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Race And Public Policy In Maine: Past, Present, And Future, James Myall
Race And Public Policy In Maine: Past, Present, And Future, James Myall
Maine Policy Review
Maine’s bicentennial year is an appropriate moment to reflect on the historical legacy of public policy in Maine. In particular, the impact of historic policy decisions on people of color in the state is widely overlooked, perhaps because of Maine’s historical whiteness. This piece will show that, like the rest of the United States, Maine has a history of state-sanctioned discrimination, the consequences of which resonate today. Policymakers need to understand the harmful legacy of racist public policy in Maine if they are to avoid perpetuating those inequalities. Further, this piece will argue that it is not enough for lawmakers …
Indigenous Voices Charting A Course Beyond The Bicentennial: Eba Gwedji Jik-Sow-Dul-Din-E Wedji Gizi Nan-Ul-Dool-Tehigw (Let’S Try To Listen To Each Other So That We Can Get To Know Each Other), Gail Dana-Sacco
Maine Policy Review
The Indigenous peoples of this area, now known as the state of Maine, hold a cultural framework embedded in our languages that reflects a sophisticated understanding of our intimate and complex connections with all people and with the environment in which we live. Our collective identity as Indigenous people resides here and provides a firm foundation for strong healthy communities. Author Gail Dana-Sacco explores the history of Maine’s Indigenous peoples and their interactions with the state of Maine over its 200-year history.
A Call For Repairing The Harms Of Colonization: Maine’S Bicentennial As An Opportunity For Truth, Acknowledgment, Resistance, And Healing, Erika Arthur, Penthea Burns
A Call For Repairing The Harms Of Colonization: Maine’S Bicentennial As An Opportunity For Truth, Acknowledgment, Resistance, And Healing, Erika Arthur, Penthea Burns
Maine Policy Review
The authors examine the colonized history and present of Maine to recognize that the state’s bicentennial may not mean the same thing to all who live here. They explore the impact of settler colonialism on Wabanaki people and settler descendants and recognize the ways colonization lives in our laws, structures, policies, and worldview. And yet, in Maine today, there are already examples of the holistic, indigenous-led engagement, healing, and advocacy that this history and present call for, such as the work of Maine-Wabanaki REACH. However, this moment asks for many more of us who trace our lineages to settlers to …