Resources

A collection of introductory resources

Map of Wabanaki land holdings as of 2022.

Learn about each of the federally-recognized Wabanaki Tribes.

Understand the conditions that led to the theft of Wabanaki lands and possibilities for a different future.

Wabanaki leaders speak on how to reshape conservation in this podcast series created by Sierra Club Maine.

CRP is a collaboration between Indigenous people and non-indigenous people united in the goal of supporting Indigenous-led conservation in Canada.

In November 2021 Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership published this report (Prepared by Larry Innes (Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP), Ian Attridge (Barrister and Solicitor; Trent University), and Skeena Lawson (Juris Doctor Candidate, University of Victoria.)). This report concludes that there is no ethical basis for private land conservation organizations to operate as though Indigenous governments have no role in relation to private lands.

Native Land Conservancy (NLC) and Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT) are collaborating to grant land rights to NLC and the Wampanoag Nation, and to explore commonality between wilderness conservation and indigenous tradition and lifeways.

Partnering with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve social and environmental outcomes, this is The Nature Conservancy's global framework for working with Indigenous people.

An essay and story of the formation of the Sustainable Southeast partnership and the histories that led people there.

A collection of resources on conservation's direct role in removing Indigenous peoples from their lands.

This is a collection of tools which are being used across the country to formalize Indigenous access to land for cultural uses, harvesting, and ceremony.

The purpose of this report is for Wabanaki people to connect with a diversity of other Wabanaki people to understand how best to structure the fund to meet Tribes’ goals, give the fund legitimacy within Wabanaki communities, and affirm the role of the Wabanaki Commission.

Birch trees are an important presence in Wabanaki homelands and culture. Check out this FAQ on birch bark harvest, created by Kathy Pollard and Ann Pollard Ranco in partnership with Bangor Land Trust, to learn how your organization can support cultural practices associated with birches.

Learn all about how you can participate in the fund that helps to repair, rebuild and sustain Wabanaki relationship, kinship, access to place and to directly help Wabanaki people and institutions to fulfill their care-taking responsibilities for the lands and waters of Maine.

With the help of non-native land attorney, Rob Levin, we respond to nine common questions on perceived legal barriers land trusts face in returning land and access to Native communities.

A collection of resources for non-profits looking to understand how they can legally engage in advocacy and policy work.

Land acknowledgements are increasingly popular, but controversial. Can they be done well & meaningfully, or are they always empty symbols? Here, find perspectives from Wabanaki and other Indigenous peoples on the topic of land acknowledgements.

Land returns are happening across Turtle Island and the world. Check out this page for some of the stories we're reading.

An important article by Mejs Hasan from Grist Magazine about an inspiring collaboration between Forest Service and Tribes from Klamath region in California and Oregon.

A report by the Indigenous Circle of Experts about their efforts to reconcile history to manage public land together in Canada.

A summary of work done by the HEPP, a project to assist Haudenosaunee Nations in exercising their rights and responsibilities with regard to their environmental concerns in a manner consistent with Haudenosaunee values and culture, while maintaining the sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee people.

Here are some of the Indigenous artists we look to for inspiration and reminders in this work.