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Mashpee Wampanoag: No, it's not okay to dress as a Native American for Thanksgiving
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFrom sports mascots to Halloween costumes to Native American-themed dress-up, "Native Americans face...
EDITORIAL: Wabanaki past and present an integral part of the Maine story
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 12—For thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Indigenous people thrived within the borders of what we now call Maine. They continue today, in much smaller numbers, to be an inextricable ...
Are land trusts in Oregon part of the Indigenous-led Land Back movement?
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThis story originally appeared on Underscore.news. On a cloudy September morning, dozens piled into...
Wabanaki exhibit set to debut at Portland children's museum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 8—On Monday, Indigenous Peoples Day, a new exhibit opens at the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine to honor and educate visitors about Wabanaki art, song and way of life. The exhibit ...
Hundreds join in with joy as Wabanaki Marketplace resumes at Shaker Village
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 26—NEW GLOUCESTER — After playing a traditional Native American song of chants, drumming, and Native language on Saturday, Ron Bear stepped out of the performers' circle. He thanked and ...
Rooks: Tribes have waited too long for Maine governors’ respect
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time, Congress is considering a measure, introduced by 2nd District Rep. Jared Golden,...
Maine's sports betting law going into effect, but you won't be wagering anytime soon
Morning Sentinel, Waterville, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 3—Maine's new sports betting law will go into effect Monday, but it will be at least eight months — and possibly much longer — before anyone can place a wager. Milt Champion, head of the ...
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 10—More than two decades after Maine required schools to teach the history, government and culture of the state's Indigenous people, a new report found that the law is not meaningfully ...
