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We have four federally recognized tribes in this state.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific numerical claim about the number of federally recognized tribes in Maine that can be verified against federal records.
What we foundMaine does have four federally recognized tribes — the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi'kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Penobscot Nation — confirmed by multiple independent authoritative sources.
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