Federal and state legislation enacted in 1980 provided the following settlement to the dispute over the legality of treaties signed two centuries ago in which Indians in Maine gave land to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and later the state of Maine. ? The claim of… Read More
    1760: Treaty of Paris. British take formal control of land known as Maine, make treaty with Indians for protection. 1775: Massachusetts Provincial Congress enacts resolve forbidding trespass on lands claimed by the Penobscot Indian Nation. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More