Mi'kmaq Nation to expand lands with new Aroostook county parcel

MAINE PUBLIC • June 26, 2026

The Mi'kmaq Nation has obtained a new land parcel of over 3,400 acres, after several years of land-return efforts by the tribe and local conservation groups. The parcel will more than double the tribe's land holdings. The Mi'kmaq Nation, a Wabanaki Tribe with lands in Aroostook County, hopes to use the new parcel for hunting, fishing and basket-weaving, and to teach those skills to the next generation. The Conservation Fund purchased the parcel last year from a local forester and held the land for the tribe until fundraising for the $1.9 million parcel was completed.