President Jimmy Carter signed the act in 1980 and came after a long legal battle between the State of Maine and the Passamaquoddy’s and Penobscot Nation.
The leaders of the four Wabanaki Indian tribes in Maine appeared jointly before members of Congress for the first time in more than 40 years on Thursday, testifying in support of a bill that they said is necessary to restore their tribal sovereignty.
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