The Penobscot Nation of Maine held its first annual powwow over the weekend. The powwow wrapped up the Wabanaki Confederacy, a meeting of Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac, Maliseet, Abenaki and other tribes in the U.S. and Canada. The tribes supported efforts by Maine Indians to reaffirm their sovereignty in the face of encroachments by the state. "We have a lot to celebrate," Penobscot Chief Kirk Francis told The Bangor Daily News. The tribe plans to hold the powwow every year. Get the Story:
Penobscots' powwow bears repeating (The Bangor Daily News 6/30)
Tribal decree stresses sovereignty (The Bangor Daily News 6/28)