Blog: Voices of Decolonization

  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...

   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...

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...

 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...

 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...

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...

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...

REACH Wellness work leads with the premise that the solution to or wellness lies in our culture. We continue to put forth the idea of decolonization – or reclaiming traditional ways of knowing and...

The Wabanaki, or “People of the Dawn,” are the first people of the area known today as Northeastern New England and Maritime Canada. Historians claim that the Wabanaki have lived on this land for...

We do not heal in isolationWe need compassionate support Restorative justice is a way of being that focuses on relations and resolving harm. Restorative justice recognizes and acknowledges harm caused by crime and acts...