Much of what Americans learn about Indigenous people of the continent is communicated by people who are not Indigenous. Euro-American archaeologists in particular have influenced how people think about Native Americans past and present. A team of Wabanaki researchers and students led by professor Bonnie Newsom of the University of Maine is creating a framework […]
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Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, was featured in “Sovereign,” a new podcast about tribal rights in Maine created by graduates from the Salt Institute at the Maine College of Art & Design in Portland. Listen to the four-part series online. The Bangor […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com promoted the annual Wabanaki Winter Market, which will return with in-person shopping and demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the University of Maine Collins Center for the Arts.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a news release announcing that the University of Maine and its Portland Gateway, and Northeastern University and its Roux Institute, have awarded a new round of seed funding to four collaborative research teams to address topics important to people in Maine and beyond.
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Mark Brewer, professor and acting chair of the University of Maine Political Science Department, spoke with The Maine Monitor about grassroots fundraising by The Dinner Table, a Republican political action committee (PAC). The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared the report.
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Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the history of Chief Joseph Orono, after whom the town was named. Yahoo! News shared the BDN report.
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News Center Maine promoted “Weird Al” Yankovic’s upcoming performance on April 30 at the University of Maine Collins Center for Arts.
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Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 for the “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour,” coming to the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine on April 30. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are available at collinscenterforthearts.com. In 2022, Yankovic will launch […]
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In an interview with the Boston Sports Journal, Boston Bruins goalie and former University of Maine hockey player Jeremy Swayman credited a ballet elective with helping improve his abilities in the rink.
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The Ellsworth American and The Weekly Packet highlighted an upcoming performance of Orono’s chamber choir Euphony directed by Francis John Vogt, director of choral programs at the University of Maine, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, at St. Francis By the Sea Episcopal Church. The choir includes UMaine students, alumni and faculty.
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