Blog: Voices of Decolonization
Maine Community Organizing – Higher Education
February 22, 2018
REACH provides presentations and workshops across Maine, including in institutions of higher education for faculty, staff, and students. Colleges and universities are the sites of thinking, research, learning, and creative expression. They also have...
Read More ShareWabanaki Health, Wellness, and Self Determination - Capacitar, meaning, “to empower”.
February 08, 2018
Excerpt - REACH 2017 Winter Newsletter Photo credit: Robin Farrin The health and wellness work of Maine-Wabanaki REACH focuses on understanding intergenerational trauma, how trauma becomes trapped in our bodies, and healthy ways...
Read More ShareSupporting Inmates and Families Through Incarceration
January 24, 2018
By, Maine-Wabanaki REACH As part of our vision toward Restorative Justice, Maine-Wabanaki REACH leads circles in Maine prisons for native inmates, providing inmates with the tools for self-care and healing and helping to bring...
Read More SharePlanting Seeds of Decolonization
January 16, 2018
Excerpt - REACH 2017 Winter Newsletter Maine Wabanaki REACH is locally and organically grown. We began as a collaboration of Wabanaki and Maine child welfare workers and we have developed into a broader network...
Read More ShareThank You For a Great Year!
December 27, 2017
Dear Friends of Maine-Wabanaki REACH, We've been thinking about where we've come from and a lot about what's next. We wanted to share our thinking with you and let you know how you can...
Read More ShareThanksgiving in Your Home
November 21, 2017
By Rabbi Erica Asch, Temple Beth El Augusta We encourage you to use this Thanksgiving Prayer at your tables as you gather in gratitude for the blessings of abundance you reap and sow. We...
Read More ShareHaudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address
November 20, 2017
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...
Read More ShareIndigenous Peoples’ Day
October 05, 2017
By Barbara Kates Across the country, individuals, organizations, and governments are recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It is a change intended to honor Native Americans instead of honoring...
Read More ShareI Have Good Work To Do Part 2: The TRC and REACH (Continued from May 4, 2017 blog post)
September 23, 2017
By Jeffrey Hotchkiss 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?...
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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...
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