Associated Press features bilingual English and Penobscot language signs at UMaine
In a story about more communities across the U.S. incorporating Native American translations in their road signs, the Associated Press featured the bilingual English and Penobscot language signage throughout the University of Maine campus. “For me, and for many of our tribal citizens and descendants, it is a daily reminder that we are in our homeland and we should be “at home” at the university, even though it has felt for generations like it can be an unwelcome place,” said Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology and chair of Native American programs at UMaine. The Independent, the National Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, The Charlotte Observer, the Wisconsin State Journal and other news outlets across the U.S. shared the AP report.