Donna Loring served as the Penobscot Nation's Representative to the Maine State Legislature from 1998-2003, and again from 2007-2008. Loring served as the Penobscot Nation's Coordinator of Tribal, State and International Relations through the 121st Legislature. She also served as a member of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. During her legislative career, Loring authored and sponsored LD 291: An Act to Require Teaching Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine's Schools, which was signed into law in 2001. She also conceptualized and advocated for the first "State of the Tribes Address" in Maine history. Tribal chiefs addressed a joint session of the legislature on March 11, 2002, for the first time in Maine Legislative history.
Explore documents related to bills that Representative Loring wrote, introduced, or worked on during her legislative service, including LD 2418: An Act Concerning Offensive Names (2000), LD 291: A Law to Teach About Maine's Native Americans (2001), LD 1392: An Act To Update the Dioxin Monitoring Program (2007), LD 1263: Resolve, To Continue the Tribal-State Work Group (2008), LD 2306: An Act To Amend the Definition of "Penobscot Indian Reservation" (2008). Also included are documents from legislation that Representative Loring reviewed during her service on the Judiciary Committee, including LD 2239: An Act to Ensure Civil Rights and Prevent Discrimination (2000), and notes between representatives during legislative sessions.
Other material related to legislative issues directly impacting the Wabanaki tribes in Maine is housed in series three (Wabanaki/Native affairs).
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