Science is designed to be indifferent to values, but Indigenous knowledge seeks to reinsert them.
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How Jeremy Frey changed the way the art world sees Wabanaki basketmaking
The Maine artist’s solo show at the Portland Museum of Art – the first of its kind – represents a new perception of the art form.
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Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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In a historic legislative session, some big reforms for Maine still fell short
Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.
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Acadia to receive $1 million for ecosystem restoration, climate change projects
The park says it will use a 2-eyed seeing approach, which is the practice of integrating indigenous knowledge with Western science.
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Maine museums to create ‘visual dictionary’ of Wabanaki basketry
The Penobscot Nation Museum and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine Orono received a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the project.
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Lawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements
A bill before legislators would put funding and support behind existing laws mandating that K-12 schools teach Maine Native American and African American history.
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Portland Museum of Art offering free admission Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day
Numerous special events are planned at the museum.
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Wabanaki exhibit set to debut at Portland children’s museum
The exhibit, titled ‘Ckuwaponahkiyik Atkuhkakonol: Wabanaki Storytelling Through Art and Traditions,’ explores the Wabanaki people.
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Pro-wind power groups urge Mills to give tribes a place at the table
Environmental and labor officials ask the administration to do more to include the Wabanaki tribes of Maine in offshore wind talks.