This week, a conversation with Jamie Bissonette Lewey of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission (MITSC). She explains her views on Tribal-State politics, and why she believes that the fundamental issue is the difference between how the state and the tribes understand the concept of sovereignty. She also talks about the history of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 and its detrimental effects on the socioeconomic status of the tribes today.

To read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report, follow this link: http://www.mainewabanakitrc.org/report/