U & D

a space for the exploration of LD291 and its implementation

Entries Tagged as 'People'

Remembering Rosie

June 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Our friend Rosie Shiras passed on last week. She would not be pleased to know of the emptiness and sorrow I feel. She would want me to laugh and tell stories about her. She would laugh that just now I could not find my glasses in my handbag, only to discover them hanging from a [...]

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Theresa Secord in print

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The summer issue of American Indian, the member’s publication of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, highlights Theresa Secord (Penobscot) on page 32. They include a photo of her and of her great-grandmother and teacher, Philomene Nelson. Theresa was a founder of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. In the article, she [...]

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