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The Penobscot Nation is headquartered in Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Maine. The tribal chief is Kirk Francis. [2] The vice-chief is Bill Thompson. The Penobscot are invited to send a nonvoting representative to the Maine House of Representatives. In 2005, Penobscot Nation began a relationship with Venezuela's government led by Hugo ...
Bryant was elected to the Penobscot Nation Tribal Council in 2016 for a four-year term. In September 2017, Chief Kirk Francis appointed her as the first Tribal Ambassador of the Penobscot Nation. She is a regular fixture at the Maine State House in Augusta where she can be found testifying on behalf of her community and helping to create policy.
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation (Abenaki: Álənαpe Mə́nəhan) is an Indian reservation for the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot [2] in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, near Old Town. The population was 758 at the 2020 census.
Dec. 6—As Orono moves ahead with plans to erect new welcome signs that feature the Penobscot Nation chief for whom the town was named, there's no definitive history detailing Joseph Orono's ...
Penobscot Chief Kirk Francis said it was a disappointing outcome in a legal case that goes to the “core identity of the Penobscot Nation.” Supreme Court denies Penobscot appeal over namesake river
Nov. 22—Gov. Janet Mills has met with leaders from five Wabanaki tribes to discuss possible legislation for the upcoming session that would expand the rights and jurisdiction of tribes over ...
Kirk Francis, Chief of the Penobscot Nation [76] Geoffrey Gratwick, state senator [77] Karen Heck, Mayor of Waterville [74] Angus King, U.S. Senator (I-ME) and former governor (had endorsed Cutler until October 29) [51] [78] Colleen Lachowicz, state senator [79] Dale McCormick, Augusta City Councilor, former State Treasurer of Maine [74]
Born into the Eel clan, John had a powerful father, John (Orsong) Neptune, who had been the tribe's war chief. As the most powerful leader of the Penobscot for almost half a century, he was popularly (but incorrectly) known as "the Governor." [1] Also feared, he had the reputation of being a medicine man (m'teoulino, in the Penobscot language). [2]