September ‘radio hour’ highlights two approaches to addiction recovery
The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent Maine Monitor reporting.
Geriatrics workforce grant to focus on Maine’s rural and tribal communities
The nearly $5 million in federal funds will support tribal health centers and a program that connects medical students with rural communities.
‘Historically left out,’ a Wabanaki organization forges its own approach to addiction treatment
“We needed culturally appropriate, culturally centered services that incorporated our language, our history, that full understanding of who Wabanaki people are.”
Trekking through tribal lands as the Penobscot Nation plans to reacquire 30,000 acres
The transfer near Mount Katahdin is part of a growing movement to return lands to Native tribes, highlighting traditional approaches to resource management.
Tribal sovereignty bill may be pared down to consensus issues
Self-determination and self-governance would bring benefits to both tribal and non-tribal communities in the state, Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said.
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