BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 11, 2026
The Wabanaki Alliance was formed in 2020 by leadership of all of the Wabanaki Nations in our homelands now called Maine. Last week we held a press conference at the State House to outline our legislative priorities for the second session of the 132nd Legislature which includes sovereignty, conservation easements and Wabanaki Studies. We are working with Rep. Jim Dill on a bill to expand the definition of conservation easements to include cultural practices. The bill also updates the statute to include tribes as entities able to hold these easements. ~ Maulian Bryant, Wabanaki Alliance