Blog: Voices of Decolonization
WABANAKI WOMEN - Blog for Women’s History Month
March 15, 2017
By Maria Girouard, Coordinator of Health, Wellness, & Self-Determination Wishing to recognize Wabanaki women during March - Women’s History month, I was stuck as to where to begin. What could I possibly say that...
Read More ShareWanting To Be Indian: When Spiritual Searching Turns Into Cultural Theft
March 08, 2017
By Rev. Myke Johnson https://findingourwayhome.blog/wanting-to-be-indian/ Myke Johnson is minister at the Allen Avenue UU Church in Portland, blogs at findingourwayhome.blog and recently published Finding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community. Her book...
Read More ShareTHIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 1, 1823 / 2017
March 01, 2017
From, lentenlamentations.org "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 1, 1823-- Doctrine of Discovery Written into U.S. Law" March 1, 1823 marked the first day after the landmark Supreme Court case, Johnson v. McIntosh, which made the...
Read More ShareStrengthening Systems and Organizations ~ Wabanaki Restorative Justice
February 22, 2017
We have held two of three regional events focused on Wabanaki Restorative Justice. In November at the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and in January at the Wabanaki Center in Calais, we offered the...
Read More ShareREACH participates in Grants for Change
February 15, 2017
Last summer Maine-Wabanaki REACH staff took part in Grants for Change, a unique participatory grant making and decision-making process sponsored by Maine Initiatives. This unique process engaged the broader Maine community and Maine-based...
Read More ShareWabanaki Health, Wellness & Self-determination
February 08, 2017
The 3rd annual Wabanaki Wellness Gathering held at Motahkmikuk/ Indian Township this past October was a great success. As with past wellness gatherings, we tapped into our own vast network of knowledge to learn...
Read More ShareMy phone rings. “Hello” I say, “This is Barbara.”
February 01, 2017
By Barbara Kates My phone rings. “Hello” I say, “This is Barbara.” “Is this REACH – the people who teach about Indians?”, he asks. I take a breath. “Are you calling about the...
Read More ShareMovers and Shakers of Contemporary Wabanaki History
January 26, 2017
By Maria Girouard Riding the wave of excitement created by the Women's March in Washington, we would like to recognize movers and shakers of contemporary Wabanaki history. Passamaquoddy women of Indian Township should be...
Read More ShareJoin us in acknowledging the National Day of Racial Healing!
January 11, 2017
REACH is proud to be part of the WK Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Initiative and joins over 130 organizations from across the country in calling for a National Day of Racial...
Read More ShareWoliwon ~ Woliwoni ~ Walalin, Heartfelt Thanks
December 15, 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, we would like to take time to show our appreciation to all those who have contributed to truth, healing and change. Maine-Wabanaki REACH thrives on wonderful support from...
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