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Indians may own two thirds of Maine crisis grows
In Maine a landmark lawsuit by the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot seeks federal approval of Indian land title under the Nonintercourse Act. The case, which could blanket about 60 percent of Maine land and halt $31 million in new bonds, stalls municipal financing, defers school and hospital projects, and prompts state and federal officials to seek a settlement or federal aid while the next steps unfold.
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Calais
Maine
Passamaquoddy
Penobscot
Thomas N. Tureen
Nicholas Sappier
Joseph E. Brennan
Tureen
U.S
James B. Longley
Maine Bond Bank
Ellsworth
Millinocket
Longley
Washington
New England
Native American Rights Fund
Colorado
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Cape Cod
Mashtee
Ropes & Gray
Boston
Edward T. Gignoux
Penobscot River
Mount Katahdin
Atlantic Ocean
Augusta
Bangor
Massachusetts
George Washington
Col
John Allan
King’s Navy
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
John Stevens
South Dakota
Princeton
Federal District Court
Gignoux
Justice Department
Peter Mills
Brennan
William C. Bullock
Merrill Bank