PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 19, 2022
I found the comments by our senators, especially that of Sen. Angus King, concerning the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act introduced by Rep. Jared Golden, deeply troubling. I find Gov. Mills’ stance on this equally troubling. I reject the notion that this is an issue in which the federal government shouldn’t be interfering, because a) Indigenous tribes are sovereign nations in and of themselves and b) the Constitution clearly says that Congress shall have the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” ~ Christopher Parelius, Portland