Blog: Voices of Decolonization
Wabanaki Educator Receives National Community Service Award, by Jillian Kerr
October 10, 2024
Lynn Amakehs (butterfly) Mitchell, Passamaquoddy citizen and Maine Indian Education Facilities Manager, is deeply committed to preserving her community's culture. Her unwavering dedication has earned her different awards, recognizing her service to her community...
Read More ShareThe Good Work: An Apology, by Jeffrey Hotchkiss
September 05, 2024
“It wasn't me,” said the child caught red-handed. That's true – it wasn't me. I wasn't even born yet. Not until more than six decades after December 29, 1890. But it was...
Read More ShareReflecting on Change, by the Wabanaki REACH Board
August 08, 2024
REACH has been through many changes and transitions over the years, evolving from an idea of decolonization to becoming an official non-profit with a board, staff and many volunteers. It has been quite the...
Read More ShareA Family of Robins, by Penthea Burns
July 04, 2024
A family of robinsAn adult pair and two juvenilesExplore the grassy yardIn front of my houseShaded by the maple treeLiving from this landTaking what they need For much of my lifeI underestimated robinsI...
Read More ShareWABANAKI REACH CELEBRATES ORAL HISTORY EXHIBIT OPENING WITH GATHERING AT SIPAYIK MUSEUM
June 06, 2024
Wikhikonol: Stories + Photos Opens June 20 in Pleasant Point SIPAYIK | PLEASANT POINT, ME (June 4, 2023)– Wabanaki REACH has partnered with the Sipayik Museum to present wikhikonol, an oral history exhibit featuring stories alongside...
Read More ShareWellness in Community: Speaking our Truths, by Maria Girouard
May 02, 2024
I had the privilege of being part of a young Passamaquoddy woman’s final graduation project. She focused her attention on the topic of racism and presented a variety of stories about racism inflicted against...
Read More SharePutep Qotatokot-te Elewestaq (The Whale was Speaking), by Mihku Paul.
April 04, 2024
"As a Waponahki poet and visual artist, I am always seeking paths to new work and striving to convey my perspective on matters that I feel are both culturally relevant and important to our human...
Read More ShareHighlighting Wabanaki Women in History, by Jillian Kerr
March 07, 2024
Throughout history, Wabanaki women have worked hard to provide for their families. Europeans could not believe the amount of work Native women did in comparison to European women. Native women did what Europeans called...
Read More ShareThe Knife Connection, by Sara Eastler
February 01, 2024
Sometimes I forget how the silence filled the forest like smoke-sprawl, how the trees leaned across the stream to listen for the next breathe of news. It’s hard to say what caught my...
Read More ShareSipayik, by Suzie Neptune
January 04, 2024
As the night of a new dawn shine bright Rusty and old here I sit and watch Like sentries surrounded Standing by are the soldiers of old Guardian’s vigil at the light ...
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