Organization
Mi'kmaq Nation
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The Mi'kmaq Nation obtained nearly 3,400 acres in June 2026 near Bridgewater, Maine, more than doubling its land holdings.
- Kind
- Tribal government
- Native-led
- tribal-government
- Works with
- Mi'kmaq (Wabanaki)
- Region
- Aroostook County, ME
- Focus
- 3,400+ acre Bridgewater parcel (June 2026, $1.9M)
- Vetting notes
- Maine Public 6/26/2026; Chief Sheila McCormack. Sixth completed Tributary Land Returns project.
What happened
The Mi'kmaq Nation, a Wabanaki tribe with lands in Aroostook County, Maine, received a land return of nearly 3,400 acres near Bridgewater, Maine Public reported on June 26, 2026. The parcel has forests, wetlands and three miles of frontage on North Whitney Brook. The Conservation Fund bought it from a local forester the year before and held it for the Nation until fundraising for the $1.9 million parcel was complete.
Maine Public says the parcel will more than double the tribe's land holdings. The Bangor Daily News gives its Mi'kmaq name as Mesgilg Maqamigew, or "big land," and reports that the Nation will keep public ATV, snowmobile, bicycle and pedestrian access on a former railroad bed that crosses it.
Chief Sheila McCormack said in a news release, "This property will give our people a place for outdoor recreation, a place to teach our children how to hunt and fish." Maine Public says the tribe hopes to use it for hunting, fishing and basket-weaving. Former Vice Chief Richard Silliboy told the Bangor Daily News he would like walking trails and a few cabins, and that the land will eventually be placed in a federal land trust, which can take years.
It is the sixth completed project in the Tributary Land Returns effort.
Good to know. A tribal government, not a place to donate. Reports put the price at $1.9 million or $2 million.
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held the land for the tribe until fundraising for the $1.9 million parcel was completed.
Maine Public - Mi'kmaq Nation to expand lands with new Aroostook county parcelThis property will give our people a place for outdoor recreation, a place to teach our children how to hunt and fish
Maine Public - Mi'kmaq Nation to expand lands with new Aroostook county parcelThe Bridgewater parcel — Mesgilg Maqamigew, or "big land" — doubles the tribe's territory
Bangor Daily News - Effort to restore 50K acres of Wabanaki land reaches halfway pointThe land will eventually be placed in a federal land trust, but that can take several years.
Bangor Daily News - Effort to restore 50K acres of Wabanaki land reaches halfway point
Research notes. Maine Public and the Bangor Daily News are the sources; the Nation's own release was not read. Price: Maine Public says $1.9 million; the Bangor Daily News says "the recent $2 million Bridgewater transaction". The acreage is given as "nearly 3,400" and "3,400". The Nation's website was not checked. Tribal government, not a donation channel.
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Governing body of 2
- Mi'kmaq Nationsuggested
- Wabanaki nations (Maine)suggested
Works in 1
- Mainesuggested
Supports the return of 1
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