Maine Indian Land Claims Case

Section 1: Preamble

Section 2:  Key Concepts

1. Sovereignty 

2. Trust Relationship                                                                               

3. Federal Recognition                                                                      

4. Aboriginal Rights                                                                           

5. Property and Land                

  Section 3:  Historical Context                                                               

1. First Explorers, Treaties, and Settlers                                                               

2. Early Wabanaki Diplomacy and Broken Treaties                                                                                     

3. Wabanaki Confederacy                                                                         

4. American Revolution                                                                          

5. More Broken Treaties                                                                          

6. 19th Century Views of Wabanaki Sovereignty                                      

 Section 4:  The Land Claims                                                                 

1. Basis for Claims                                                                                                                                                                      

2. Discovery Catalytic Event                                                                                       

3. Significant Court Cases                                                              

4. Excitement, Uncertainty, and Political Pressure                                 

5. Negotiations

Section 5:  Views about the Settlement                                          

1. Wabanaki Views                                                                              

2. State Views                                                                               

3. Views of Landowners                                                             

Section 6:  Highlights of Settlement Terms                                                                                                                                     

1. Overview of Basic Elements                                                                                   

2. Federal and State Recognition

3. Claims                                                                                                                                                                     

4. Land                                                                                                  

5. Trust Fund                                                                                   

6. Municipal Status                                                                               

7. Jurisdictional Issues                                                                               

8. Repeal of State Laws                                                                                    

9. Tribal-State Commission                                                                      

Section 7:  Since the Settlement                                                         

1. Amendments to Maine Implementing Act                                             

2. Difficult Questions

1980 Maine Indian
Land Claims Settlement
Federal Funds

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