A new exhibit at the Maine Historical Society examines the experiences of the First People of Maine: the Wabanaki. Our panel explores the Wabanaki philosophies of leadership and obligation relating to humans and non-humans. They'll also discuss reciprocity through the topics of self-governance, trading, the environment and resource management, basketmaking, and medicine and health.
Guests
James E. Francis Sr., Penobscot, tribal historian, director of cultural and historic preservation, Penobscot Nation
Suzanne Greenlaw, Maliseet, Ph.D student, University of Maine in Orono
Tilly Laskey, outreach curator, Maine Historical Society, curator, “Holding Up the Sky”
Resources
- "Holding Up the Sky: Wabanaki People, Culture, History & Art"
- 'Holding Up the Sky' Exhibit Honors the First People of Maine
- Wabanaki Basketmakers Want To Show That Harvesting Sweetgrass Can Be Sustainable
- 'Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War,' by Lisa Brooks
- Maine Memory Network: Indians at the Centennial
- Horace Nicholas guides Governor Milliken in canoe, Portland, 1920
- Abbe Museum Awarded Almost $170,000 In Federal Grants To Aid In Decolonizing Efforts
- PenobscotNation.org