Together we can heal our relationship with land and each other
We are the Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship and First Light, and we're helping to reimagine Maine as a Wabanaki place by restoring Wabanaki presence and access to land. This work relies on relationships between Native and non-native people, each working within our own nations and organizations to find a better way forward, together.
We move at the speed of trust
-
Wabanaki Commission
Representing five nations, we are improving the health and well-being of Wabanaki people by expanding our access, management, and ownership of our ancestral lands to practice our cultures.
-
First Light
First Light is a collective of non-native land-oriented organizations and agencies working to expand Wabanaki access and stewardship of land toward a future of nature and people thriving in Wabanaki homelands.
Learn about how First Light organizations work at the direction of the Wabanaki Commission and what we are accomplishing together.
Our Progress
Wabanaki Territory, today, is mostly in the hands of non-native people and organizations. The Wabanaki Commission and First Light are working to restore balance to pursue land recovery priorities and return land to Tribal holding.
Events
WABANAKI COMMUNITY
Reunite with Your Homeland
Explore cultural activities and projects that reunite us with the land and each other.
NON-NATIVE PEOPLE
Return Land
We'll work with land-holding organizations to help them offer land back to the Wabanaki Commission.
(Not yet able to return land? There's still a place for you in this movement.)