Platner has been under fire in recent months after it was revealed that he had an actual Nazi tattoo on his chest. Since then, he has been running on a slightly lower profile, waiting for that news cycle to blow over.

His comments on indigenous people and land is a perfect example of progressive virtue signaling. He has to show Democrat base voters that he is as radically far left as they are.

The Washington Free Beacon reported:

'A Foundation of My Politics': Graham Platner Calls To Return Maine Land to 'Indigenous Population'

Senate candidate Graham Platner (D., Maine) called to return land to natives in the state he's running to represent, arguing that longstanding injustices committed by state and federal governments remain unresolved.

"I, for one, am a firm supporter in any legislation that increases tribal sovereignty for the indigenous population in Maine," Platner said Monday during a virtual town hall. "I also am a firm supporter of any legislation on the federal level that begins to give more, frankly, land back to the indigenous peoples that was taken from them, and there are a few mechanisms of doing this."

"Tribal sovereignty, quite frankly, is a foundation of my politics," he added. "I don't think we get to have a future full of justice, dignity, and peace, but we don't right the injustices of the past."

There are roughly 10,000 indigenous people living in Maine—the 10th smallest population in the United States, according Census data in 2021.

So-called land-back advocates typically call for returning public lands, specifically, to natives.