Blog: Voices of Decolonization

  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...

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...

 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?...

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...

By Maria Girouard, REACH Coordinator, Health, Wellness & Self-Determination   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...

By Jeffrey Hotchkiss, REACH Volunteer   April 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...

By, Barbara Kates Maine-Wabanaki REACH Community Organizer 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...

By Maggie Edmondson, Winthrop Friends Meeting 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...

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...

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...