U & D

Just found this unpublished post – the news is old, but still important.

Some of you teachers probably have heard this on MPBN or read it in a newspaper. For the rest of you, THIS IS LD 291 NEWS. It might seem like a very small step, but it is not.

Headline: Maine House approves new recognition for tribal representatives

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Please, print this article and share it with your students! It should surprise them that tribal representatives had to sit outside of the legislative hall for over 30 years. Ask your students: Why? What might be the next change step? Is this an equal power relationship?

And congratulations to the Bangor Daily News for covering a story accurately, including a picture, and quoting both Rep. Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy) and Rep. Wayne Mitchell.