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January News, 2021, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH launches a new brand look.

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2021, Wabanaki Reach, Maria Girouard

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Executive Director Maria Girouard welcomes in the New Year with the newsletter's new look. Headlines in this issue include:

• Woli pili k’ton! Happy New Year!
• Beginning the new year with a new look!
• REACH Welcomes Our Newest Board Member!
• Truth Telling
• REACH Online Interactive Educational Programs
• Summer Reading for Young Ones
• National Conference Activities
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You

Educational Resources Historical Timeline Of Wabanaki-Maine Relations, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

A partial, historical timeline of Wabanaki-Maine relations dating from 1095 with the declaration by Papal Bull Terra Nullius extending to European royalty permission to "discover" and colonize 'non-Christian' lands, to the Great Dying (1616-1619) when 75% of all Wabanaki people died of European diseases, to Governor Janet Mill's 2021 veto of a bill to permit Maine's Wabanaki nations to develop legalized gaming as an economic resource. Information provided originates from Wabanaki resources.

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2020, Wabanaki Reach, Maria Girouard

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Included in this issue of the Wabanaki REACH newsletter is the Board of Directors statement following the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin. Headlines include:

• Mid-Summer Greetings
• Black Lives Matter
• Indian Radio Days in Production
• Welcome [Heather Augustine, newest REACH team member]
• Decolonizing Our Diet
• Work with the Portland Public Schools
• NMAI History Curriculum Resources
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2020, Wabanaki Reach, Maria Girouard, Andrea Francis, Gregory Brown

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH provides updates on programming and the appointment of Brian Altvater, Sr. as a Health and Wellness Coordinator in Wabanaki communities. Headlines include:

• Woli pili k’ton!
• Wabanaki Wellness Gathering October 4-5, 2019
• Rolling Out “Voices of Decolonization
• The Wheels of Decolonization
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2019, Wabanaki Reach, Maria Girouard, Barbara Kates, Penthea Burns

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH Executive Director Maria Girouard explains the move by the organization to change the acronym from Reconciliation, established during the work with the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 2012-2015, to Restoration to more accurately reflect the organization's ongoing work in "restorative practices, restorative talking circles, restorative justice, and decolonization."

Headlines in this issue the following:

• From Reconciliation to Restoration
• Within the Healing Circle
• Maine's Bicentennial and Mainers Reach for the Truth
• REACH at Maine Schools and Youth Groups
• The Truth Commission and Beyond

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2019, Wabanaki Reach, Penthea Burns

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Winter 2019 cover story for the Wabanaki REACH newsletter announces the appointment of Maria Girouard as REACH Executive Director. Headlines include:

• New and Good
• Wellness in Wabanaki Communities
• Decolonization with Our Whole Selves Next Steps in Non-Native Communities
• The Truth Commission and Beyond
• Woliwon ~ Woliwoni ~ Walalin ~ Thank You
• Protect the Children ~ Protect ICWA

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2018, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Wabanaki REACH announces their incorporation as an official non-profit in order to continue the Maine-based, Wabanaki-led organization dedicated to the decolonization that supports Wabanaki health, wellness, and self-determination. Headlines in this issue include:

• Maine-Wabanaki REACH: Incorporated!
• Wabanaki Health, Wellness, and Self-determination
• Dawnland — A Story of Stolen Children
• The Path to Decolonization
• The Truth Commission Three Years Later
• Woliwon ~ Woliwoni ~ Walalin ~ Thank You

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2017, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Summer 2017 issue of the Wabanaki REACH newsletter focuses on the topic of decolonization and efforts undertaken by the organization to promote cultural healing and self-determination. Articles in this issue include:

• Decolonization — A Shift in Focus for Mainers
• Wabanaki Health, Wellness, and Self Determination
• Maine Community Organizing
• Restorative Justice and Healing
• Woliwon — Woliwoni — Walalin — Thank You
  
  

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2017, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

This quarter's cover story discusses the ongoing mission of Wabanaki REACH to provide learning and healing programs. Over 1,800 participants engaged in REACH programming during 2017. Headlines include:

• Planting Seeds of Decolonization
• Wabanaki Health, Wellness, and Self Determination
• Maine Community Organizing – Higher Education
• Restorative Justice in Community
• Song of the Stars — Passamaquoddy

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2016, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Coverage in this issue includes the first of three regional events entitled, The System is Broken: Native Americans, Mass Incarceration, and Restorative Justice staged by Wabanaki REACH to help educate people about the disproportionate imprisonment rate for People of Color in the U.S. Headlines include:

• Strengthening Systems and Organizations: Wabanaki Restorative Justice
• Ally Building
• Wabanaki Health, Wellness & Self-Determination
• 2017 Peace and Healing Circles
• REACH Participants in Grants for Change

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Autumn 2015, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

Healing, resiliency, and community wellness are the focus of articles in the Autumn 2015 Wabanaki REACH Newsletter. Headlines included in this issue are:

• Meeting with Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
• Ally Building in Maine Communities
• Health and Wellness Coordination
• Healing and Resiliency Building in Wabanaki Communities

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Summer 2015, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Wabanaki REACH newsletter closes out the mandate held with the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Headlines in this issue include:

• Heartfelt Thanks and Farewell
• Indian Child Welfare Act Workgroup — A tribal-state partnership
• Ally Building in Maine Communities
• Healing & Resiliency Building in Wabanaki Communities
• Health and Wellness Coordination
• Wabanaki Community Organizing
• Wabanaki Corrections Organizing

Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Spring 2015, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Spring 2015 issue of the Wabanaki REACH newsletter includes a list of public forums scheduled to discuss the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) findings. Headlines in this issue include:

• The Mandate and Beyond: Recommendations of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission
• REACH Development Committee
• Facilitation Skills Coaching
• Evaluation Focus Groups
• Health and Wellness Coordination
• Wabanaki Corrections Organizing
• Maine Ally Building
• Maine Community Engagement

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2015-2016, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Winter 2015-2016 issue of the Wabanaki REACH newsletter discusses ally-building in Maine communities. Headlines in this issue include:

• Moving Forward
• The Great Healing (poetry)
• Ally Building in Maine Communities
• Health, Wellness & Self Determination in Wabanaki Communities
• 2nd Annual Wabanaki Wellness Gathering
• Teaching the Teachers — Professional Development Workshops
• Save the Date!
• Community Education

Maine-Wabanaki Reach Newsletter, Winter 2014-2015, Wabanaki Reach

Wabanaki REACH Newsletters

The Winter 2014-2015 Maine-Wabanaki REACH newsletter ushered in the final six months of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission's mandate. Headlines in this issue include:

• TRC closing ceremony, June 14, 2015
• Genocide & ME: Shining the Light of Truth
• Collaboration with Maine Indian Education
• Meeting with Catholic Bishop Deeley
• Wabanaki Corrections Organizing
• Gathering Centered on Community Wellness
• Wabanaki Community Organizing
• Maine Ally Building
• Evaluation
• Resiliency & Capacity Building Trainings