Natural Resources Council of Maine
Protecting the Nature of Maine
Posted on by NRCM
Portland Press Herald editorial Last is no place to be when the topic is saving energy during an era of record prices. Yet that’s where Maine is – last among New England states in the amount of energy saved by business, industrial and residential consumers. Not surprisingly, Maine is also last in the amount of Read More
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NRCM recognizes and honors the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq Nation, and Maliseet Tribes of Maine, collectively Wabanaki, which translates as “People of the Dawn.” These Tribes have stewarded Maine for generations, stretching back to before colonial settlers forcibly occupied the area. The NRCM office in Augusta is on the unceded territory of the Penobscot Indian Nation, and all of us in Maine are on unceded lands once overseen by the Wabanaki. Let us remember this history and move forward with a commitment to justice and alignment with the Tribes in Maine. (Read full land acknowledgement.)
