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Maine lawmakers taking up thorny issue of tribal sovereignty

Protesters concerned with tribal sovereignty laws march at the State House, Monday, April 11, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. Maine tribes gave up some sovereignty rights to the state when they settled their land claims more than 40 years ago. They've battled ever since to regain the same rights as the nation's other tribes. The debate now begins in the Legislature. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

Maine lawmakers taking up thorny issue of tribal sovereignty