Natural Resources Council of Maine
Protecting the Nature of Maine
Posted on by NRCM
NRCM news release Augusta, ME – The Natural Resources Council of Maine is pleased to announce that Woolwich resident Willy Ritch is the winner of the 2008 Natural Resources Council of Maine’s People’s Choice award, for his work protecting beautiful Wiscasset from a proposed coal gasification plant. Last year, when Wiscasset was faced with a Read More
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NRCM recognizes and honors the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Penobscot Nation, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe, collectively the Wabanaki Nations. Wabanaki translates as “People of the Dawn.” The Wabanaki Nations have stewarded Maine for generations, stretching back to before colonial settlers forcibly occupied the area. NRCM’s office in Augusta is on the unceded territory of the Penobscot Nation, and all of us in Maine are on unceded lands once overseen by Wabanaki people. Let us remember this history and move forward with a commitment to justice and alignment with Wabanaki Nations in Maine. (Read full land acknowledgement.)
