Blog: Voices of Decolonization

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...

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...

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...

 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...

  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...