Blog: Voices of Decolonization
Wellness 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 ...
Read More ShareHighlighting the work of Sandra Bassett, by REACH Staff
December 07, 2023
For many years Wabanaki REACH has supported Wabanaki and Native men and women experiencing incarceration in the corrections system in Maine. This month we would like to highlight Sandra Bassett and her work through...
Read More ShareHaudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address
November 12, 2023
Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (The words in bold are not meant to be spoken) The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address is an ancient message of peace and appreciation of Mother Earth and her inhabitants. The children learn...
Read More ShareHuman Resources to Growth and Support: A new take on Annual Performance Reviews. (Vol. 2), by Andrea Francis
October 05, 2023
On our continued journey towards a more values-aligned Human Resources department, Wabanaki REACH is exploring new ways to take on traditional HR practices and disentangle them from the idea that humans need to be...
Read More ShareLimited Series-Human Resources to Growth and Support: How REACH does HR (Vol. 1), by Andrea Francis
August 03, 2023
I have been connected with Wabanaki REACH since 2017, first as a Graduate Assistant, a volunteer, a temporary employee, and most recently as the newly appointed Assistant Director. In this role, developing our policies...
Read More Sharewhere the river widens, by Kate Russell
August 03, 2023
Wabanaki REACH has partnered with Threadbare Theatre Workshop to craft an original, community-devised play together– where the river widens– to be performed along the Penobscot River in September. This collaboration with the Wabanaki community...
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