Government backs Maine Indian land claims in four million hectares
The government supports Passamaquoddy and Penobscot claims to up to four million hectares in Maine but urges delaying legal action until the Carter administration takes office. The 1972 suit seeks about 60 percent of Maine and damages, threatening land sales and local tax bases.
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Land claims in Canada rise among Indian peoples
Canadian Indian groups claim Aboriginal entitlement to vast unceded lands across Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, and Quebec. They align with Third World independence movements, arguing treaties acknowledged native sovereignty, though Parliament never ratified them. The movement shifts toward political settlements as courts are deemed insufficient.
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