Letter from Cecil Andrus (Secretary of the Interior) to Senator John Melcher, with proposed amendment to Bill S. 2829 in the nature of a substitute (amendment not attached to letter) (08/08/1980)
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William S. Cohen Papers
William S. Cohen Papers (MS 106), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 3.3.13.1 Box 9, Folder 12
8/8/1980
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Letter from Reid Peyton Chambers (Attorney for Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) to Cecil Andrus (Secretary of the Interior) (dated 07/15/1980), Attention to Tim Vollmann (Department of Interior) providing comments to “Proposed Changes in S. 2829,” supplied to Houlton Band by Tim Vollmann at a meeting on 07/10/1980
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William S. Cohen Papers
William S. Cohen Papers (MS 106), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, 3.3.13.1 Box 9, Folder 9
7/15/1980
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Memo from Bob Lipschutz (White House Counsel) to Leo Krulitz (Solicitor), Providing an update on the status of the Maine Indian Claim Settlement Negotiations (07/11/1979)
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This letter refers to a meeting attended by Secretary Andrus, Donald Perkins, and "representatives of the Maine Indians" the week before 07/11/1979. Department of Interior has received drafting service request for legislation to implement the Hathaway Plan from Senator Edmund Muskie, which Department of Interior will honor.
National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 530, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “Maine”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/11/1979
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Letter from Maine Attorney General Richard Cohen to Cecil Andrus, Secretary of Interior, after the hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Re: Bill S. 2829) (07/21/1980)
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National Congress of American Indians Records
National Congress of American Indians records, Box 532, Misc. Rec. of S. Harjo, Eastern Land Claims, Folder Titled “Maine Land Settlement Legislation [2 of 2]”; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution
7/21/1980
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Undated letter from the American Friends Service Committee to Frank Ducheneaux (Majority Special Counsel on Indian Affairs for the House of Representatives), encouraging the federal government to work toward better clarifying jurisdiction questions and making sure that tribes fully understand implications.
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NARA
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.
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Letter to Senator John Melcher from Cecil Andrus (Secretary of the Interior), providing clarifications and amendments to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill S. 2829, as reported by the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs (09/22/1980)
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Concerning Section 6(h) (which we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h)), the Department of Interior "[has] no objection to a proposed amendment . . . which would insert after 'civil, criminal, or regulatory jurisdiction of the State of Maine,' the following: 'including, without limitation, laws of the State relating to land use or environmental matters,'."
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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.
9/22/1980
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Letter from Cecil Andrus (Secretary of the Interior) to Senator John Melcher, responding (at the request of Senator George J. Mitchell) to questions posed by the Bangor Daily News regarding the Maine Indian Claims Settlement legislation (08/19/1980)
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Discusses a question regarding the jurisdictional arrangement between the State of Maine and the Tribes.
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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.
8/19/1980
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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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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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NARA
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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