U & D

One of the media resources identified for middle and high school Native studies in Maine’s Wabanaki Studies – Suggested Curriculum Integration is a DVD (or video) called Homeland – Four Portraits of Native Action.  It was a new resource to me (how I did I miss it?), so I have checked it out – and [...]

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The following is from Joseph Charnley (Wabanaki Connections), used with his permission.
I watched most of Monday night’s “We Shall Remain”: Episode 1. Although the series focus is
on Native nations in MA and further west, it is unique in that it relied
heavily on Native academic support and guidance. Each of the 5 episodes
(April 13, [...]

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If you are not aware of Indigenous Voices, a monthly talk radio show focused on Maine Native topics, check it out today. On 8/19/08, the show dialogued with Penobscot Nation Tribal Chief Kirk Francis. This interview contains a terrific overview of tribal government and its process. Chief Francis discusses the Penobscot sovereign status, a [...]

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This weekend, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is screening Native American films. Highlighted are the documentary films of Alanis Obomsawin, Abanaki, originally from New Hampshire. In Quebec, there is a year-long “First Nations” program, organized as part of the celebration of 400 years of history. Her documentaries are also being shown in New [...]

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