University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Maine Collection 1-2000 LD 1028 - Protection of Indian Archaeological Sites : Report to the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs Maine Historic Preservation Commission Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/me_collection Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Criminal Law Commons, Cultural Heritage Law Commons, History Commons, Indian and Aboriginal Law Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons, and the Land Use Law Commons Recommended Citation Maine Historic Preservation Commission, "LD 1028 - Protection of Indian Archaeological Sites : Report to the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs" (2000). Maine Collection. 62. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/me_collection/62 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Collection by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. LD 1028 -PROTECTION OF INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES REPORT TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Arthur Spiess, Archaeologist Maine Historic Preservation Commission with Representative Donald Soctomah January,2000 LD 1028-Protection ofIndian Archaeological Sites 1 INTRODUCTION In the spring of 1999 the 119th Legislature passed the following Resolve requiring study of the issue of looting and vandalism ofNative American archaeological sites, and preparation of a report recommending solutions: 119th LEGISLATURE LD1028 Resolved: That the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Representatives ofthe Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe jointly shall conduct a review of the threats toNative American archaeological sites from looting and vandalism and report their recommendations for implementing a monitoring or stewardship program for site protection and preservation.