First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick

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First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick are the sovereign Indigenous governing bodies representing Maliseet and Passamaquoddy communities in the cross-border Wabanaki territory of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous governing body
sovereign government
aimsTo maintain Indigenous self-determination
preserve traditional territories
associatedWith Passamaquoddy people
Maliseet people
surface form: Wolastoqey people
claims inherent sovereignty
cooperatesWith Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: federal government of Canada

United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States

provincial governments in New Brunswick
Government of Maine
surface form: state government of Maine
engagesIn cross-border cooperation
intergovernmental relations
exercises self-government
focusesOn community health services
cultural revitalization programs
education services
natural resource management
governs Indigenous community affairs
governsIn coastal communities
rural communities
hasEthnicGroup Maliseet
Passamaquoddy
hasGovernmentType First Nations band government
tribal government
hasJurisdictionOver Maliseet reserves in New Brunswick
Passamaquoddy reservations in Maine
languageCommunity Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
surface form: Maliseet language

Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
surface form: Passamaquoddy language
locatedIn Maine
New Brunswick
Wabanaki peoples
surface form: Wabanaki territory

Eastern Canada
surface form: eastern Canada

northeastern United States
operatesWithin Canada federal system
United States federal system
partOf Wabanaki Confederacy
protects Indigenous cultural heritage
Indigenous treaty rights
region New England–New France borderlands
surface form: Maritime provinces and New England borderlands
represents Maliseet communities
Passamaquoddy people
surface form: Passamaquoddy communities
subjectOf land and resource rights discussions
treaty rights negotiations

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Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language recognizedBy First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick
Maliseet people ethnicGroupOf First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick
this entity surface form: Wolastoqiyik communities in New Brunswick