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PublishedApril 12, 2025
Children’s Museum loses federal grant intended for Wabanaki history programs
The Portland museum is losing most of the grant funding it was awarded last year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a project that includes curricula support for teachers and programs for museum visitors.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
‘A River of Blood’: The violent history behind Kennebec River settlement
Gerard Gawalt shares how, although uncomfortable, facing decades of conflict between Abenaki and white settlers along the Kennebec River can help us better deepen our connection to people and place.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2024
How to protect ash trees and preserve a Wabanaki tradition
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PublishedOctober 29, 2024
Wabanaki tribes, scientists take drastic steps to save ash trees from invasive beetles
They are striving to protect the state's remaining brown ash trees, and hope to harvest enough healthy trees in the meantime to supply future tribal artisans.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
UMF celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
After students returned from fall break, UMF presented activities to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, including themed lunch options.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Opening of Wabanaki welcome center near Katahdin delayed, but public will get a peek
The Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is open to visitors for limited hours this weekend.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
What Maine can learn from Wabanaki environmental wisdom
Science is designed to be indifferent to values, but Indigenous knowledge seeks to reinsert them.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2024
How Jeremy Frey changed the way the art world sees Wabanaki basketmaking
The Maine artist's solo show at the Portland Museum of Art – the first of its kind – represents a new perception of the art form.
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PublishedMay 6, 2024
Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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