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Article: In the Shadow of the Eagle.(In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- May 1, 2008
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In the Shadow of the Eagle
Donna M. Loring
Tilbury House, Publishers
8 Mechanic Street, Gardiner, Maine 04345
9780884483021, $20.00 www.tilburyhouse.com 1-800-582-1899
Maine is the only American state to have tribal representatives seated in its legislative body, a practice that originated in the 1820s. The representatives from the Penobscot Nation and the Passamquoddy Tribe don't have the power to vote, but they do serve on committees and may chair study committees. Author Donna Loring served as a representative of the Penobscot Nation; In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine is the story of her fight to ...