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Statement of Attorneys Wayne Libhart and James Erwin of Maine, submitted to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and included as part of the hearing record for Bill H.R. 7919 (Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill) (08/25/1980)
Of particular interest, this statement discusses extinguishment, jurisdiction issues, and concerns about hunting and fishing rights.
State of Maine Aboriginal Claims Bill S. 842 (Senate) (03/01/1977)
Section 3 of this draft deals with Extinguishment of Claims (what is now found in 25 U.S.C. 1723). What we know today as 25 U.S.C. 1725 (Application of State Law) and 25 U.S.C. 1735(b) are not yet included.
S. 2829 (Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill, Senate) (09/17/1980)
This draft of the Senate bill includes both an older and a newer version of the bill. Section 4 here corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723. Section 6(h) corresponds to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1725(h). This version of the bill…
Proposed Committee Report Language for Maine Settlement Act (or Maine Implementing Act), drafted by the Maine Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Indian Land Claims (09/03/1980)
Proposed Committee Report Language for Maine Implementation Act
Proposed Changes to Maine Indian Claims Settlement Bill S. 2829 from the Departments of the Interior and of Justice (07/10/1980)
Among the proposed changes are changes to Sections 4 and 6(g) (which correspond to what we now know as 25 U.S.C. 1723 and 1725(h). There is an attempt made here to list specifically which federal laws would not apply to the Tribes under 25 U.S.C.…