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Plans underway to create Wabanaki-led food hub in Penobscot Bay region
Leaders with Niweskok are developing a food hub and gathering space in Penobscot Bay to support Wabanaki culture and ...
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In Maine, a return of tribal land shows how conservation can succeed
PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine — On a recent morning at the Penobscot Nation headquarters, moose mating rituals dominated the office banter: the wacky way a lovesick moose had stumbled around someone ...
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30,000 acres of land in Maine are being restored to Penobscot Nation
The Penobscot Nation and nonprofit Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday a plan to return nearly 30,000 forested acres in Maine back to the governance of the tribe. The land represents a ...
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Maine’s Penobscot Watershed Is Too Important to Allow Mining
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument preserves 87,500 acres along Maine’s East Branch of the Penobscot River. Its vast boreal forests, abundant wildlife and flowing rivers inspired American ...