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November 2023 News, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

This month we offer the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, first published on our blog page on November 2, 2017.

The Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address is an ancient message of peace and appreciation of Mother Earth and her inhabitants. The children learn that, according to Native American tradition, people everywhere are embraced as family. Our diversity, like all wonders of Nature, is truly a gift for which we are thankful.

When one recites the Thanksgiving Address the Natural World is thanked, and in thanking each life-sustaining force, one becomes spiritually tied to each of the forces of the Natural and Spiritual World. …

October 2023 News, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

This month we offer the essay "Human Resources to Growth and Support: A new take on Annual Performance Reviews (Vol. 2)," by Andrea Francis. "On our continued journey towards a more values-aligned Human Resources department, Wabanaki REACH is exploring new ways to take on traditional HR practices and disentangle them from the idea that humans need to be constantly productive.

See also: How REACH does HR (Vol. 1), by Andrea Francis

September 2023 News, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Truth, Healing, and Change in Wabanaki Territory, Resources for Learning and Teaching about Land Acknowledgments, dozens of essays in our Voices of Decolonization blog posts, a Literary Resource List, and so much more. We hope you will check them out at Educational Resources (wabanakireach.org).

August 2023 News, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

This month we offer you the essay where the river widens by Beyond the Claims project coordinator, Kate Russell.

Wabanaki REACH has partnered with Threadbare Theatre Workshop to craft an original, community-devised play together– where the river widens– to be performed along the Penobscot River in September. This collaboration with the Wabanaki community is part of Wabanaki REACH's truth-telling initiative, Beyond the Claims– Stories from the Land & the Heart; an oral history project illuminating the Maine Indian land claims.

Limited Series-Human Resources to Growth and Support: How REACH does HR (Vol. 1), by Andrea Francis.

July News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog: "Decolonizing Human Resource Policies for Nonprofits," by Andrea Francis.

June News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog: "On the Anniversary of the Maine Wabanaki State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission," by Andrea Francis.

Happy Birthday Reach! Thank You Denise!, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog: "Happy Birthday REACH! Thank you Denise [Altvater]!" The "Honoring Denise" video can be viewed on our YouTube (00:02:20).

May News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Interacting with Wabanaki-Maine History: Participate in this interactive experience in which we engage in a story of particular events in the history of 400 years of colonization of Wabanaki people by Europeans in this territory now called the state of Maine. Voices of Decolonization blog: "Native Children Are at the Heart of ICWA," by Erika Bjorum. (Indian Child Welfare Act).

April News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog: "ICWA Under Attack: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument for Haaland v. Brackeen," by Ryan Lolar, Indigenous Peoples Unit (IPU) Staff Attorney and Alida Pitcher-Murray, IPU Intern.

March News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog, "My life today as a Person in recovery, I stand Proud," by Melody Paul, a poem about living in recovery.

February News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Laughter is Good Medicine! Indian Radio Days: An Evolving Bingo Experience by LeAnne Howe and the late Roxy Gordon. Panel discussion with actors and playwright. Voices of Decolonization blog: "Shifting Our Idea of Impact: Decolonizing Program Evaluations," by Heather Augustine.

January News, 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Forgiveness is a core cultural value of the Wabanaki and a message of forgiveness is traditionally shared at the start of the New Year. Voices of Decolonization blog, "Wabanaki Prayer," by Brian Altvater, Sr.

Technology & Tradition: Shaping Indigenous Collections For The Future, Gretchen Faulkner, Harold Jacobs, Alex Cole, Jonathan Roy, Reed Hayden, Anna Martin, Duane Shimmel

Technical Publications

The Hudson Museum received a UMAI seed grant to support
a collaboration with the Advanced Structures and Composites
Center and Intermedia Programs to replicate a culturally -
sensitive object in our collection. This is a technical publication to describe the process of replicating a Tlingit Frog Clan Helmet (HM5040) requested for repatriation by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA).

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2023, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Winter 2023 cover story reflects on the year 2022. Headlines in this issue include:

• Nulasuweltom ~ I am grateful
• Beyond the Claims Update by Kate Russell, Beyond the Claims Project Coordinator
• Educational Programs Update by Heather Augustine, Community Education Development Coordinator
• Wabanaki Wellbeing Program Update by Brian Altvater, Wabanaki Wellness Coordinator
• Website Communications by Heather Newton Brown, Wabanaki REACH Volunteer

November News, 2022, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH anticipates the November 9, 2022 Supreme Court Decision in the case of Brackeen v. Haaland, at the core of which is the welfare of Native American children and the sovereignty of Tribal Nations.

October News, 2022, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH announces new Board officers Esther Anne and Tyler-Ann Harris, co-chairs of the Board of Directors and Penthea Burns as the new secretary/treasurer.

Voices of Decolonization blog post The Permanent Commission's Place Justice Initiative Seeks to Redress Historical Harms by Meadow Dibble.

June News, 2022, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH honors the month of June, Kkihkayi-kisohs, or the planting moon.

February News, 2022, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Voices of Decolonization blog, There is More Good Work to Do, discusses the deep intergenerational trauma on the Lakota people as a result of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2022, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Winter 2022 cover story recounts a dozen things considered "new and good" during 2021. Headlines in this issue include:

• Woli pili k'ton! Happy New Year! A Dozen Good Things About 2021
• Truth Telling Beyond the Claims
• Resurgence through Cultural Strength by Nolan Altvater
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You

White (Robert H.) Collection, 1987-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Finding Aids

Robert H. White Collection contains notes, interview tapes and a microcassette recorder pertaining to Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Maliseet language and cultural materials. Also includes notes from White's book: Tribal Assets.

Buesing (Gregory) Papers, 1950-1982, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Born in 1947, Gregory Buesing has worked professionally in public service, non-profit management, fundraising, advocacy, and law. He received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, an MBA from the University of Maine at Orono, and a JD from Northeastern University School of Law, and is a former member of the Massachusetts and California bars.

Buesing began working for the Passamaquoddy at Pleasant Point in 1967 on a volunteer project. After working for or with tribes in various capacities, he served on the Maine Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights at the time of …

Smith (Nicholas N.) Papers, 1879-2019, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Nicholas Smith was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1926. He attended the University of Maine from 1946 to 1950 and receiving his BA in American History. He later attended Columbia University for his MA in Medieval/European history. Smith was passionate about the conservation of Native American history and the rights of the communities he worked closely with for well over 50 years.

While working with several of the tribes in Maine and the surrounding areas he was able to compile the largest computerized bibliography of the Wabanaki peoples (WABIB). The WABIB has the most complete source of materials pertaining to …

November News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, Wabanaki REACH promotes educational programs and resources intended to support truth, healing, and change.

Educational Resources Literary Resource List, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

A list of literary resources presented on the Dawnland Signals show, "Wabanaki Authors" on May 20, 2021. The list includes a selection of Indigenous childrens' books.

Wabanaki Reach Public Events, Fall 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Event descriptions, dates, and times for Fall 2021 Wabanaki REACH programming.

September News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

A Conversation with Skutik Riverkeepers. Voices of Decolonization, Restoring the Stream of Life in Our Rivers. "Part 2: The Skutik."

Grandmother's Love and Community Water Justice programs support community families.

August News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The seasonal return of the Wabanaki REACH monthly newsletter.

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2021, Wabanaki Reach, Maria Girouard

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Two new Wabanaki REACH board members, Janet Lola and Barbara Kates, are introduced in this edition of the newsletter, as well as new Administrative Assistant, Jillian Kerr; and Kate Russell, project coordinator for the truth-telling initiative focused on Maine Indian land claims. Headlines include:

• A Time for Renewal
• Welcome to the Team!
• Wabanaki Youth Circles
• A Profile of the Artist: James Michael Manley
• Mawita’nej Epij’iji — A Wabanaki Community Garden Project
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You

May News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Featured blog post Voices of Decolonization, Restoring the Stream of Life in Our Rivers, by Diane Oltarzewski, "Part 1: The Kennebec Rivers are the Veins of Our Mother."

April News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH Grandmother's Love assistance program continues to provide low-barrier financial assistance to community members.