Welcome
Welcome to Native American Programs at the University of Maine! Here, you can access information about Native American Studies, the Wabanaki Center, the Native American Waiver and Education Program, and information about University of Maine programs that promote, support and provide educational opportunities for and about Wabanaki peoples across the State of Maine and beyond!
Northeastern Americas native populations in the news
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Wabanaki Winter Market celebrates 30th anniversary Dec. 14
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Native Plant Trust honors Daigle for leadership in ash tree conservation
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Wabanaki education credential created by UMaine instructor reaches new milestone
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For UMaine emerald ash borer researchers, preparing for the inevitable is an act of hope
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‘The Maine Question’ explores hazing, on campus and beyond
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UMaine seeks to thwart ticks by helping landowners weed out invasive forest plants
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As innovative training program in conservation ends, its legacy lives on beyond UMaine
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Morning Star interviews Burnham on fishery industry changes
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Press Herald interviews Mech on browntail moth expectations for spring
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Maine Public interviews Dill on rate of tick borne diseases in 2024
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USA Today cites Climate Reanalyzer on air temperature increase
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BDN highlights UMaine research in 2024 overview of PFAS mitigation efforts
UMaine and Penobscot Nation MOU
UMaine and Penobscot Nation to sign MOU focused on managing tribe’s cultural heritage
University of Maine Land Acknowledgement
The University of Maine recognizes that it is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation, where issues of water and territorial rights, and encroachment upon sacred sites, are ongoing. Penobscot homeland is connected to the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations—the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac—through kinship, alliances, and diplomacy. The University also recognizes that the Penobscot Nation and the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations are distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self-governance and self-determination.