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SUMMER
VOLUME 4, N UM B ER 3
INDIAN FIGHTS DRAFT,
DROPS LE G A L BOMB
1971
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Berman claims the �S. �fti � � n­
· ed on the: Ipdia n:s., .: as
ship confer r
we l l as Es ki mos and other natives,
i s not valid ·beca
' use :i t· .was gr;an t­
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·tribal possessi
- on·s. :wou l d not
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taken.
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The.}l�wier·�aid .N •ptu rte � nd
�i� .Pe?ple�
· ere:iil�gally:�ep�iv­
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HART F ORD, C o nn . - Martin A.
Neptune, 21, a Penobscot Indian
from an island off the Maine coast
is refusing to s e rve in the US Arm y
o n grounds his island is no t part
o f the U nited States.
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Neptune's a ttorne y , M i c hae l P .
Berman , argued Monday i n US Dis­
tr ict C our t tha t N e ptune 's hom e,
Ind ian I s land , is Ind ian te rr i tory
t ha t neve r has be e n tak e n by US; (
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arried_ . in
conque s t or re l i nq ui s he d by the . · 1 n-· · · . ··: · · .N ep tu n e· , w ho was ' I}'l
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,June to a white woman,
. · : s a i d. . . he
d ians .
: i s . no\ · p'r i tna ri:iy : ·waging· hi s fight
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for other In
I nd ian · I s land is one�mile w i de
· tion
. dians .in ·, l:li s ,posi.
·bu t -rn�·rely . to :be. :a.c1e ·· to ··r.eturn
a nd thre e m i l e s long, and ha s about
to. his is l and .
400 I nd ian i n hab itan ts , a c c ord ing
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to N e p tune .
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Be rman c la i ned t he Fe d e ral
gove rn me n t gove rnment d o e s not
h�: · added� .'·partiy· · because of. · fear
have a tre a ty w i th the Penobscot
they w i l l l o s e the i r we l fare b ene ­
t�ibe and' therefore cannot · o rd e r
f its .
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·.· CF'r om. . Boston cao be , : 1-0/
Neptune to.serve in the Army.
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. , . p �ge ,1., ..A s s_ o c. �a ted Pres s . )
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"I j us t wan t to go bac k a· rid · "· ·
l iv e on the i s land , " N e p tune s a i d
( Ed N ote.1 Me�bers o f the Peno b­
out s id e the c ou r troom .
s c o t" N it'fo·n ha."v� b e -e" h · awaiting· .
the o pinio n. ,o f the court'. .since·.
T he cas e is being heard here
J u l y 197c;-, wheri Martin• w a' s ·a.-rr es·tr ather t han in Ma i n e be caus e Neped and tak en . from the 1fs l�nd b v· ·'.
tune•·s pa r ent s , M r . and Mrs . Ar thur
Federal Marshals Th.e:; full s to r
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Ne p tune Jr . , now l ive in n earby
o f hi s �rr��t . was print�d in the
Manchest er . Their s on was l iv ing
Apr i l 1971 · i s s u e of . . the.M
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wit h· t·hem:. t empor�i ly �be. n he:.. r e. g-. ., . . . . .. d ia n News le tte r, )
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-is t e·re·d ·with·: t he.. d r:a.ft board..· ..· . · :
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Clarie· r es erv ed .d ec is i o n on N ep ­
tune's s t at us tQ give hims el f more
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t im e t o s tudy t h� hi s t ory-invo lved
i n t he young Indian's claims.
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.t he exc 1u·siv e int erv i ew h�ld
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with, the War C hi ef o f t he .Pe n ob s-­
c o ti , �i ck Ranc o wri tt en b � K ath�
P au l , o n t he fo l l ow ing page .
-2WAR CHIEF RANCO STATES PENOBSCOT SOVEREIGNTY
by Kathy Paul
"Do you think that the Penobscot Tribe -.;ie a:- se p­
Ka thys
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ate nation?"
Chief Ranco1
" Ye s , we are a se parate Nation."
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" What about the land that the Indians own?"
Kathys
Chie f Ranco:
"Congre ss forbids any state or union to
take any o f our lands."
How did we lose Mt. Katahdin?"
Kathy1
Chie f Rances
Gov­
" Mt. Katahdin was taken through the
e rnor of Maine , who was at that time , Governor Baxte r. ·"
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•What d o you think of Martin Ne ptu ne ' s case?"
Kathy1
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Chief Rancoa
"W�en he l e ft th e rese rvation he be came
I n o rd er for him to be re-instate d
sub je ct to taxation.
h e has to be living he re for thirty days. "
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" What do you think of liquor be i n g sold on the
Kathys
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rese rvation?"
Chief Ranco1 " If it was an ad. va nta ge to th e trib e , I
But I don't think that there would be a ny
w o uld a gre e .
advantage .
A l s o there would be too much pub lic ity . "
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Kathy.a
"What do you think of our ne w Commissioner?"
" Pa s s amaqu odd ies in Pl eas ant P o int want
Chie f Rancoa
to ee ll the ir land. John S tevens would be an as s et to them
in o rd er t o se ll the ir land . "
O PEN LETTER T O INDIAN COMMISSIONER
Co mmis s io ner o f Indian Affairs
John Ste vens,
De partment o f I nd ian A f fairs
State House,
043)0
Augusta, Maine
Dear Commis s io ner S tevens s
Nikwup elmau z ian k eqwis .a l is agimi k okame .gemi k ew i d oha min
I �inc erely w is h you go od lick w ith your new endeavo r .
kwid j o k ema�dj.
I am mak i�g referenc e to the S t a te of Maine Law , S ec t . 4473,
. h , pay and d e-:­
w h ic h stat es , " Th e -Co mmis s io ner s h a l l provid e , furnis
l iv er, to th e Penobs c o t tribe , on a c c ount o f the S tate, s uch art ic les ,
g o od s , provis ions , and. moneys as from t ime to t ime bec ome due under any
treaty . or l aw . " and " the said s _t�te o f Maine, sha l l a nd wil l , a nnual ly
d el iver for the us e of ·
a nc;i. every yea � , in t h e. month of . Oc tober ,
mak e t h is reques t of you··
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E D I T 0 R I A L
S E C T I 0 N
MAINE INDIAN NEWSLETTER
EDITOR1 (Mrs.) Eugenia T, Thompson
Penobscot·
News and storie s may · be .submitte d
to th� ne wslette r for publication
at the following addressa Maine
Indian Ne wsletter, P, 0, Box 553
Via Old Town, Maine 04468,
Editorial Staffs
Stanle y Ne ptune
Kathy Paul
Kenne th Thompson
Eva Ranco
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Wane Allan Loring
Je an Mitchell
THE LITTLE RED BIRD
Once upon a time , there was a .
little re d bird who made ne sts,
laid re d e ggs and ate ·insects and
fle w to the warm country whe n the
north wind came ,·
the cold wind and the white
blanke t that cove re d over the
ground and the little ne st and
the little re d bird,
The little re d bird· gave he r
warmth to.the · ne w birds until
there was no more warmth in he r
body,
The little red bird could
now no longer make ne sts or lay
re d eggs or ��t insects or fly
to the warm country.
And the
four little birds crie d whe n the
cold wind came . through the fe ath­
And
e rs of the little re d bird,
soon the little : black bird, the
little white bird, the little
ye llow bird and the little brown
bird gre w cold and soon the white
blanke t cove re d them.
Soon the white blanke t we nt
away and the warm winds came back
and the re d birds came north again
and made ne sts and laid red e ggs
and ate inse cts
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One day afte r the north wind
came and the little re d bird was
flying to the south she saw four
oak leafs floating in the waters,
She stoppe d in her journe y and
guide d the leafs to the shore .
Inside the oak leafs we re
four e ggs, of diffe re nt colors.
One was black, one was white,
one was ye llow and one was brown.
She had ne ve r see n such e ggs, only
re d eggs,
The warm· sun was soon going
home for the night and soon the
wind would be cold, so the little
red bird fle w hurrie dly around to·
build a warm place for the eggs,
She the n sat he r re d fe athe re d
body down on the · eggs and not too
soon for she felt the move ment of
the eggs.
Before the night be g�n she
took a look at the rie w birds and
saw that they we r� four colors,
too.
The night came �nd · with. it .
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"Don't you understand? The pipe ­
line will bring t·o you e ve rything
you, e ve r wanted .;.; color TV, · a split
a snappy
level ranch-style home�
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sports car; a trip to Hawaii • • • "
(From B.angor Daily New$ �
10/29/71 )
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. I had approached the Governor of the Tribe and the Council
ask in g for the ir advice and they counselle d me that the commissioner
So I am asking you for these
was.the person to ask for the se items,
tre�t� items. Accordin� to the treaty_ of 1820 these items are s
500 BUSHELS OF CORN
15 BARRELS OF WHEAT FLOUR
SEVEN BARRELS OF CLEAR PORK
ONE HOGSHEAD O F MOLASSES
ONE HUNDRED YARDS OF DOUBLE BREADTH BROADCLOTH TO BE BLUE
FIFTY GOOD BLANKETS
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF GUN POWDER
FOUR HUNDRED POUNDS OF SHOT
SIX BOXES OF CHOCOLAT
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS OF TOBACCO
FIFTY DOLLARS IN SILVER.
I am asking you to help the State of Maine honor our treaty.
· FAr too long has the State of Maine chosen to ignore the motto the y
Of course,
chose to found their institution, " I le ad" (Dirigo)
·should the . State of Maine continue to refuse to honor their own written
intention, then I can safely say that the State carries its own res­
po�?ibilities very lightly whe n it is dealing with our pe opls.
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I shali ·be awaiting the shipment be fore the e nd 6f the month.
Ve ry truly yours,
Sipsis
Pe nobscot Nation
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SUMMER RESEARCH P ROJECT ON MAINE IND IAN H ISTORY
This summer, Anthony Kaliss .
�of:Bangor was assisted by Rick .
Mitchell and GeGrge Tomer of the
Penobscot Reservation and Gerry
Nicholas from the Pleasant Point
Reservation in research on Maine
Indian histo�y. They we re e ngag­
ed in search. on the financial re­
lationshi� between the State of
Maine and ·the Indians and the his­
tory of the land titles at Pen�
obscot and Pleasant Point Reser=
· ·vati on s
the spending of money• outlining
how the mone y would be spent� and
the which authorize d the cre ation
of the Trust Funds of the Passama­
quoddy and Penobscot Tribes,
Their research in Augusta un­
civered a large amount of material,
such as the re cords of the Governor
and Council r�lating to e xpenditure s
and bookke e ping details.
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Due to l�ck 9f time, the re­
search on · the land ti"tles. was put
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off untii t�is wirite f These land
Mr� .Kaliss-And the· three Insales will be checked�out -in the .
dian.University·of :Maine. students
de e d re cords at the Pe nobscot Coun­
re searche d through all.the. laws .
·court Ho:tlSe..'.. .. Since.. most of clai:>
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compiland
Maine
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of the: sta t�
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ed a list.. of ·a.1r· laws de aling wi.th-. for damage.s of Indians involve e ith�
.e r land or the :spendin·g of Indian
Indians and e specially all laws ·
(Cont1nued·on next-page )
and appropriations which authorize d
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,ing _by": Mrs, '.Wo·lcott B_. Dunham,...
· Sou:thwest ·Ha'fbor, Mrs:i MaloQ.lm ·.·
_·Cusntn�n ·McGiffer-t
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Rob:erts,
·o.f ·Bangor• ·and· Thomas· B a rtl � tt ,
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Penobscot, Esqu ir� s- , · cornmiss ioncrs
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by·.the govern·o.r :of Maine
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to purchase for said . sta,to · ·s.uch _of
. '!'he: Indiari' stud·cnt-s· w�r'c° :·:·
the lands of tho P�noos�ot tribe
sponsor�d
t h e Work Stu'dr ·Pro•
�f··Tnd·i-ans -.as··t-h�y .might.: be dis­
gr� . f OEO ��d. �Y, 9P��a��on
pos
: ed ':to· sellr- havirig·me.t t.he·
� 1 n 9 tre m and T.'R.I.B.E., Inc.
governa·-r· and-. .principal men of said
and by �tne Tree Legal. Aid's
tr.ib� in th� council-chamber of
lndiari. Unit ·
sald tribe on the loth day of June
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A.D. 1833, for the purpos� of pur­
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KaHs�, now a. �a¢ua.t�
� eha�ing the lands · afor¢said,
and
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st:ud'<mt., a,.t th� Uni ver� 1 ty of Main�
haying discussed th� s ub je ct of
.o.t ·orono,;.· was ·H�ing ·�nd, C¢n-·
tM · m:eo1:ing ift o p�?\ council and
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atr.11et ion O.ffi�
t�a�� �btain�d the. con�ent of �aif
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D'�partn'Hmt of . Indian Affairs ·:·ahd
°'tr1bc to ·sell th�ir".four; townshi·1)r
of land to said state, and where­
is author of a rep�rt on' the
.. . �nd rt i tle s i tuat. "n .at
Indian
as, th.e �e�or and li�utcnant
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- .. To�nsJ:iip ·Pasr;.�a·qu
Y· ��.�; v.� io-n.
go��:rrtor,: by· his. att_OrMy,
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. th_at. purpo se, :the qounc il l ors and
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e�p-�a·ins of said trib� •. the n and
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CONS-TITUTION.
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· .of· tho ·UNI?ED · �»: T ATES . .
. \in<:l°et- thoir .. hand·s and seals a qeer
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to .the said four townships, cov. .
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1�. Rest?-ietion�. . upon.pq�io..' s of
said tribe to warrant and
half.of
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against ·th(!! claims ,.,f said trib�
No $tato . shall
I ;_"nter , - into any T�aty' .·Alliance'
Now' th�re·f'oro' WC the commission(!rs a..for�said. in cone id�rat ion
··;. or: �.?pf��rat1on j. grant .. Lcrtt�rs
- ·:._Qr:-Ma.-r(lu� and Reprisals :-�o in
· li.d·::ao h�Nof
tho premis(?s· ha.ve:·�
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MPMJ'-1.-�mi"t · Bil ls ol Ci-edit I
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"by c9venarJ.:t with: �-?- id.�+.�� of
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..... �p.k�:: �Y ·Thing but goi.a . a-!\d
Indians . in. �half;_ of� tri�. Sta� 0
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MaiJ'.le.,
:to. pay �o P·�Jd� �:r1b�"t� .
· silv�r Coin a Tend�r in Pa�t
s�m: 9·f ·fi.fty·. th;6u�a:n� · A?.�l��- � :. ir;
... !.; :Q.f" Debts , ... pas.s �Y Sill:·· of·
th� mann�r following, .. tq., w :,.. � - � 9a1
.4 -:ttainder.,. ex p�.t ·facto-: �a�'., . or
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·f'·.:":·�" impairif.lg thtit· -Obliga.;tiq
sum of fifty thousand· d�llar5"· ·
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, "�,haj.L bc'..:d-e.p�ite�. ;in .�h�. states
··�f--Contra:cts ,.. · or.. ,grant �nY-: :'f.:itl�
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.oni'I}g, . .f!cm. .�ho
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. annue.�-lY. -b� paid� �Qe.r= �he·
: ·Ed.,. Not�:1·:: N�·::th�.s �1-S t�e . � '
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...Supnlt)e· la� ..o:f. t� -:l�ndl':": •.'.·��
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and i f at any t i me , at t he a nnual
s et t l ement any part o f s a id in­
t eres t s hould rema i n in the t r ea­
s u ry , unex pended , i t sha l l be
add ed to the princ i pa l o f f i fty
t h o us and do l la rs and b ec ome a part
t h ereo f , and s a i d s u m o f f i ft y
t h ous and d o l la rs , t ogether wi t h
s u c h inc reas e as it may fro m yea r
t o yea r rec eiv e , and s ha l l fo re­
ever rema in fn t h e t reasury an
a c c umu lat ing fund, for t h e b enefit
o f s a id t ribe .
I n · w it nes s wh ereo f , w e the
s a i d c o mm i s s i oners , have hereunt o
set our hand s an d_,:Sea.,ls "t� �s � Oth
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d ay o f Jun e , A .D.
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S i gned , s ea l ed and)
d el i vered , i n t h e )
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W e hereby c ert i fy t hat t he
above ob l igat i o n , i s a t ru e c o py
o f t h e one we gave t o t he Ind ians .
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Tho mas Bart l �t t )
Co mmi s s i oners
N ow that t h e Original
( Ed . Not ea
P eo pl e can rea d and wri t e , perhaps
w e s h ou ld b e d ra ft i ng our own laws . )
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DIS CR I MINA TING LEGAL PRA CTI CES
by
Kennet h c. Tho mps on , Es q.
Thi s i s another art ic l e
( Ed . N o t es
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tw een the I nd ian and the S tat e
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G ov ernment . ) ·
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R ec ent ly , · a P enobs cot Indian�
charged w it h d riv i ng while impaired
by the u s e of alcohol, foun d h i m­
s el f c on fi n ed for s ev·era l needl es s
h o µrs at the Old Town dity j ai l
f o l l ow i ng h i s inab i l it y t o rais e
He was · . t o ld by the bail
bail .
c o mmi s s i oner t hat R es ervat i o n land
c ou ld not b e us ed as ba i l.
Penobs c ot land s are recorded by
deed and are c o nveyed b\twe e n
members o f the ·tribe.
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Fu rther ins t ruc t i on w�� that
ba i l must be pos t ed i n c as- pr
by land situated in Penobs��t
County .
Post ing o f ba i l i� to
as s ure the d efendent 's appeai-anee
i n c ourt . A local att o rn�y �"'1
a member o f the family conferrad
w ith the ba il c o mmi s s i oner, The
I nd ian �as . rel eas ed-on t hi sig.
nature of two working f�m!ly .
members .
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Fu.rth er. dis·c.us s i on o n
s it uat i on w ith a judge from dis­
t rict c ourt in:Bangor revealed
t hat t hi s was another o ld pre­
jud i c e held over from years �go .
The judge had inst ru c t ed th� bail
c o mmi s s i on er in O l d T own that·
indiv idual I nd ian land could be
pos t ed as b ond fo r a Penobseot ­
Indian .
Another instanc e revealed t hat
another ba i l c o mmis si oner allowed
another I ndian t o go aft er a
res pons ible person s igned for him.
Now t h en s u ppo s ing1 ( 1) An
I nd ian can not get anyone t o put
u p ba i l due t o lat enes s of the
h ou r or (2) the unavailabil i�y o f
s o meone. t o s ign h i s name or
(J) inab i l i ty o f a new bai l cpm�
mis s ioner t o know how to handle
Then t h i s would'
the s it uat ion .
l eav e t h e d efend ent in jail for
s ev eral days until a c ourt h,ar�
ing c ou ld be hel d· and t he baii
requirement c hanged by the judge .
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Unt i l ·tne P.�partment- o f I�dian
A f fa irs c an be i mpo s ed upqn to
seek an o pini o n fro m the Att orney
· eral and until the Sup�l'iqr
Gen
Court can then notify it s �al l
c ommis s i oners , Penobscot Indi�n$
l iv ing on o r near the Reserv�tion
s hould keep in ·mind t hat in tq�
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·viol ation , and are. taken to t he
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must be posted be fore they can be
released, they must have· the bail
commissioner fee of $10.-00 and two··
responsible people sign
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the bail commissioner to.go.his
bail.
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Mitchell were able to visit me
here in_Augusta, and I hope you
enjoyed your trip.
I shall loolt
.forward.to seeing you again next
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Received By
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Former
C�ief Sachem and Sagamore
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Penobscots
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INDIAN BAND REJ EC TS · LIQUOR OUTLE T
August 26, 1955
Governor Albert J. Nicola�
Penobs�ot Tribe of· Indians
Indian Island
Old Town, Maine
Dear Goyernor·Ni�ola�a
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I hope you will not be too
dist�rb�d by the accounts which you
may ha�e seen in the papers of the.
dlsbussions that G6vernor Muskie
and. hi
_ s. counc11 had·:· o:ve-r the·: ques ..
tion of appointing: a constable £or
_:the .re.s.e�ation.
I imagine that,'"
as usual.� the ne
· wspaper accounts
were somewhat inaccurate..
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I expect to be in Old Town ·
early next week and I .
will make
an opportunity to stop and see you
to discuss with you this matter of
a constable. appointment.
Incident­
ally, I inquired further into the
question of the sale of dog li­
censes on the Indian Reservation.
The department of Agriculture
informs me that you may secure the
necessary dog tags and record
blanks from the Old Town city clerk,
who will also tell you the current
license fees to be charges,
Per­
haps the easiest way for you to
return the State�s share of the
license fee would be to turn that
money over to the city clerk in
Old Town, along with copies of the
licens·e forms.
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Dean' -Fisher, M. p.
Commissioner
.. !Vlembers of the largest Indi2
band in the ·Northwest· Territ.ories
_dp .not want. a· 11quar. outle·t. in
· t· .was .lear;-ned
their cominunity ·r
in Yellowkn'ife, N. w:. T.· recently.
. Alexis Arrowmaker, chief of
the i.�200.:.memb·e·r Dogrib band at
Rae-.ecfao,..'told Deputy Commission­
er John Park�r-that liquor has
�eeri.disast�ou� i�16ther com.munities.
... "No ·on:e· from · RaeL:e-azo
, . wants
liquor · sold t;here, !'_ C�-ief·
: Arrow·
maker said,·
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"A lot· of ·peop1e have :.been
getting kiile� �ately
some
have been ·ehot, s·om·e have . drown­
�d, and so�� �ave ��•rt.burned,
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"That's ·a11 6n account of
-liquor, ap4_th��·s W�y we don't
like it."
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Chief Arrowmaker also asked
for rationing .of liquor sales to
Rae-edzo residents in ·Yellowknife.
70 miles to the east by road and
the nearest source of liquor.
The chief said he is con­
cerned that his people, who often
earn less than whites, are spend�
ing too much of their money on
.alcohol.
"We don't want our people
to spend what little money they
have on booze.
We all think
the same."
(KAINA! "NEWS Box 808,
C ardston , Alberta)
-8FRA1 K G, OWLING BEAR SPEAKS
The French and Indian Wars do still go on today
Amid th� woods of Wiaine, the land of ·Penobscot Bay
Isolated from much to do, with tJ:.e gen'rl' Indian scene
Live suffering State Indians,".' �1sath politicians Keen.
Joseph E. Binnette, from near Treat and Webster Isle,
Downs Indians. to th� ground, in his polished Frenchman style
Did I say polished,·sorry, it's my mistake to say
This unrefined Indian hater, will have his ·justice day.
· thnic Representative,. ir, the C ongr e s s Halls of ···iaine
He's nn e
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The group he speaks for is the Whi tc, no:c.�.al or insane.·
He downs all. helpful bills, which help Indian ways,
This unrefined Indian hater, will have his justice day.
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Around the Bradley-Milford groups, there's always talk of land
And why the "savage" own so much,· and why it's not white man's
It irks their greedy souls to hell, or why the Indian stays.
These.unrefined Indian hat ers, will have their justice day.
The white supreme non-Indian has showed his lesser well
Of .�o� he sa�ed the Penobscot, by polluting it to hell
�ith the hbardful Great Northern, 'snatching Indian property
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And the lily wl'li te scurr.med tanneries, pumping colors iri the s·e· a. ·
:�h.e .. white supreme MairLe government, telling Passamagu·oddy tri13�s . .:
That their vast land hold's unset tled, t ill their population di��-.
Even tho• the Indians play it sm?-rt, to sue the Commonweal th
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EXploitat ion of t �eir legal staff, is Maine's only claim to heal th
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. .out, th� ir blood as t h� Indian die�
But don't hold your breath, dear St ate.of Maine, your lesser's
. . Still wise
Of alL the conniving t ricks yo���e pulled, they are not all in
�he: past
So we're-left with Trust t hat's · turned to dust, towards trick
Paleface cast.
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He played a t welve
gymnasium on October 7th9 Sunday night.
· any .. songs t hat he .had composed.
Frank.
string guitar· and sang m
is t,11� son of Ralph·. and ··Grace _Nicola and is present_ly living·
in �ridgeport, Conn� �ith his �ife and.new baby
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Academy. ,R.eqords .cost 60¢. each.
of t he proceeds goes to t he · Indian
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a str.ong vo i ce t hat will be.
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heard .arid his music st rikes_mariy ·a. guilty chord in those who
are doing wrong to t he n�tive p�ople.)
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. PENOBSCOT RUNNER
WINS BANGOR RACE
Turning on a burst of speed
over the last 100 vards. 35-ye�r
old �alph T�omas, a ?enobscot
Indian, set a new course record
of 25143 in beatina out 39-year
old defending champion Walter
Renaud of Orono to win the ninth
annual Bangor five-mile road race
Monday.
Renaud set the previous re­
cord of 25s58.8 a year ago and
with approximately 200 yards to
go held a thin lead over Thomas.
But after rounding the final turn
at the Bass Park oval Thomas
opened up to ·win by 30 feet.
This
was his fourth strai�ht road race
victory this season.
He barely missed being struck
by an automobile on the way.
He
was in third place behind Joe Dahl
of Yar.mout.h .and Renaud .on, Harlow'·
Street
. ° "when- a· mot'orist pulled out
of Cum�erland Street·
- a±te�·being
warnetj. .. bY. the police pace car.
Thomas .Jumped to the sicewalk to
avoid the car, returned t·o ·'the
street and appeared to increase
his speed.
By the time the field reached
14th Street he was in the lead
with Dahl second, Renaud third
and former winner Bob Hillgrove
of Rockland fourth.
On West
Broadw�y Renaud moved to s�cond
place just a stride behind the
leader.
As they moved to the Bass
Park track for one lap around
Renaud took the lead briefly.
Thomas took command again and the
lead changed hands three times
before Thomas applied the steam
in the stretch.
It was a fitting finish to
what entrants termed "The best
field and best race yet."
Renaud fini�hed in 25146,
followed by Dahl in 2610/1 Htl�
grove in 26s351 and Ken i i�nders
of Westbrook in 26:43.
All of them were awarded
trophies as were Brian Lizotte,
first Bangor resident; Larry
Greer of Cape Elizabeth, first
high school runners and Phil
Harmon of Bar Mills, first over
40 years.
Others receiving medals in
the AAU-sanction event sponsored
by the Bangor Recreation Depart­
ment weres Paul Thompson,. LaTry
Greer, Neil Mineri Feff. Sanborn,
Jeff Humphrey, Willard Deering,
Russell Taylor, Richard Krause,
Brian Lizotte and Paul Morneault.
A field of 35 answered the
starter's gun includin� 64-year
old John Cody of Hampden.
He was
checked by a physician prior to
race and finished the five-mile
to. pee.om�. t!�e .
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grind in 70 mir:n�.teR
oldest ·entrant· to compete in the
event.
Thomas, formerly of Old Town
said he was pleased with the cool
,weather.
The race was held in a
·steady rai�. "If· it was ten de­
grees warmer I wouldn't. have made
it.
Walter (Renaud) is a·great .
competitor and a hard man to beat."
Renaud also paid tribute to the
new champion, stating "This man
is one of the best. He has great
determination."
Renaud had been
bothered by a back ailment but
said he had no difficulty in the
Bangor event.
Runners termed weather con­
dition almost ideal. :It was a ·
vast change from Sunday's 80-de­
gree plus temperature, hovering
around 60 de�rees.
race.
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All 35·entrants completed the
l3a,ng_c;>_r pa.i:ly� � e�
Tu�sid.ay, - � �pt�mb er ?
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the Office of Navajo Economic
Opportunity.
She also taught
junior high school in the Balt­
imore City School System.
Terry Polchies, president of
Both Nicholas and Mrs.
TRIBE, Inc. Board of Directors,
Thompson are working under a
announced today the appointment
strong mandate from the Board to
of two executive staff members and
raise the TRIBE experiences of the
new TRIBE funding.
past to develop truly effective,
Daryl Nicholas, a Maliseet
alternate educational routes for
Indian from the Tobique Indian
the high school drop-out and poReserve in New Brunswick has been
tential dropout.
named to the position of Executive
Nicholas stated, "The expel""!
Director and Mrs. Carol Thompson,
iences of the past have taught
a former employee of the Navajo
us a great deal.
They have been
Community College was named to the
our success and our failures.
position of Program Developer.
From them we know that these
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"T he international scope .of
young people are smart and cap­
the work and membership of TRIBE,
able of learning and contributing.
Inc. has always been one of its
It is our job then, TRIBE's job,
unique and challenging features,"
to learn with. To me the most
· impressive thing about TRIBE is
Polchies said.
"The Executive
Committee of the Board of
the commitment of persons invol­
Directors feels that this comb­
ved on the Board. Sure there are
problems, but basically you
ination of Canadian and American
influence on the Executive Staff
have cut across international,
will serve TRIBE well."
national and tribal differences
TRIBE is a non-profit pri­
to work together to solve com­
vate corporation based in Bar
mon problems.
They really want
to do something."
Harbor , Maine which seeks to all­
To assist TRIBE in its en­
eviate the high ( 9 0 per cent) drop­
out rate among Eastern and Canadian deavors, Polchies also announce­
ed the awarding of an additional
young people through innovative
National Endowment for the
and experimental programs and re­
Humanities grant.
The grant, in
search in bi-cultural education.
excess of $ 100,000 is the second
In the past TRIBE has sponsored a
year phase of a continuing five­
series of seminars on the causes
year grant.
However, in order
of the problem and ran an experim­
to receive these .funds, TRIBE
ental eight-month school for drop­
outs.
must produce $34,ooo in matching
funds for the National Endowment
·�he. new Executive Director,
·for the Humanities grant by Jun�,.·
Nichol�s, has had extensiv� .ex- .
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perience in Canadian Indian Ed­
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ucation.
His post prior to com­
ing to TRIBE was educational con­
sultant to the Union of New Bruns­
wick Indians.
He has also served
as teacher, principal and admin­
istrator �o schools in the Alberta
Province.
Mrs. Thomps6n, a native of
Baltimore, Maryland, has worked on
the Navajo Reservation for the
.
past three years.
Her major re­
sponsibilities were that of pro­
gram development, administration,.
TRIBE Appoints Two New
Executive Staff Members
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·(hello) a l l yo u In- d ins . every wh ere·• • ·•· • even my f rens , t o o .
I know yo ur fa ces and I s ur� wo uld lik e t o sh a:k e han ds w ith it , b ut
I can •t • • • • anyway , s o h ere I a m w rtti n' t o yo u in th is go o o o oo o d In-din
news paper wh i ch a l l o f yo u sho ul d read , o r red • • � • • ca us e �h is paper,
i t' s go o d fo r yo u. and for.me and f or a ll of us In-d ins , In fa ct, even
. i� y..qu ca!?-�-�-·rea.d, �t is s ti ll g9o d fo r Y.o u and yo u s ho uld j;ed it s ome­
time o r o �h er.· ·.·.an d rea d i t' goooooooo.od!·t ! ! . We I n-d ins ' m us t s ti ck t o ­
geth er and �elp ea ch o th er and h elp o u� peopl es a s w el l a s o ur o l d
peoples • • • • ca us e us In-d ins , w e are not many-many l ik e th e Wh i te Mans
?r t � e B la ck Mans o r th e Yel l o .w Mans , , ;w e might b e man y-many t ri bes
out if t h ey p ut ·u� a l l i n a b ucket w e . wo uld not even be 1/lOth o f
t hat Am erika pop ula ti 9n bomb i hea r s o m uch abo ut!!ft BUT, i f w e can
get t�g eth er, t h en �eeb e s o w e ca n d o s o mething go o d fo r o ur Red P eoples
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_ �rywh ere • • • • • � i n ci ti es as w el l as a t.h om e·on t h e res ervat i ons . SO,
you. LlSTEN TO ME • • • • • • • • • • • • • EVEN IF YOU CAN'T HEAR. 'I MIGHT SAY SOME.
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YOU D ON-'T KNOW!! 1
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·#h en i rit e t h i s n ews paper 66 1 umn , and i f i say th ings goo d, th en
so m a ny-many In- d in n ewspap ers w i l l want it • • • • • • and t h en i can GIVE
IT TO THEM GOOD, RIGHT AWAY. C o urs e yo u rea ders , o r redd ers, w i l l ha ve
to �ay i f i t' s go od and i f yo u want it mo re than yo u go t it • • • • • • • b ut �­
ven i f yo u d on ' t say yo u want mo re, I th ink that I ' m gonna gi ve yo u more
anywayllll CAUSE YOU NEED I T!! LOTS OF IN - DI N NEWS P AP ER$ TRYIN' TO PUL.
US FA R -away in-d ins TOGETHER • • • • • • nm THEY NEED HELP • • • , SO, HERE, I
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AM, J OJiNNY COLD SPRING OF THE NOWASH TRIBE.� • • TO HELP EVERYBODY WAKE UP
(if w e' re
BEFORE IT GETS TOO LATE AND IN-DINS ARE NO MORE IN AMERIKA.
not h e re_, I d on ' t know wh ere w e gonna be, b ut i b et it won ' t b e go o d fo r
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La st Da. 15, 1970, in Wa sh- ing- t ona , .D .c. two I n-d in chi ld ren a ged
11 and 1), play ed �usi c on a cla rinet and Sio ux · £1ut e at t h e WHITR
.•HOUSE C ONFERENCE ON CHILDREN'& YOUTH • • • • • • • • • ·.and so , ·NBC mad e· a vi dtto
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Asmatr, of NBC N ews Dept . (4001 Nebrl19ka. A e • . N .W., Wa sh.ington , D. C. )
�HAS EXCLUDED THE INDIAN CHILDREN FROM THE TE
· LECAST, k aepi n .' . a l l th�
Blacks & Wh i t es in! l
YOU IN-DINS, ALL O F YOU,· SHOULP' . RITE A NASTY NOTE
. TO ·HIM AN TO H I S BOSSI 1 l (His boss is George Hein ema nn , JO .. �ock erfe l l e r
�l a.za-, N ew York C i t y,, N. Y. 10020), NEVER TOO Lf:lTE • • �· . the national net .
works n eed to know that US IN-DINS ARE REAL & ALIVE & WE WANT NO MORE
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that big White ·Man, Gregory. Peck, c/o A9ADEJ"IT ?F MOTION· �IC TUR� . ARTS &
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for you s i ngs , and H o s e mad e o f lawn·
C UST ER DIE D FOR Y OUR SINS , AND HOUSE
gud books t o read , even i f you can ' t
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BUY THE I R BOOKS a Cus tard d i ed
( j us k idd in '
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MADE OF DAWN . They are ree e e e ly
read . You c o u ld l ike it , lots .
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Bruc e a n d t e l l h im t o ke e p d o ing h i s g o o d j ob
I be t it would
mad e h im happy . He brot a lot o f IN-d in boys ( smart one s ) t o B . I . A . in
Wash- ing- t ona , for b i g j obs , e nn i t t N OW , THE B IA C UD DO S OME GOOD
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my word s i n s�IN - D in NKW S PA PERS
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t o d e grad e or r id i c u l e the Ame r i can I nd ian Pe ople and is n ot
to be c ons t rue d as such . Any re s emblanc e t o pe rs ons l iv ing or
d e ad · is pure ly c o inc id e nta l , and if anyone is o ffend ed unin­
t e nt i o na l ly , the wr i t e r he re by o f fe rs pub lic apo logy . The
purpos e of t h i s c o lumn is to inform and s t imu lat e the Ind ian
reade rs in a humorous manne r w ith the hope that gre at e r un ity
among our I nd ian t r ibe s w i l l re s u lt . )
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PEN OBSC OT IND IAN FIELD DAY
The Pe nobs c ot I nd ian C orporat i o n he ld a f i e ld day for a l l mem­
bers of the t r ibe and the i r fam i l i e s on I nd ian I s land on Augu s t 29 .
T h e C o rporat i o n furn i s he d barbe cued c h i cken and s o ft d r ink s . Salads : "
Pr i z e s we re given for the foll­
and _ d a s e e r.t s w e re brought by the wome n .
ow i ng s
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DOOR PRIZ E -two p i c n i c table s , Mr . M i c ha e l Ranc e , Mrs . Susan Paul .
D OOR PRIZ E-two baby rabb i t s , M i s s Pau la Love , Mas t e r Gary J . N e p­
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" Be ing I nd ian is wat c h ing J ohn
Wayne wh i p · 5 0 · o f your k ind w it h
a. s ingl e - shot p i s t o l and a rus ty
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"Be ing I nd ian is
hav ing at l east
a d o z e n m i s s ionar i e s from 12 d i f- '
· · te �ent fa iths t ry ing t o s a:ve . ·your
heathen s oul eve ry year . " · · ·
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H OW IND IANS - HUNT DE ER
By B i 11 Ge agan
( C ont i nu� · from May' s i s s ue . )
It wa� ·Ne ls on Dana , a young
Pas s amaquoddy , who f irst i nt ro- ' : '
duc e d me to what he c a l le d " horn­
banging . " _ Hunt ing in Ma ine ' s vast
Down East c ount ry at t he be g i nning
o f the rut , we hid in hemlocks
ne ar a large urine - s oak e d are a of
black �arth paw o d up by a mat e­
a e eking buck .
Ne l s on carr ie d h i s
o ld 38- 5 5 ri f le and two mc d ium­
s i z e d antle rs ,
I had long ago l e arne d that
mo s t I nd i ans talk only whe n it i s
ab s o lu t e ly ne c � s sary , Hand s igns
and grunt s are the usual me thods
of c ommuni cat i o ns .
Ne l s on c e r. tainly was no e x c e pt i on .
As a
mat t e r o f fac t , he was by far t he
qu i e t e s t Ind ian I had eve r prowled
- - W i�h .
I had to wat c h h im c on­
s tant ly for h i s s igns .
I c ou ldn ' t
b� l ieve my ears whe n he turn� d to
tr1� and whi s pe re d 1 " Bu c k e x pe c t
only d oe a t h i s s c rape place .
H o r n-banging mix h im up .
He be
v e ry c urious and want to fight .
Th i s my own i d e a .
I t work good l "
Eye s c l o s e d , I l i s t e ne d as he
rub be d and bange d t h e ant l e rs t o ­
ge the r .
I t s ound e d exac t ly l ike
t he few a c tual c o nt e s t s I had
he ard .
N o t h ing happe ne d .
The
Ind i an re s te d , l o oke d and l i s t e ne d
the n repeated t he pe rformanc e ,
th i s t ime �t t e ring gut t e ra l grunt s
r at t ling r o c k s , break i ng sma l l
orus h , and , s �me thing new t o me ,
tl'\,ump ing hard on the s o ft e arth
With t he he e l of a large brown
hand ,. . ·
N a ls on s hook h i s head whe n I
l o oked at two c ur i ous d oe s , on�
on e ithe r s id e of a sma l l and very
' ld eutt i�g .
Thon a buc k c ame ,
runn ing hard in a s t range crouc h ,
Wi l d - e ye d and ful l o f fight . He
� ama very near and s t ood s t i l l .
My s i le nt Ind ian frie nd nodde d ,
and I droppe d a hands ome t rophy .
Fo l low e d c lo s e ly , t h i s same pro­
e e duro in s im i lar s it uat i ons now
.... � o ft en pays o f f for m� .
Sylve s t e r Franc i s Nee dahbe h ,
and Re d Eagle a l l s trongly favor­
ed look ing for d � e r , part icularly
c leve r o ld bucks , in unus ua l
place s . A lthough the I ndian pre ­
fe rs t o prow l the d e e p w o o d s , he
knows that d e e r and a l l other
game are not numero us in t he ma­
ture d fore s t . The fr inge are a i s
the ir favore d hunt ing gro und whe n
meat and h id e s are ne e d be cause
i t i s in such environme nt t hat
t he de e r ' s food i s mos t abundant .
Re t urning from v i s i t s with
farm fr iends ne ar Bangor on s ev­
e ral lat e - summe r n ight s , my w i fe
A l ic e and I s aw in our car he ad1 ight s from s ix to fi ft e e n d e e r
in t he s ame w i ld f ie lds hnrd e r­
ing the road . W it h the c om i ng
o f the. hunt ing s e as on .
I hur ried
-·c onfide nt ly t o t hat are a of
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f ie lds and d e ns e s t and s o f
ly c on i fe rous w o o d s .
Days in a
row I prowl e d the re , but like
the hunt e rs in the M i c h i gan and
S outh Dak ota e xpe r ime nt s , I
ne i t he r s aw nor he ard a d e e r-­
buck , d oe , or fawn .
I c ouldn ' t
und e rs tand i t , And again I t urn­
e d t o my Ind ian friends for a
p o s s ible s o luti on .
Off h i s c anoe - bu i ld ing j ob
at Old T own for a few days ,
Sylve s t e r c ame t o the are a with
me in hope s of s o lving the
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A t remena ­
mys t e ry . And he d i d l
ous w i ld bog , fou r mi l e s lo ng
and a m i le or more w i d e and
d ivid e d by a w id e s t ream ,
s prawled t o the s outh o f the
Our fru it le s s
w o od s and f i a ld s .
wat c h in �
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prowl ing
f inal ly wound up at the e dge �1
I t was a
the great was t e land .
n i ghtmare o f t owe r i ng swale gras s
s tre t che s o f cha l l e nging puc k e r­
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brus h , tangle s o f a ld e rs , anc
w i ld red maple s , a l l r i s i ng fro m
d e e p black bog s lo p . A he llh ole
i f eve r there was one .
" C e rta inly , no d e e r would
eve r go int o that me s s l " · · I ex­
c la im� d .
( c ont inue d on next pags )
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cont , from page 13 . )
" I am not s o s ure about
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t hat , " S y lves t er draw led t hough t ­
fully �
We returned t he fo l low ing
�orn i n� , th i s t ime w i th t he �
: nd ian ' s ·canoe .
He d i rect ed me
�o rema in h i d den where a wooded
·'.)ank over looked the great bog , ·
: wa i t ed an etern i t y before I
� i an l ly s aw h im far acros s t he
wav i ng gras s as he pad d led s low­
I watched
-1 down the s t ream .
� im ·beach t he craft , hau l on h i p
�oot s , and head s t umb l ing acros s
�he bog toward me .
He was ba lanc ing along on
� he qu i ver ing hummock s bet ween
:ace-down fa l l s .
On and on he
�ame .
T hen s ud denly. an i s land
� f maples exploded deer , flags
�ly i ng h i gh in a l l d irect ions .
: saw. S y lves t er f i re tw ice and
rr i s s , and , t i ght and nervous ,
v,·atched four o f t he an ima l s ­
�wo d oei, a fawn , and a buck­
:ound i ng h i gh in my d irect i on .
�Y f ir s t s hot at the buck t ore
:�to an a l d e r .
A s econd one
k�ocked h im d own, but it t ook a
t tird to s top h im .
" Deer can go any p lace .
Jon ' t pas s up any k ind o f cover
�hen the ch i ps are d own, " ·
S y lves ter s a i d as we drove home .
Many a hunter has sat for a
� ime at the s id e of an old wood s
road, moved on, and returned t o
i i s cover b y fresh t rack s i n mud
�r s now t hat one or more d eer
. �ad cros s ed at t hat very s pot .
i�y I nd ian fr iend s agree that very
O ften d eer on the way to cros s
a road d e tect the road s id e s i t ­
:er, rema i n mot i on les s , look i ng
and l i s ten i ng, up to an hour or
:nore, . corn i ng out when the hunt er
· �oyes on .
S ylves ter · s everal
� imes prove d t h i s t heory to me-­
� he firs t t ime i n t he· ��cellent
deer country of Gree.n fi e ld ·
�ear Old Town �
On t he edg� o t a� old h�u l­
!ng road in d ens e con i ferous
growth we pu f f � d hand �rol led
. � igarett es and talk� d a l it t le
�he I nd ian
for near � an hour,
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s nap beh i nd us and mot ioned t o
move on . · Mov ing s lowly u p t he
road about f i fteen paces , we wat­
ched · long from beh ind a -large
w i nd- fe lled s pruce .
F i na l ly t he
f irs s hoo�, parted , and out s t ep­
ped three d eer- a doe and two
large year l i ngs .
We let them
. pas s . A ·· ;n i nute later an e ight-·:·
pq int buck followed caut ious ly
and Sy lves ter dropped h im .
Very o ften that " s tump"
in t he shadowed woo4 s t hat looks
exact ly l i ke a res t ing deer ' s
head is jus t that .
Many a f i ne
t rophy i s pas s ed up in s uch s it ­
uat ions .
Look hard w i t hout mov­
ing , clos i ng the eyes for s ec­
ond s at a t ime les t they f ire
and fa i l you .
Over the years I
have been conv inced aga in and
aga in t hat it pays o f f to look
back at a s i t t ing place, and to
g ive certa in s tumps a long s ec­
ond look .
Of cours e , always be­
i ng abs olut ley s ure i t ' s a deer
and not a pers on before you take
a s hot .
New cut t i ngs prov ide much
d eer food in the t ops o f fresh­
ly fel l e d hardwood s , but thos e
cutt ings are much more attract ive
to t he . wh i tet a i l s the s e cond year
when tender young s prout s , s ucker
growth, and t he inev itable ras p­
berry bu$ hes appear in great pro­
fus ion .
The s e are more payoff
s pot s for t he Ind ians , and for
a l l other hunters t ra ined in
wood s lore and capable o f hol d ­
i ng a long, qu i e t v i g i l nearby .
( C ont inued i n next month ' s i s s ue . )
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" BE ING IND IAN IS ,
Being . Ind ia� i s, , . f i �ht ing w i th
t he u.s , · Army to s ave your · count­
ry · from the e v i l s of commun i s t s
a n d a·ga i n s t the U . S '� Army on
your res � rvat i on .to k e e p the
C orps of Engine e rs from· s teal ing
a l l your land .
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Dear Ed itor s
I am glad t o s e e t h e news­
lett e r back in act ion aga in ,
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be cau s e I have writt e n t o you
be fore and you d id pub l i s h s ome
of the th ings I have wr itten .
When I wrot e be fore I expre s s ed
my opini ons o f the �h ite man ,
the ir tre atme nt t owards the Ind ian ,
and the re att itud e s t oward s us ,
not all o f them but s ome .
Now , I
find t hat s ome o f the tr ible
Gov ' s and c ouns e l l members , have
the s ame att itude t oward s the
I nd ians who l ive o ff t he I s land .
I s e e no d i ffre nc e in there
tre atment t oward s us , than �he
Wh ite man ' s . S o whe n s ome o f the
Ind ians s tart h o l l e r ing .pre s e rve
�here cult ure and h e r itage • what
do they mean? I know s ome of the
Ind ians want t o . pre s e rve what
�hey have le ft of t h e re culture
and he r itage , but s ome of them
ho llor about this whe n t hey think
they w i l l have t o s hare w i th off
re s e r\rat i o n I nd ians , so t h i s te lls
me they want t o pre s e rve the white
man ' s way , be caus e mos t wh i t e men
do not want t o s hare e ithe r , but
they labe l . it , as be ing cons e rv­
T h e S tat e o f Me . c e nsus
it ive .
l i s t s I nd ians , but . the U . S . c e n­
s uc e , has none ; · the las t t ime I
The Penobs c o t s l is t s 82 8 ,
he ard .
In� ians in August a , bu� on �he
I s land , if you l ive in t own your
c onc idered wh i t e , this is another
they just want
wh i t e man s way
to e la im you , �ot he lp you , how
long has this be � n I nd ian culture ?
How long has I nd ian culture be e n
t o cheat and d e ny o ff re s e rvat ion
Ind ians of the re equa l ! r i ght s 1
My Anc i s t ors t o ld m e t h i s is what
the wh i t e man d id , to them , t he y
meve r t o ld · me t h e Ind ian d id t h is
t o oth� r membe rs of the re tribe ,
they t old me wh i t e me n us e I nd ians
for t he re own &:dvantage , the.y
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never t o ld me Ind ians wou ld us e me
for there advantage l ik e they are
do ing now , by putt ing my name on
- the c e ncus l i s t eve r yea� _ .they
c la im me but re fus e t o . he lp me , is
this Ind ian culture , t o me its no
d i ffre nt than what the wh ite man
d o e s , I s e e the Ind ians d o i ng the
same t hing but call it pre s e rv ing
there culture and whe n the white
man does · it t o the Ind ian say i t s
cheat ing . and are us ing me . but I
s e e no d i ffrence � t h e n the - at t itude
I re c ive from the wh ite man � I
alway thought chang ing .. the wh ite
mans at t itud e , was the answe r , I
s e e i t s not .
The now Gov and · pas t
Gov ' s and s ome o f t h e c ouns e l
membe r . pas t and pre s e nt , . hav ing a l J
t�e things t h e wh ite man has , such
· as there nice home s , cars , ward­
robe , s ome even b e t t e r than s ome
wh i t e s. have . they have �very th ing
the wh i t e man has , but whe n I say
I want the . same th ing w ith . there
he lp , l ike the he lp they · re c e ive
they s tart hollor ing pre s e rv ing
our culture , or s ay I am -- t o much
l ike the wh i t e man , jus t be caus e
I have t o l ive in t o�n s whe n
actually all I want i s t o pre s e rve
my culture and h e r itage : in the
wh ite mans way l i�e . they - are
d o ing , I can unde rs t and the K i nd
o f culture and he ritage you are
t e aching . i t s a_ lot . d i ffrent than
the one s ome othe rs want to ma in­
tain , and unt i l ! the Gov and s ome
�t the c 6uns e l m�mbe r e xpla in what
they are talk ing about , I w i l l
c ont inue t o d emand equal r ights
for mys e lf and othe r I nd ians who
have to l ive o ff the re s e rvat i ons .
as long as my name i s on the
. t rible c e nsus l is t , and th�y are
c la im i ng me as an Ind ian , - I want
what is r i ght ly mine als o , from
the . tr ibe , and the S tate , and i f
I move t o Alaska I w i l l s t i ll be
a Penobs c ot · I nd ian .
S inc e rly ,
Phyll is
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D e ar S i r s
I have r e que s t e d and re c e ive d
from the S t ate E l e c t i ons D iv i s ion
ne c e s s ary pap.e rs . for a re fe re n dum
on a s e at , a v o i c e . and a vo t e for
Ind ians in the Ma ine Leg i s lature .
I fe e l qu i t e c o nfid e nt that mo s t
Ma ine v ot e rs would a c t favorably
on such a re fe re ndum . I do not
want t o s tart . t o work on a pro­
j e c t s uc h .as .t h i s . w i t hout the
I nd ians OK
I . have c onta c t e d
s ome t r ibal membe rs and awa it a
. re ply . P l e a ae d o what you c an t o
inform . the Ind ians o f m y thought s .
I w i l l be away qu i t e fre que nt ly
but · h<?-_ pe ·.t o s pe nd more t ime on
th �s . a ft e r a re ply and a ft e r c on­
v e �t. i ons are ove r for my husband
and me
I k now t he I nd ians have
many th ings k e e p ing the n bus y
t ry i ng t o s o lve probl ems and I
w ould l ike t o be o f s e rv i c e t o
the m ..' . .
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re ad ing who can he lp me and
others l i ke me .
Go in be auty .
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S e n . C athe r i ne C arswe l l
( Ed N o t e s Should the re ad e rs w i s h
t o re ply t o S e n . C arswe l l ' s in­
t e r e s t i n a s t atewide re f e re ndum
o n a vo i c e , s e at and vote for
I nd ians , you may addre s s he.r at
S ta t e of Ma ine , S e nat e C hamb e r
Augus t a , M e 04 3 3 0 or 26 Panoram i c
Dr ive , P o rt land , Me . 04 1 0 3 . )
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I am a memb e r o f t he " Invis­
i b l e I nd ian� " · an Aqu i nah-Wam­
pan o e g o f Mas s a chus e t t s .
It ls
go od to he ar o f the a c t ivi�ies of
my broth e rs and s i s t e rs to the
N o rt h . As an urban I nd ian o f
m i x e d b l o od i n a n are a that bares
t o o many ' appl e s •· it is d iff i c ult
t o r e t a i n t he beauty and me aning
o f our trad i t i ons . I am look ing
for he l p in l ea rn i ng o f our true
r e l i. e; i. n n ,
Robe rt w . Dav i s
( Wat is apurne qu i n )
Box 5 5
Mashpe e , Mas s .
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Dear Ed i t o r ,
Imag ine my surpr ise in re­
c e iv ing j ust last week a c opy of
your news l e t t e r , a ft e r our sub­
s c ript i o n ran out a c ouple of
ye ars ago . Many thanks · for the
c ompl ime ntar � c opy . I ' m enclosing
a c he ck for $ 6 . 0 0 for a subs c r i pt i on 1 ) for ourselves and
2 ) a g i ft for my aunt . Yes , there
are s ome pe ople in t h is b i g . c ity
who are c oncerned w ith Ind ian · _
affairs and r i ghts .
We don ' t · ­
buy what the New York Times tells
us that the Bureau o f Ind ian
Affa irs S A Y S
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May I w ish you the best o f
luck i n the c ont inuance of your
My fr i.e nd s ,
nnt ive
ve ry l i t t l e that was remembered
by my father and grand fathe r . O
Our pe ople have long ago be e n
forc e d int o the cultura l ma in­
s t ream and s o mu ch was lost that
mus t be rega ined .
Al l
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Having been. a news­
newsletter .
le.tter ed i t or myself ( a c o- oper­
at i ve nursery sc hool· and Head
S t art ) I know t he problems .
Yours is muc h more amb1 t i ous ,
Mine never · exceeded 4
h owever .
pages !
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Oh yes I would like t o order
2 Ind ian C olorirtg B ooks for ·=a
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ne i ghbor ' s· c h ildren who recently
I w ill · make ·
moved t o German� .
that c heck fo� $6 . 0 0 �
Please
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addre s s . The g i ft s ubs c r ipt ion
its s upos e d t o · be a C hr is tma s
g i ft-do you have a card or not e
inform i ng re c ipient o f t h is ? )
goe s t o Mrs . Ruth A l e xand e r
3e aux A r t s Hot e l
3 0 7 Eas t 44th S t .
New York , N . Y .
Thank you ,
Mrs . Fa ith C o le
145 Warre n St ,
Brooklyn , N . Y . 1 1 2 0 1
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Dear Ed i t or s
�E THE BROTHERS OF THE BROTHER­
�OOD OF AMER I CAN IND IANS WOULD
�IKE T O ASK YOUR HELP AND AS S IS ­
�AN C E I N HELPING U S ES TABL ISHING
;_ EMERGEN C Y FUND HERE AT McNE IL
:SLAND .
�� HAVE S ENT OUT REQUESTS T O
J: FFERENT BUREAU OF IND IAN S
AFFA I RS DEPARTMENT B OTH LOCAL
�ND TO THE AREA OFFIC E IN PORT ­
:.J..ND , OREGON . S O FAR N OTHING HAS
�EEN D ONE T O HELP US .
:T IS BAD EN OUGH T O BE HERE IN­
:ARCERATED , YET W ORS E T O HAVE A
� RAGEDY OR DEATH IN OUR FAMI LYS ,
lND WE CANN OT GO H OME ON FUR­
:ivUGH , DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDS ,
'liE MUST PAY FOR THE ES C ORT ING
CF FICER ' S EXPEN C ES .
�E S I NC ERELY BEL I EVE I F SUCH A
?JND WAS GRANT ED T O US HERE AT
J�NEIL AND OTHER PEN I L INS T I �1 JT I ON WHERE OUR BROTHERS ARE AT .
:? YOU C OULD HELP US IN ANyWAY WE
W UJLD THANK YOU VERY MUCH . WE
:iAVE A BANK A C C OUNT S ET UP IN
:'AC OMA AREA TO HANDLE SUCH FUNDS .
: F ANYON E W ISHES T O S END THEM T O
US . TH IS W OULD BE VERY H ELPFULL
�O US AND T O ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
WHEN SUCH A BAD TH ING HAPPEN IN A
FAM ILY . FOR I F YOU WERE IN SUCH
A P LA C E I AM SURE THA T YOU C OULD
UNDERSTAND HOW · IT W OULD TAKE
T OLE OF YOU .
Dear S ips is s
As you know , I am the gre at e s t
be l iev e r in t re at i e s r but I am
ve ry s orry t o inform you at this
t ime that we d o not have any
money ava i lab le t o do th i s . I
hope you and t he Pe nobs c o t s
und e rs tand m y s ituat i on .
I f I d id buy t h i s mat e r ia l , this
would mean s ome one e ls e has t o
do w ithout . A lthough I want to
d o i t , my be t t e r j udgme nt t e l l s
me not to at t h i s t ime .
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Hope t o ke e p in t ouch w it h you
in the ne ar future �
Cord ia l ly yours ,
J ohn w . S t e vens
C omm i s s i one r
( Ed . Note s T h i s lett e r ie the
reply to the OPEN LETTER TO
IND IAN C OMMISS I ONER writ t e n on
pa g e 2
o f t h i s i s sue . )
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( Ed . Note s S e nd all c orre s pon­
d e n c e to Ma ine I nd ian N ews l e t t e r
P . O . B o x 5 5 3 , O l d T own , Me . 0446 8
Le t t e rs from re ade rs are not
ne c e s s ar i ly the opinion o f the
Ed i t or . A ll opinions are
we lc.ome . )
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MA IN E IND IAN C OMMI S S I ON ER a
C o ngrat u lat i ons & b e s t w i s h e s t o
J ohn S t ev e ns , nam e d b y Gove rno r
K e nn e t h Curt i s , as t h e n e w I nd ian
C omm i s s i one r .
J ohn S t e ve ns was born i n 19 3 3 at
P e t e r Dana Po int , I nd ian Town­
s h ip Re s e rvat i o n , Princ e t on ,
A ft e r c ompl et ing two and
Ma ine .
o n e hal f ye ars o f h igh s c h o o l h e
j o ined the Marine C o rps and
s e rv e d in K or e a .
U pon h i s re turn
from the s e rv i c e , from wh i c h he
was h o norably d i s c harge d , he was
e le c t e d Gove rnor of the I nd ian
T owns h i p Pas s amaquoddy Tribe and
has he ld t hat pos it i on for the
pas t 17 ye ars , be i ng r e - e l e c t e d
b y popu lar v o t e o f t h e Tribe
every two ye ars .
B e fore b e ­
c om i ng as s o c iat e d w i t h the T r ibe ' s
prev ious C ommunity Act i o n Program
he was employed by t h e G e org ia­
Pac i fi c C o rporat i o n i n Wo od land ,
Maine .
Dur ing t h i s p e r i od , from
1 96 6 - 1 9 6 9 he s e rve d as Cha i rman
of t h e board of d ire c t ors of t h e
Pas s amaqu o d dy C ommunity Program
whe n it was a d e lagat e agency o f
t h e Wash ingt o n C o unty R e g iona l
A c t i o n Age nc y .
W h e n he r e s igne d
from t h e Ge o rg ia-Pac i f ic C o rp­
o rat i o n t o be c ome e x e cut ive
d i re c t o r of the d e le gat ed pro­
gram , h e was a bo i l e r f ireman
e arning app o rx imat e ly $ 1 0 , 0 0 0
pe r year and had be e n e l e ct ed
v i c e pre s id e nt o f h i s Local o f
the A FL-C I O .
H e was e x e cut ive
d i re c t o r o f the d e le gat e d C om­
mun ity A c t i on Program dur ing
1 96 9 , and C o- D i re c t o r of the
c urre nt LPA Program .
Among h i s
o t h e r re s pons ib i l it i e s , J ohn
St evens is a m e mb e r of the S tate ' s
Ind ian Educat i o n Adv i s o ry C om­
m i t t e e , the Adv i s ory B oard of the
R oman C atho l i c D i o c e s e an D i v i s i on
o f I nd ian S e rv i c e s , an adv i s o r t o·:
t h e D i o c e s e o f P o rt land ' s Bureau · _
o f Human Re lat i ons ·, . . a re pre s e nt­
at ive o n t h e . Governor ' s Task
Fo rc e of Human R i ght s , and i s a
m embe r o f t h e newly- formed N e w
England Reg i ona l C omme t t e e o f t h e
N at i onal Adv i s ory C ommette e on
P lann ing .
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M i s s ing Boy
S t ill S ought
I ND IAN I S LAND- -E ight days aft e r he
was report e d m i s s ing , 10-year- o ld
Fl oyd N e ptune o f I nd ian Is land was
s t i l l ·b e ihg s o ught Monday n i ght as
a s earch head e d by Is land C ons ta­
ble Wayne M itche l l c ont inued .
M i t che l l s a id the Pe nobs c o t
C o unty She r i ff ' s Off i c e had
s t o pped dragging the river and
was not us i ng d ivers be cause o f
poor v i s i b i l ity und e r the wat e r .
But he and c onstable Roger Ranc o
are s t i l l che ck ing the banks of
the P enobs c o t River whe re t h e boy
was be l i ev e d to have drowned .
Bangor Hydro-El e c t r i c Company
employe e s from the M i l ford plant ,
Fore s t ry S e rv i c e pers onne l and
flye rs out o f DeW i t t Fi e ld in Old
Town are als o wat c h ing for any
s ign o f the b oy , M it c h e l1 sa id .
Pre s e nt ly
l eads on the
i ng that a l l
the Old T own
checked .
t h e r e are no n e w
cas e , he added , say­
vacant bu i ld ings on
v i c inity have · be en
( Bangor Da i ly N ews Oc t . 26 , 19 71 )
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WHAT D O WE HAVE
T O . BE THANKFUL FOR?
THE UN ITED AMERICAN INDIANS OF NEW
ENGLAND HAVE DECLARED THANKS GIVING
DAY 1971 TO BE A NAT I ONAL DAY OF
MOURN ING FOR NAT IVE AMERICANS AT
PLYMOUTH ROCK , PLYMOUTH , MASSA­
CHUSETTS .
For More Info rmat ion Call o r
TALL OAK , P . O . B ox 1 54 ,
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