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ABOUT MITSC

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The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) is an inter-governmental entity created as a part of the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement of 1980.

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The Wabanaki Nations

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Since time immemorial, the indigenous Wabanaki people have lived on the land that is now called Maine and Canada. Today, there are four federally recognized tribal nations in Maine: the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Mi’kmaq Nation, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and the Penobscot Nation. Collectively, they are known as the Wabanaki, or “People of the First Light or Dawnland.”

The Wabanaki Confederacy’s support of the American colonists against the British during the Revolutionary War was critically important.  In 2020, the Wabanaki Alliance was formed to educate people about the need to secure the sovereignty of the Wabanaki tribal nations in Maine.

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The MITSC Library

We are building a comprehensive library collection of legal, historical, and culturally informative materials concerning the history of Tribal-State relations and the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.

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