treated more akin to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/municipalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#municipalities</a> than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SovereignNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SovereignNations</a>. So far, sweeping changes to the act have failed due to opposition from Mills, but the governor, lawmakers and Wabanaki leaders have successfully made some targeted adjustments, including expanding tribal authority to prosecute crimes last year. "The legislation being considered this session, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD958" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LD958</a>, would amend the Settlement Act to prohibit the state from exercising eminent domain on trust and reservation land, which is protected under federal law, though fee land — or private property for which the owner owns the title — would still be subject to the state taking."The bill would also amend the 2023 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNationRestorationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikmaqNationRestorationAct</a> to make this change for the Mi’kmaq Nation, which wasn’t included in the Settlement Act."On Tuesday, the Taxation Committee unanimously voted in favor of a bill to ensure equal tax treatment among all of the Wabanaki Nations, which Mills supports. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD982" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LD982</a> would provide the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikmaqNation</a> the same rights to sales tax revenue on its land that the other three tribes of the Wabanaki Nations were granted in 2022 through an amendment to the Settlement Act. State hasn’t exercised this authority in decades, but argues it’s necessary"The state hasn’t exercised eminent domain over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalLands</a> since the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlementAct</a>. However, testimony from Wabanaki leaders and state government officials underscore that it is a possibility."Source: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/governor-opposed-latest-change-settlement-185134791.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/governor-opposed-latest-change-settlement-185134791.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineSettlementAct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EminentDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EminentDomain</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandTheft</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WabanakiConfederancy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineFirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainePol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalSovereignty</a>

DoomsdaysCWBipartisan lawmakers, Wabanaki leaders propose next change to Settlement Actby Emma Davis Fri, April 4, 2025"A bipartisan group of lawmakers presented legislation on Friday to prevent the state from being able to seize <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wabanaki</a> land for public use without consultation."For the past several Legislative sessions, leaders of the Wabanaki Nations have worked with lawmakers to try to overhaul the 1980 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineIndianClaimsSettlementAct</a> that has resulted in the tribes being treated more akin to municipalities than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SovereignNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SovereignNations</a>. "So far, sweeping change has failed due to opposition from Gov. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a>, but the executive, lawmakers and Wabanaki leaders have successfully made some targeted adjustments, including expanding tribal authority to prosecute crimes last year. "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD958" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LD958</a> represents the next area of focus, although an omnibus bill is still expected to be considered during the second regular session of the Legislature next year. "Sponsored by House Minority leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) and bipartisan co-sponsors, LD 958 would amend the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SettlementAct</a> and the 2023 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNationRestorationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikmaqNationRestorationAct</a> — as the Mi’kmaq Nation hadn’t been included in the earlier act — to prohibit eminent domain, a protection already afforded to almost all other federally recognized tribes. " 'Much of our land contains irreplaceable cultural, spiritual and ecological resources,' said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Passamaquoddy</a> Tribal Rep. Aaron Dana, a co-sponsor of the bill who sits on the Judiciary Committee. 'This bill ensures those places are safeguarded and are not subject to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/appropriation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#appropriation</a>. Too often in our history, our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalLands</a> have been taken, divided and exploited under the guise of progress.'"The U.S. government can seize private property for public use, known as eminent domain, however that authority is restricted by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FifthAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FifthAmendment</a> U.S. Constitution, which requires just compensation for land taken, as well as some federal laws."Rep. Rachel Henderson (R-Rumford), a co-sponsor who sits on the Judiciary Committee, questioned whether the bill is in conflict with the Constitution. It is not, Faulkingham, tribal leaders and attorneys explained, because the Constitution outlines when eminent domain can be exercised but not that it can’t be further restricted. " 'There’s nothing in the Fifth Amendment that prohibits a state from enacting laws that says we won’t do that,' Faulkingham said. "LD 958 applies to land protected under federal law — trust and reservation land — but fee lands — private property for which the owner owns the title — would still be subject to state power of eminent domain. A constitutional amendment allows states to condemn individually owned plots within tribal reservations."Maine has seized Wabanaki land from the start of their intertwined histories, as the state territory today had first been inhabited by the Wabanaki people."Read more: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/bipartisan-lawmakers-wabanaki-leaders-propose-204713964.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/bipartisan-lawmakers-wabanaki-leaders-propose-204713964.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineSettlementAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineSettlementAct</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WabanakiConfederancy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineFirstNations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainePol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandTheft</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PenobscotNation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PassamaquoddyTribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassamaquoddyTribe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HoultonBand</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maliseets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maliseets</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MikmaqNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikmaqNation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dawnland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dawnland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalSovereignty</a>

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