Featuring Passamaquoddy/Maliseet artwork and pronunciation guides, the interpretive signs installed throughout Riverfront Woods Preserve were a collaborative project.
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Maine’s annual summit on aging to be held in Bangor this year
The 2025 Change AGEnt Summit will be held Sept. 19 at the Cross Insurance Center.
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How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy
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Jeremy Frey’s transcendent baskets are the definition of fine art
A Portland Museum of Art exhibit of the Passamaquoddy basket weaver’s works is the first of its kind for a Wabanaki artist.
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Portland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes
One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
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Passamaquoddy clean water bill gets strong bipartisan support
The Mills administration has expressed concern about the scope of the bill, which appears to have enough support to overcome a possible veto.
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Advocates rally for safe drinking water for Passamaquoddy Tribe
Proposed legislation would give the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point more control over their drinking water supply.
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Chris Newell resigns after 18 months as Abbe Museum director
The first tribal member to lead the museum of Wabanaki art, history and culture cites personal reasons and returns to his family and consulting work in Connecticut.
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Maine plans to transfer parcel of land back to Passamaquoddy tribe
The land is a 3.2-acre waterfront parcel in the Washington County town of Meddybemps.
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Molly Neptune Parker, famed Passamaquoddy basket maker, dies at 81
Known for fancy baskets distinguished by their fine weaving techniques, she was named a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage fellow in 2012.