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Mi’kmaq Nation Thirteen Moons Climate Change Adaptation Plan

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Type
Tribal Adaptation Plans
Organization
Mi’kmaq Nation
Description

The Mi’kmaq Nation is the most northeasterly Federally recognized Tribe in the United States with a service area of all of Aroostook County in northern Maine. Aroostook County is the second largest county in the United States with a land area of 6,672 square miles – making it larger than the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Three and a half million acres of Aroostook County are forested with most of that area actively managed for the timber resources. The County is a natural resources rich area with significant impacts on the economy of the region from the natural resources. 

Geography
Northeast
Website
https://micmac-nsn.gov/files/2022/02/Aroostook_Band_of_Micmacs_Climate_Change_A…

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