Priscilla Colon is part of group trying to preserve the language and culture of the Caribbean Indigenous people encountered by explorers in 1492.
Indigenous Peoples Day
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Tribes mourn on Thanksgiving: ‘No reason to celebrate’
Thursday’s solemn National Day of Mourning observance in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts, recalled the disease and oppression that European settlers brought to North America.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
UMF debuts new land acknowledgement statement during Indigenous Peoples’ Week
The new “Indigenous Land and Water Acknowledgement” features the University of Maine at Farmington’s pledge for decolonization but also calls attention to the fact that the institution still needs to do much more, faculty and Wabanaki organizers say.
Posted inMaine
A walk along the Presumpscot River honors Wabanaki history
The sort of outdoor lesson provided by the Falmouth Land Trust on Indigenous Peoples’ Day remains rare, but Wabanaki and conservation leaders hope that will change.
Posted inNation / World
Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The day will be observed Oct. 11, along with Columbus Day, which is established by Congress.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Former Waterville mayor Isgro reports ‘full retirement from politics’ after tenure marked by progress, controversy
Nick Isgro’s six years in office included forward movement in downtown revitalization efforts as well as controversy over his comments on social media that led to a failed effort to recall him from office.
Posted inNation / World, Op-Eds
Marla Hoffman: The truth of Columbus — facts, not fairy tales
Scrolling through Facebook on my phone Monday afternoon I came across a link to the whitehouse.gov website, and to a proclamation from President Donald Trump declaring Oct. 12, 2020, as Columbus Day. In the first couple paragraphs he gave kudos to Christopher Columbus, long held as the discoverer of the Americas, and his contributions to […]
Posted inMaine, News
Native Mainers plan to reflect, educate on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Maine is one of 14 states and the District of Columbia that now observe Native American or Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of, or in addition to, Columbus Day.
Posted inMaine
Rally marks Indigenous Peoples Day in Waterville
Maulian Dana, the Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador, spoke about the triumphs that indigenous peoples have made in the past year.