Dorcas Library | Dawn Neptune Adams | Group Activity https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/home/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/dawnneptuneadams/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Dawn Neptune Adams is a member. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:22:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5b1130cad66fe012b3579ca31a6e84ca LibraryDirector replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/#post-801 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:31:33 -0500 UPDATE.

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.

]]> 51dcb0519d536f04c8e8fb28c55c269a Dawn Neptune Adams joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/186/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:08:19 -0500 0 2ed96de513aad56d837e85b6b4b02aaa Lily replied to the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/#post-793 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:18:28 -0500 Skowhegan 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

bcolbry@msad54.org

You can also sign the…[Read more]

]]> fe00702f95676382ba3d17f7980fc1f8 Lily joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/181/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:06:04 -0500 0 665e4c8d0026719f6bc4cdaa9bf18b24 LibraryDirector joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/177/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:58:33 -0500 0 de23de8494f1b4a6405fc31cbb34e095 Susan Dickson-Smith joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/168/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:43:29 -0500 0 805b95cda89d463d597d004d0f43a255 Faith started the topic Maine Indigenous Artists in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/maine-indigenous-artists/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:43:00 -0500 Fashion & 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]

]]> 7e8ec710cfe37ee7c9f9ff37abef6eb9 Faith started the topic Skowhegan, Maine in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/skowhegan-maine/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:28:50 -0500 We 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]

]]> c8ccaa6dfb92c83472adecee70eeaff7 Faith started the topic More Discussion about Dawnland in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/more-discussion-about-dawnland/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 06:00:24 -0500 Referring 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]

]]> 203b76661714ca0577985939983d6597 Faith started the topic Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/missing-murdered-indigenous-women-girls/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:59:08 -0500 What 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.
Canada’s Missing and Murdered…[Read more]

]]> 1f60c6d177f23ca8756950c57128bc7c Faith started the topic Dawnland in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/dawnland/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 05:37:14 -0500 Nov 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.

http://dawnland.org/

]]> e3d2ee668acc77d754a613bde0dbe633 Faith started the topic Let's Get Started! in the forum Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/groups/indigenous-peoples/forum/topic/lets-get-started-5/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 04:59:53 -0500 Hi. 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]

]]> 0ac8d8ed5e9f37dfbc93d7d130d09d5d Colleen Watrous joined the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/151/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 23:09:39 -0500 0 4ddb09d05ed7bb8d0b897c175c896046 Faith created the group Indigenous Peoples https://www.dorcaslibrary1.org/dorcas-library-virtual-commons/p/130/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:56:28 -0500 0