Mitchell speaks at Skowhegan high school, Morning Sentinel reports
The Morning Sentinel reported John Bear Mitchell, Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator at the University of Maine and University of Maine System Native American Waiver Coordinator, spoke at Skowhegan Area High School on Native American Recognition Day, March 18. Educational events on Native American culture at the school are making inroads toward understanding in the years-long debate over the school’s Indians nickname, according to the article, but school officials say they don’t see the nickname changing anytime soon. Mitchell’s talk, along with a presentation from Barry Dana, the former chief of the Penobscot tribe, were well received, the article states. “It was a great day,” Mitchell said of his Maine native history presentation. “Administration and teachers were awesome and many, many students talked to me afterwards — all good things.”