The Governing Body for Indian Township is the Tribal Council. The "Chief" administrator is the Tribal Governor (Sakom) and balanced and augmented by the Lieutenant Governor. Tribal Government is responsible for the administration of a variety of services and programs for the Passamaquoddy people. Examples are social services, such as SSI, general assistance with food, personal, and necessary items, heating assistance, and a variety of other community concerns from marriges to vehicle registrations. The tribal office is open for business Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
The Passamaquoddy Tribe, having two locations, is represented by the Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, each tribe with separate councils in Indian Township and at Pleasant Point Reservation.
A total of 3,369 tribal members are listed on the tribal census rolls with 1,364 on the Indian Township census and 2,005 listed on Pleasant Point census.
The St. Croix River (previously known as the Passamaquoddy River) serves as the USA/Canada International boundary. The boundary cuts through the middle of the Passamaquoddy homeland. The Passamaquoddy have occupied this watershed region for at least the past 600+ generations (12,000+ years). This new USA-Canada boundary line was created about 200 years ago and was imposed on the Passamaquoddy. There are many Passamaquoddy Tribal members still living on the other side of the St. Croix river in Canada. The Passamaquoddy also have a Tribal Chief and Council in Canada known as the "St. Croix/Schoodic Band."