BDN interviews UMaine faculty from Penobscot Nation about local signage

February 5, 2024 Northeastern Americas: Humanities Research and Education, UMaine in the News

Bangor Daily News interviewed Darren Ranco, chair of UMaine Native American Programs and professor of anthropology, and John Bear Mitchell, a UMaine lecturer in Wabanaki Studies and outreach & student development coordinator for the Wabanaki Center, for a story titled “Orono council apologizes to Penobscot Nation for minimizing chief in new signs.” The article also referenced UMaine’s 2018 project to place Penobscot language signage on campus.