Donna Loring, retired tribal affairs adviser to Gov. Mills, says a sovereignty deal can be reached
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The Penobscot elder, politician and writer is encouraged by symbolically important progress, but she says the heavy lifting lies ahead.
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Charleston Regional Business Journal - July 10, 2023 by SC Biz News - Issuu
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Donna M. Loring: A Penobscot Voice in Politics and Community
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Instead of Prisons The Anarchist Library
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Penobscot Nation, climate activists oppose pipeline at Portland rally
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Mills appoints senior adviser for tribal affairs as state tries to improve relations
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Donna M. Loring: A Penobscot Voice in Politics and Community
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Joseph Smith Archives - Dialogue Journal
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Donna M. Loring - Wikipedia
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Joseph Smith Archives - Dialogue Journal
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Lawmakers reconsider decades-old restrictions on Maine tribes' sovereignty, long a flashpoint
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Joseph Smith Archives - Dialogue Journal
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Donna Loring Hasn't Stopped Championing Wabanaki Rights
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Lawmakers reconsider decades-old restrictions on Maine tribes' sovereignty, long a flashpoint