At our annual Day of the Dead celebration, Middle and High School students have the opportunity to participate in presentations, crafts, and traditional refreshments from the Mexican celebration honoring deceased family, friends, and ancestors. Space is limited, so contact us now to reserve your place! See the flyer for more details: Day of the Dead […]
Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market RVSP Dolly Barnes, Passamaquoddy Decontie and Brown, Penobscot Doris Chapman, Passamaquoddy Mary Creighton, Passamaquoddy Jacob Cunningham, Penobscot Pam outdusis Cunningham, Penobscot Barry Dana, Penobscot Dale Dana, Passamaquoddy Linda Dana, Passamaquoddy James Francis, Penobscot Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy Jeremy Frey, […]
**Please note that all available school craft kits have been claimed. Thank you for making our virtual Day of the Dead a success!** Join us for a pre-recorded presentation by Eunice Loredo on Día de Muertos. We will offer a limited number of kits to create traditional decorations. These kits will include arts and crafts materials […]
This year's market is going virtual! Artist demonstrations — basketry, birchbark traditions & beadworking, singing & drumming, and storytelling featuring MIBA artists will be streamed on our YouTube channel on December 12th. While you wait, check out the virtual Directory of Wabanaki Artists with contact information, artist bios, and images of their artwork and what […]
Join us in celebrating the Year of the Ox! UMaine International students will tell you about how Chinese New Year and Tet are celebrated in their homelands through a YouTube […]
Save the Date! This panel discussion will feature archaeologists and cultural and physical anthropologists who represent efforts to promote equity, diversity and inclusion within a field that is struggling with […]
This web-based program will take students on a tour of Hudson Museum collections and Anthropology Department Labs. Learn about UMaine research related to shell middens and efforts to document and […]
William R. Belcher Associate Professor Forensic Anthropology, Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In August 2005, a military forensic archaeology team traveled to the Joker Mountain area of the Pasayten Wilderness in northern Washington State to excavate a P-38 Lightning aircraft lost in November 1942. The team recovered a series of personal effects […]
