Learn more. AUGUSTA — Upon entering the Healing and Wellness Court at the Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, participants are greeted with a “smudge” and a prayer. “It sets the tone of what we ...

The Penobscot Nation Tribal Court “combines judicial oversight and powers of the Tribal Court with local healing and wellness services to better address any and all underlying or co-occurring ...

Mehnert has served as the Chief Judge of the Penobscot Nation Tribal Court since 2008. He presides over the Nation’s Criminal and Civil Courts as well as the Nation’s Wellness Court.

AUGUSTA — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an appeal by the Penobscot Nation in its fight with Maine over ownership and regulation of the tribe’s namesake river. It was a bitter ...

On Monday, April 18, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt the Penobscot Indian Nation a blow by rejecting its appeal over ownership and regulation of the tribe's namesake river. (AP Photo/David ...

A split federal appeals court ruled Friday that Maine has the ... to regulate some activities on the river, but the Penobscot Nation then sued, saying it owned the river under the terms of the ...

The Penobscot Nation Tribal Court “combines judicial oversight and powers of the Tribal Court with local healing and wellness services to better address any and all underlying or co-occurring ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an appeal by the Penobscot Indian Nation in its fight with Maine over ownership and regulation of the tribe’s namesake river.