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LibraryDirector replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoUPDATE.
Friends tell me that the meeting was crowded, and mostly with allies and advocates to change the racially offensive mascot.
No vote was taken.
Next public meeting will be January 8.
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Lily replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoSkowhegan school board meets on Thursday, DEC 6, 7pm, at the Skowhegan Area Middle School to consider “retiring” the offensive ‘Indian’ mascot.
If you can’t attend, please email the superintendant:
Brent Colbry
You can also sign the…[Read more]
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Faith started the topic Maine Indigenous Artists in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoFashion & Jewelry: Decontie & Brown. http://www.decontiebrown.com/
Flutes: Hawk Henries. https://hawkhenries.com/
Basketry: Geo Soctomah Neptune. https://www.facebook.com/GeoNeptuneBaskets/
https://www.themainemag.com/people/geo-soctomah-neptune/
Sierra Henries. https://www.facebook.com/SHBirchArt/
Upcoming Basket Festival at UMain…[Read more]
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Faith started the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoWe briefly touched on the fact that Skowhegan is the last remaining school in Maine with an “Indian” mascot. Here are some links for deeper consideration:
Skowhegan last Maine school to hold on to Indian imagery, Doug Harlow, CentralMaine.com. June…[Read more]
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Faith started the topic More Discussion about Dawnland in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoReferring back to our conversation on Dawnland, we briefly looked at testimony from the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission Archive .
Specifically, we considered several paragraphs of testimony from Dawn Neptune…[Read more]
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Faith started the topic Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoWhat follows are some of the links we looked at and/or discussed on this topic:
We watched and discussed this short film about Winnipeg, Canada and the responses of Indigenous People there: healing group visits to exploited neighborhoods; citizen patrols; and dragging the Red River looking for evidence and bodies.
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Faith started the topic Dawnland in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoNov 3 2018
What a moving evening watching the documentary film, Dawnland, and discussing it later with June Sapiel and Jim and a group of about 15 people.
In our document folder [see right sidebar], you will find an instructional guide about the film with further resources for study.
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Faith started the topic Let's Get Started! in the forum
Indigenous Peoples 7 years, 3 months agoHi. I’m going to set up links by topic areas where possible.
Please do feel free to add links, post documents, or simply write your thoughts about the things we are seeing and learning.
In our face-to-face conversations, I sometimes leave moments for quiet reflection.
We are unlearning and learning. This is challenging work. I’m so glad we…[Read more]
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