U & D

a space for the exploration of LD291 and its implementation

What It’s all about

May 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This post owes a debt to Donna Loring, who said to me once, “It’s all about economics.” Economy is an important word on the Word Wall. Take a minute, if you have time, to read Loring’s blog posts on Tribal Economics and Part II. This is the ongoing story of the deliberate scattering – destruction [...]

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Tags: Economics · Sovereignty

Theresa Secord in print

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The summer issue of American Indian, the member’s publication of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, highlights Theresa Secord (Penobscot) on page 32. They include a photo of her and of her great-grandmother and teacher, Philomene Nelson. Theresa was a founder of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. In the article, she [...]

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Tags: Economics · People