Letter from Maynard Polchies (President of the Association of Aroostook Indians) to Forrest Gerard (Department of Interior) referencing the Micmacs and the Maliseets (05/10/1979)
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Letter from Maynard Polchies (President of the Association of Aroostook Indians) to Forrest Gerard (Department of Interior) requesting that the Micmacs and the Maliseets also be taken into account in the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement.
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers, Box 2150, Folder 10; Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, Lewiston, ME,
5/10/1979
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Statement of Governor Joseph Brennan regarding the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement (03/21/1980)
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The Edmund S. Muskie Papers
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers, Box 2353, Folder 11, The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, Lewiston, ME,
3/21/1980
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Internal memo from Muskie staffer Estelle Lavoie to James Case regarding a meeting with the Micmac and Maliseet Tribes (09/05/1979)
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Internal memo from Estelle Lavoie to James Case (while both were working for Senator Edmund Muskie) regarding a meeting on June 27, with representatives from the Micmac and Maliseet Tribes, to discuss their desire to obtain federal recognition and request Senator Edmund Muskie's guidance.
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers, Box 2150, Folder 10; Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
9/5/1979
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Memo to Senator Edmund Muskie from James Case (Muskie's Chief Legislative Assistant) with draft legislation that the White House intends to submit to Congress encompassing Part A of the Task Force proposal for settlement of Maine Indian Land Claims (06/21/1978)
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The Edmund S. Muskie Papers
The Edmund S. Muskie Papers, Box 2151, Folder 1. The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
6/21/1978
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Memo from James Case (staffer to Senator Muskie, and then to Senator Mitchell). This memo is probably addressed to Senator George J. Mitchell, and has a White House analysis of Bill S. 2829 attached. (06/13/1980)
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George J. Mitchell Papers
George J. Mitchell Papers,Box M202.6.2.2.2, George J. Mitchell Dept. of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, ME
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Letter to Representative Morris K. Udall from Department of Interior, reporting the Department's views on Bill H.R. 7919 (09/22/1980)
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Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, Legislative Files: House Bills, HR 7919, Box 138; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives, Washington, DC.
9/22/1980
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Letter to Representative Morris K. Udall from Department of Interior, Supplementing the Department's Previous Report on H.R. 7919 as well as the Department's Previously Submitted Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (09/10/1980)
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Supplement to Department of Interior report made on 8/25/1980, which included an Amendment to H.R. 7919 in the Nature of a Substitute. This letter suggests adding that the Maine Implementing Act (MIA) is confirmed ". . . to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act". This language is not ultimately used in the final version of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
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Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, Legislative Files: House Bills, HR 7919, Box 138; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives, Washington, DC.
9/10/1980
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List of witnesses to the Hearing held by the House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs regarding the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill H.R. 7919 (08/25/1980)
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Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, Legislative Files: House Bills, HR 7919, Box 138; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives, Washington, DC.
8/25/1980
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Memo to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs from Frank Ducheneaux (Special Counsel for Indian Affairs) and Michael Jackson (Minority Consultant for Indian Affairs). This memo summarizes the history behind the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill (H.R. 7919), the bill's provisions, and the problems that remain unresolved between the parties to the settlement (08/22/1980)
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As of this letter, the jurisdictional provisions of the Maine Implementing Act (MIA) and bill are still in disagreement.
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Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs, Legislative Files: House Bills, HR 7919, Box 138; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, RG 233; National Archives, Washington, DC.
8/22/1980
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Letter to Senator John Melcher from Samuel W. Collins, Jr. (Chairman of the Maine Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Indian Land Claims) (08/22/1980)
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Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, Bill Files- Second Session, S. 2623- S.3222, Box. 12, Folder “S.2829”; 96th Congress; Records of the U.S. Senate, RG 46; National Archives, Washington, DC.
8/22/1980
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