Indigenous Voices 10/16/07

Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topics:
Segment 1: Passamaquoddy members sue the BIA for lack of procedure before they approved the lease with LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) developers
Segment 2: The proposed tribal racino in Washington County

Guests: Vera Francis, Passamaquoddy tribal member; Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Representative to the Maine Legislature

How should the BIA have observed the National Environmental Policy Act? The National Historic Preservation Act? The Endangered Species Act?  How would the racino benefit the tribe?

FMI: http://wetakecareofourland.org/ or savepassamaquoddybay.org

Weekend Voices 10/13/07

Producer/host: Amy Browne

Topic: The 4th Annual Maine Civil Liberties Student Conference, held in Belfast in September, was attended by students from several area high schools.  We “listen in” on one of the break out sessions where students talked about searches in school and the 4th ammendment.   What types of searches would they consent to?  In what situations would they refuse or ask to call their parents or a lawyer?  What would they think about a fellow student who refused to be searched?  Several possible scenarios were discussed.  The session was facilitated by MCLU Executive Director Shenna Bellows.

FMI:  www.mclu.org or 207-774-54444