Blog: Voices of Decolonization
I Have Good Work To Do Part 2: The TRC and REACH (Continued from May 4, 2017 blog post), by Jeffrey Hotchkiss
September 23, 2017
I was seeking. I thought about traveling out to Pine Ridge in South Dakota, near where the massacre took place, but cost and doubt prevented me. What would I do? Would I make...
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July 07, 2017
On May 4, we posted part 1 of a moving post written by Jeffrey Hotchkiss, in which Jeffrey shared some of what he has learned about himself and his family as it relates to...
Read More ShareWellness in Community: Speaking our Truths, by Maria Girouard, REACH Coordinator, Health, Wellness & Self-Determination
May 31, 2017
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...
Read More ShareI Have Good Work to Do, by Jeffrey Hotchkiss, REACH Volunteer
May 04, 2017
Awakening is hard Imagine someone yanks off the covers flings me through the open window into the cold deep snow face first bleeding from the holes in my body Over and over...
Read More ShareLearning Together, by Barbara Kates Maine-Wabanaki REACH Community Organizer
April 20, 2017
I am learning about decolonization- wondering what does decolonization mean for Wabanaki people; for me, as someone who is not Native; and for my community. I realize pretty quickly that in order to...
Read More ShareDecolonizing Faith: Community Presentations and Workshops, by Maggie Edmondson, Winthrop Friends Meeting
April 12, 2017
Picture shows children in Kickapoo Village, Oklahoma, circa 1980. Friends ran Indian day schools and boarding schools here in about 30 locations. Photo used with consent from "Towards Right Relationship with America's Native Peoples" ...
Read More ShareWabanaki Health and Wellness Celebrates their 20th Annual Spring Social
April 05, 2017
Since 1997, Wabanaki people from all over the State and the Maritimes have gathered each Spring to connect and celebrate being Wabanaki. The Annual Spring Social is sponsored by Wabanaki Health and Wellness, which...
Read More ShareIn Honor and Celebration of Sandy White Hawk, by REACH Staff
April 02, 2017
From REACH - With Love. We are proud to announce that Sandy White Hawk has been named the 2017 Champion for Native Children by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). NICWA describes Sandy...
Read More ShareThe National Day of Prayer for Native Children, by Esther Anne, Co-Director Maine-Wabanaki REACH
March 29, 2017
On April 4, 2017 at 10:30 in the morning, wherever you are, please pause for a few moments to focus on, reflect and pray for the health, safety, and well-being of Native children. Your...
Read More ShareLD 914: An Act to Establish Indigenous People’s Day, by Penthea Burns & Diane Oltarzewski
March 21, 2017
LD 914: An Act to Establish Indigenous People’s Day, sponsored by Representative Scott Hamann of South Portland with eight co-sponsors, is being heard by the Maine Legislature’s Committee on State and Local Government on...
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