Blog: Voices of Decolonization

Have you ever thrown a pebble into a pond and watched the ripples grow? Even a small pebble can create rings reaching far out from the center. When I imagine what impact looks like,...

            Oh grandfather, great spirit, my grandfather I come to you with open arms and a hungry spirit Our people have lost the ways of old Teachings you taught us to be...

In recognition of Sandy White Hawk’s tireless work on behalf of Indigenous children throughout her life and as current President of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and in observance of her...

When I was a kid, I was reluctant to spend the night away from home. I didn’t really go elsewhere overnight, like summer camp, until I was in high school. The summer I was...

Upper and Lower Negro Island. Uncle Tom’s Mountain. White S-word Island. Some of Maine’s most beautiful islands, summits, and brooks are marred by racist names that are offensive to Black and Indigenous people and...

Beyond the Claims– Stories from the Land & the Heart  Wabanaki REACH, a Native-led nonprofit organization, has launched its newest truth-telling initiative focused on the Maine Indian land claims, Beyond the Claims– Stories from...

  During the last few cold and windy days of December, I decided to hike to the top of Black Mountain. I was very excited, especially since it had been a while since I...

by Marieke Van Der Steenhoven, Special Collections Education and Engagement Librarian, Bowdoin College   How do you prepare to bear witness—even if from a distance—to genocide? Bringing the archive of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare...

When I was first approached to work on TRC efforts, I wasn’t particularly enthusiastic. As a Penobscot historian, I was well aware of the legacy of trauma that Wabanaki people had endured in our...

Decolonizing While in Colonial Systems: Serving as Tribal Ambassador to the Governments that have Historically and Perpetually Oppressed our Nations In 2015 the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe voted to remove their Representatives to...