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MITSC 2024-2025 Grants Summary
2025-01-07
January 7, 2025
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Indigenous Views on Nuclear Energy and Radioactive Waste
2024-11-29
November 29, 2024
Environment & Natural Resources
Water Quality
Health
2023 MITSC Annual Report
2024-10-24
October 24, 2024
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Work Plan for 2024-2025
2024-09-13
September 13, 2024
MITSC Organizational Materials
MITSC Work Plans
Getting the Green Light: Renewable Energy as an Internal Tribal Matter
2024-01-01
January 1, 2024
Research & Articles
Economic Development
Regulatory Rules & Decisions
Mi'kmaq Nation Restoration Act
2023-12-04
December 4, 2023
Statutes Related to Tribal-State Issues
Mi'kmaq Issues
Mi'kmaq Settlement Act
ACLU article on Brackeen Decision
2023-07-11
July 11, 2023
Indian Child Welfare
Indian Child Welfare Act
Federal Court Decisions
Isolation and Restraint: Maine's Unique Status Outside Federal Indian Law
2023-06-01
June 1, 2023
Research & Articles
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Economic Development
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Sea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices
2022-12-14
December 14, 2022
MITSC Reports
Fisheries
Sustenance Issues
Water Quality
Economic and Social Impacts of Restrictions on the Applicability of Federal Indian Laws to the Wabanaki Nations in Maine
2022-12-05
December 5, 2022
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
State of Maine, Tribal-State Collaboration- Agency Guidance, November 29, 2022
2022-11-29
November 29, 2022
Tribal-State Collaboration
Consultation
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
The Wabanaki Studies Law: 21 Years After Implementation.
2022-10-10
October 10, 2022
Wabanaki Studies
Wabanaki Studies State Law
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People- Brief History and Current Status
2022-09-19
September 19, 2022
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Cultural Protection
Summary of the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement of 1980
2022-09-16
September 16, 2022
History & Documents Regarding 1980 Settlement
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
Maine's Experiment in Tribal-State Collaboration, by Gerald Reid, American College of Environmental Lawyers, July 25, 2022
2022-07-25
July 25, 2022
Tribal-State Collaboration
Consultation
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
Summary of Recent Positive Developments in Tribal-State Relations
2022-06-01
June 1, 2022
MITSC Reports
Maine Implementing Act
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
United States Supreme Court Denies Petition to Hear Penobscot River Case
2022-04-20
April 20, 2022
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
MITSC letter on Rep. Golden bill HR 6707
2022-04-14
April 14, 2022
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Penobscot Nation Reply Brief, March 25, 2022
2022-03-25
March 25, 2022
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
State of Maine Brief In Opposition, March 18, 2022
2022-03-18
March 18, 2022
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
One Nation, Under Fraud: A Remonstrance, by Loring Mehnert & Gousse, The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations, March 2022
2022-03-01
March 1, 2022
Research & Articles
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission Amicus Brief In Support of Petitioners, January 6, 2022
2022-01-06
January 6, 2022
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
Biannual Report for 2020 & 2021
2022-01-03
January 3, 2022
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Penobscot Nation Petition for A Writ of Certiorari, December 3, 2021
2021-12-03
December 3, 2021
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
United States Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, December 2021
2021-12-01
December 1, 2021
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
Lawyering the Indian Child Welfare Act, by Matthew Fletcher and Winona Singel, Vol. 120 Michigan Law Review 1755, 10/20/21
2021-10-21
October 21, 2021
Indian Child Welfare
Indian Child Welfare Act
Tribal Courts
Penobscot Nation v. Frey, 1st Circuit en banc decision, 2021
2021-07-08
July 8, 2021
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
Moyant v. Petit, 2021
2021-03-23
March 23, 2021
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Research Report on the 1876 Removal of Article 10, Section 5 from Printed Copies of the Maine Constitution (2021)
2021-01-01
January 1, 2021
MITSC Reports
Maine Constitution
Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act: Final Report
2020-01-01
January 1, 2020
Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
4/27/18 Letter, from DOI Principal Deputy Solicitor to EPA General Counsel, Re: Maine Water Quality Standards and Tribal Fishing Rights
2018-04-27
April 27, 2018
Environment & Natural Resources
Water Quality
Sustenance Issues
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
BALANCING THE FISHES’ SCALES: TRIBAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL INTERESTS IN FISHING RIGHTS AND WATER QUALITY IN MAINE
2017-03-22
March 22, 2017
Research & Articles
Water Quality
Sustenance Issues
Regulatory Rules & Decisions
The Drafting and Enactment of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act: Report on Research Findings
2017-02-01
February 1, 2017
MITSC Reports
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Treaties
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
Documents Referenced in the Drafting and Enactment of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (2017)
2017-01-01
January 1, 2017
History & Documents Regarding 1980 Settlement
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
Roundtable to Review Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act September 19, 2016
2016-09-19
September 19, 2016
MITSC Reports
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Water, Tribal Claims, and Maine's Not-So-Settled Settlement Acts
2016-09-01
September 1, 2016
Research & Articles
Water Quality
Sustenance Issues
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
U.S. District Court Decision, December 16, 2015
2015-12-16
December 16, 2015
Court Decisions
Penobscot River Litigation
Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission Annual Report 2014-2015
2015-09-01
September 1, 2015
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
EPA Action on Maine Water Quality Standards 2/2/15
2015-02-02
February 2, 2015
Environment & Natural Resources
Sustenance Issues
Water Quality
Fisheries
Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission Annual Report 2013-2014
2014-12-01
December 1, 2014
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Assessment of the Intergovernmental Saltwater Fisheries Conflict Between Passamaquoddy & State of ME
2014-06-17
June 17, 2014
MITSC Reports
Saltwater Fishing
Fisheries
Treaties
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
MITSC Testimony on LD 308 An Act To Require the Attorney General To Consult with Tribes on MICSA
2014-04-14
April 14, 2014
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Consultation
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
MITSC Testimony
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission(July 1, 2012 –June 30, 2013)
2014-02-01
February 1, 2014
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
MITSC letter to the Marine Resources Committee LD 1625
2014-01-23
January 23, 2014
Environment & Natural Resources
Saltwater Fishing
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
MITSC 12/20/13 letter to Gov. LePage the Elver Project
2013-12-20
December 20, 2013
Environment & Natural Resources
Saltwater Fishing
MITSC supplemental filing with the UN Special Rapporteur Rights of Indigenous Peoples James Anaya
2013-08-08
August 8, 2013
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (July 1, 2009–June 30, 2012)
2013-07-01
July 1, 2013
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Senator Collins 5/28/13 response to MITSC 5/13/13 letter
2013-05-28
May 28, 2013
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Consultation
MITSC 5/13/13 letter to US Senator Susan Collins
2013-05-13
May 13, 2013
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Consultation
MITSC Testimony on LD 1399 An Act To Provide the Micmacs with Certain Rights for Hunting, Fishing
2013-05-09
May 9, 2013
Environment & Natural Resources
Mi'kmaq Issues
MITSC Testimony
Senator Collins 4/8/13 response to MITSC 3/26/13 letter
2013-04-08
April 8, 2013
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Consultation
MITSC 3/26/13 letter to US Senator Susan Collins
2013-03-26
March 26, 2013
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Consultation
MITSC Testimony on LD 72 An Act To Open the St. Croix River to River Herring
2013-03-25
March 25, 2013
Environment & Natural Resources
Fisheries
MITSC Testimony
Maine Attorney General Opinion on Saltwater Rights
2013-03-12
March 12, 2013
Environment & Natural Resources
Saltwater Fishing
MITSC Testimony on LD 394 An Act To Add Members of the Micmacs to MITSC & Corresponding State Seats
2013-03-05
March 5, 2013
MITSC Reports
Mi'kmaq Issues
MITSC Testimony
MITSC Testimony on LD 64 An Act To Place Land in Centerville in Trust for the Passamaquoddy Tribe
2013-03-05
March 5, 2013
MITSC Reports
Lands Into Trust
MITSC Testimony
MITSC Testimony LD 45, An Act To Include a Representative of the Micmacs in the House of Reps.
2013-02-19
February 19, 2013
MITSC Reports
Mi'kmaq Issues
MITSC Testimony
11/14/12 memo Paul Stern, ME Attorney General's Office, to Carol Woodcock, staff, US Sen. Collins
2012-11-14
November 14, 2012
Applicability of Federal Laws
Application of Federal Laws/1735b
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
MITSC Positions on Natural Resources Management & River Herring Restoration to the St. Croix
2012-10-17
October 17, 2012
Environment & Natural Resources
Fisheries
Sustenance Issues
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya on his official country visit to the US
2012-08-30
August 30, 2012
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
8/8/12 letter ME Attorney General William Schneider to Stephen Perkins, EPA re: alewives
2012-08-08
August 8, 2012
Environment & Natural Resources
Water Quality
Fisheries
7/9/12 letter Stephen Perkins, EPA, to ME Attorney General William Schneider re: alewives St. Croix
2012-07-09
July 9, 2012
Environment & Natural Resources
Fisheries
Water Quality
Sustenance Issues
Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate
2012-06-29
June 29, 2012
Indian Child Welfare
Cultural Protection
The Maine Implementing Act Through the Lens of UNDRIP MITSC Presentation to NAISA 6/4/2012
2012-06-04
June 4, 2012
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
5/31/12 letter ME Office of the Attorney General to the EPA & Attorney General, US Dept. of Justice
2012-05-31
May 31, 2012
Environment & Natural Resources
Water Quality
MITSC letter to UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples James Anaya
2012-05-16
May 16, 2012
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
An Order Recognizing the Special Relationship Between the State of Maine and the Sovereign Native American Tribes Located Within the State of Maine
2011-08-26
August 26, 2011
Tribal-State Collaboration
Consultation
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
Declaration of Intent to Create a ME/Wabanaki Truth & Reconciliation Process
2011-05-24
May 24, 2011
Indian Child Welfare
Cultural Protection
Wabanaki, State of ME & MITSC Sign Declaration to Undertake TRC
2011-05-24
May 24, 2011
Indian Child Welfare
Cultural Protection
MITSC Testimony LD 427 An Act To Extend Same Priveleges to Wesget Sipu as Other Maine Tribes
2011-04-26
April 26, 2011
MITSC Reports
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
State Recognition of Tribes
MITSC Testimony
MITSC PowerPoint Presentation to Judiciary Committee LD 427
2011-04-26
April 26, 2011
MITSC Reports
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
State Recognition of Tribes
Announcement of US Support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, U.S. Department of State, January 12, 2011
2011-01-11
January 11, 2011
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Cultural Protection
Non-MICSA Federal Statutes, Regulations, & Policies
August 5, 2010 letter from Jamie Bissonette Lewey to Mr. Thomas Birmingham, Chair, RSU 12
2010-08-05
August 5, 2010
Cultural Protection
Cultural Protection
Mascots, Nicknames,Place Names, & Indigenous Peoples Day
An Analysis of the Status of Wabanaki-State Relations
2010-01-01
January 1, 2010
MITSC Organizational Materials
Consultation
August 26, 2009 letter from Paul Bisulca to Col. Philip Feir, Co-Chair, IJC St. Croix Watershed Bd
2009-08-26
August 26, 2009
Environment & Natural Resources
Fisheries
Francis v. Dana-Cummings, 2008
2008-12-11
December 11, 2008
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Tribal Courts
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)
2008-10-01
October 1, 2008
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Briefing of the Maine Legislature Senate Chambers 1/17/08
2008-01-17
January 17, 2008
MITSC Reports
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Maine Implementing Act
Final Report of the Tribal-State Work Group
2008-01-01
January 1, 2008
MITSC Reports
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2007-09-13
September 13, 2007
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
State of Maine v. Johnson, 498 F.3d 37 (1st Cir. 2007)
2007-08-08
August 8, 2007
Court Decisions
Federal Court Decisions
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Water Quality
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007)
2007-08-01
August 1, 2007
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Aroostook Band of Micmacs v. Ryan 484 F.3d 41 (1st Cir. 2007)
2007-04-17
April 17, 2007
Court Decisions
Federal Court Decisions
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Mi'kmaq Issues
Mi'kmaq Settlement Act
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians v. Ryan, 484 F.3d 73 (1st Cir. 2007)
2007-04-17
April 17, 2007
Court Decisions
Federal Court Decisions
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Briefing of the Maine Legislature House Chambers 1/25/07
2007-01-25
January 25, 2007
MITSC Reports
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Maine Implementing Act
Consultation
Francis v. Dana-Cummings, 2007
2007-01-23
January 23, 2007
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Tribal Courts
REPORT of the TRIBAL-STATE WORK GROUP TO STUDY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINE IMPLEMENTING ACT
2006-12-06
December 6, 2006
MITSC Reports
Reports on Tribal-State Issues (Non-MITSC)
A Summary of the Activities of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (4/19/03 – 6/30/06)
2006-10-01
October 1, 2006
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Winifred French v. Pleasant Point, 2006
2006-05-08
May 8, 2006
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Economic Development
Aroostook Band of Micmacs v. Ryan, 403 F.Supp. 2d 114 (D. Me. 2005)
2005-12-05
December 5, 2005
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Aroostook Band of Micmacs v. Ryan, 404 F.3d 48 (1st Cir. 2005)
2005-04-13
April 13, 2005
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Final Report - Wabanaki Studies Commission
2003-10-01
October 1, 2003
Wabanaki Studies
Non-MICSA Federal Statutes, Regulations, & Policies
2001: Year in Review
2002-03-01
March 1, 2002
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Penobscot Nation v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 254 F.3d 317 (1st Cir. 2001)
2001-06-20
June 20, 2001
Court Decisions
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Great Northern Paper v. Penobscot Nation, 770 A.2d 574 (Me. 2001)
2001-05-01
May 1, 2001
Court Decisions
State Court Decisions
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Non-MIA State Statutes, Rules, & Policies
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases
Impact of Maine Civil Laws on the Wabanaki: 1997-2000
2000-12-15
December 15, 2000
MITSC Reports
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Maine Implementing Act
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
2000: Year in Review
2000-11-22
November 22, 2000
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Proposal to Drop "Squaw" from Place Names in Maine
2000-01-01
January 1, 2000
Cultural Protection
Mascots, Nicknames,Place Names, & Indigenous Peoples Day
1999: Year in Review
1999-11-23
November 23, 1999
MITSC Organizational Materials
Annual Reports
Penobscot Nation v. Fellencer, 164 F.3d 706 (1st Cir. 1999)
1999-01-19
January 19, 1999
Court Decisions
Federal Court Decisions
Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty
Economic Development
Post-Settlement Jurisdiction & Tribal Sovereignty Cases

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The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) is an inter-governmental entity created by the Maine Implementing Act of 1980. Six members are appointed by the State, two by the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, two by the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and two by the Penobscot Indian Nation. The thirteenth, who is the chairperson, is selected by the other twelve.

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