Black Point Group featured Bonnie Newsom, an assistant professor of anthropology and a faculty associate with the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, and her research in Acadia National Park. She has been leading an effort to reanalyze archaeological collections from Wabanaki cultural sites in the park to create a framework for retelling […]
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The Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier advanced an online talk by Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, titled “Wabanaki Climate Justice & Adaptation.” The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center will host the webinar at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 via Zoom. To request the Zoom […]
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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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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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The Wabanaki Winter Market, a celebration of art created by Wabanaki artists, 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. This year marks the 27th anniversary of this signature holiday event, sponsored by the UMaine Hudson […]
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Learn more about the organization Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness and its services at an upcoming “Wabanaki Voices” discussion at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 30 in room 102 of the Science Building at the University of Maine at Machias. Lisa Sockabasin, co-director of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness, will provide an overview of the organization’s […]
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University of Maine at Machias alumni will share their experiences in college, the workforce and their Native community, and give advice to current students during a virtual roundtable at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, hosted by the Wabanaki Center at the University of Maine. “Wabanaki Voices: College, Community and Career Roundtable,” will feature panelists […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted the University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library’s “Native American Studies: Wabanaki Authorities in Fogler Library” list in an article about Native authors and their stories. The report also noted the book “Still They Remember Me: Penobscot Transformer Tales Volume 1,” co-authored by UMaine professor of English Margo Lukens. Centralmaine.com […]
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The Portland Press Herald noted that Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine, will serve as a judge for a climate-change themed art contest hosted by the Portland Museum of Art. Centralmaine.com shared the article.
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