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Native American Unit Brings Racial Discrimination Case Against DHHS

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Wabanaki Legal News, Fall 2010 by: WLN Staff Maine Human Rights Commission Agrees That Case Worker Discriminated We are representing a Penobscot woman who had a problem with the Maine Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). Our client reported that a couple of years ago, a case worker from DHHS visited our client's home. While there, the case worker made several racist remarks. Our client told us that the case worker said that Native people are dishonest.
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Fighting Discrimination Against Native Americans

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Wabanaki Legal News, January 2009
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Your Protections Under the Maine Human Rights Act

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Wabanaki Legal News, Summer 2001 Basic Facts You Should Know about Discrimination   By Ivy L. Frignoca
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Fair Employment Practices

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Wabanaki Legal News, Winer 2011 The Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. and Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Maine work with the United States Department of Justice's Office of Special Counsel (OSC) for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Discrimination to protect immigrant and citizen workers from being discriminated against by employers. The Immigrant and Nationality Act's anti-discrimination provisions protect immigrant workers from the following types of employment discrimination:
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Honoring, Helping Native Veterans

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According to Penobscot Tribal Elder Charles N. Shay, Maine is the first state in the country to recognize June 21st as Native American Veterans Day. There are currently 831 Native American Veterans living in Maine. In honor of Native American Veterans Day, here are some resources that we hope you find helpful.
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New Protections for Religious Rights of Native Prisoners

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Native spiritual gatherings in prison are essential to the survival of tribal communities. Wabanaki Legal News, Spring 2009 edition by Paul Thibeault (opinion) The Sipayik Criminal Justice Commission has been negotiating with the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) about restrictions on the rights of Native prisoners to practice traditional Indian religion. The negotiations were supported by the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission. As a result of these efforts, some big changes have been made:
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