Blog: Voices of Decolonization

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...

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...

  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  ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It has been several months since the emergency declaration over the COVID-19 pandemic has been called off. However, the disparate effects that it had on historically marginalized communities and the inequalities of work places...

June is the anniversary of the Maine Wabanaki State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As we move into the summer months, and continue to explore the significance of the Indian Child Welfare...