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Sipayik

Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation

The tap water in Sipayik has smelled and tasted bad for years. A new, deep well in town has been helping, but now the Trump administration has clawed back grant funds for water testing and filtration.

By Sydney Cromwell

Billy Longfellow of the Sipayik Environmental Department explains how the Samaqannihkuk well station works. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News
A wall made of boulders protects portions of Sipayik’s eastern coast from tidal erosion in Maine. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News

In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change

By Sydney Cromwell

The community clam garden at Sipayik started with 250,000 clam seedlings in 2022 and now has 1.25 million clams growing in its plots. Credit: Courtesy of Erik Francis

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

By Sydney Cromwell

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