Blog: Voices of Decolonization
Learning 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...
Read More ShareWABANAKI WOMEN - Women’s History Month, by Maria Girouard, Coordinator of Health, Wellness, & Self-Determination
March 15, 2017
Wishing to recognize Wabanaki women during March - Women’s History month, I was stuck as to where to begin. What could I possibly say that would suffice the honor of acknowledging the strong, brave...
Read More ShareWanting To Be Indian: When Spiritual Searching Turns Into Cultural Theft, by Rev. Myke Johnson
March 08, 2017
https://findingourwayhome.blog/wanting-to-be-indian/ Myke Johnson is minister at the Allen Avenue UU Church in Portland, blogs at findingourwayhome.blog and recently published Finding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community. Her book explores ways to reconnect...
Read More ShareTHIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 1, 1823 / 2017
March 01, 2017
From, lentenlamentations.org "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 1, 1823-- Doctrine of Discovery Written into U.S. Law" March 1, 1823 marked the first day after the landmark Supreme Court case, Johnson v. McIntosh, which made the...
Read More ShareStrengthening Systems and Organizations ~ Wabanaki Restorative Justice , by REACH Staff
February 22, 2017
We have held two of three regional events focused on Wabanaki Restorative Justice. In November at the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and in January at the Wabanaki Center in Calais, we offered the...
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