First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick

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First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick are the sovereign Indigenous governing bodies representing Maliseet and Passamaquoddy communities in the cross-border Wabanaki territory of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous governing body ⓘ
sovereign government ⓘ
aimsTo maintain Indigenous self-determination ⓘ
preserve traditional territories ⓘ
associatedWith Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Wolastoqey people ⓘ
linked to: Maliseet people
claims inherent sovereignty ⓘ
cooperatesWith federal government of Canada ⓘ
federal government of the United States ⓘ
provincial governments in New Brunswick ⓘ
state government of Maine ⓘ
linked to: Government of Maine
engagesIn cross-border cooperation ⓘ
intergovernmental relations ⓘ
exercises self-government ⓘ
focusesOn community health services ⓘ
cultural revitalization programs ⓘ
education services ⓘ
natural resource management ⓘ
governs Indigenous community affairs ⓘ
governsIn coastal communities ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Maliseet ⓘ
Passamaquoddy ⓘ
hasGovernmentType First Nations band government ⓘ
tribal government ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Maliseet reserves in New Brunswick ⓘ
Passamaquoddy reservations in Maine ⓘ
languageCommunity Maliseet language ⓘ
Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
locatedIn Maine ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ
Wabanaki territory ⓘ
linked to: Wabanaki peoples

eastern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada

northeastern United States ⓘ
operatesWithin Canada federal system ⓘ
United States federal system ⓘ
partOf Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
protects Indigenous cultural heritage ⓘ
Indigenous treaty rights ⓘ
region Maritime provinces and New England borderlands ⓘ
represents Maliseet communities ⓘ
Passamaquoddy communities ⓘ
subjectOf land and resource rights discussions ⓘ
treaty rights negotiations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → recognizedBy → First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick ⓘ
Maliseet people → ethnicGroupOf → Wolastoqiyik communities in New Brunswick ⓘ
linked to: First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick