Both groups are urging backers to attend the SAD 54 board meeting Thursday in the latest chapter in the long-running debate over the district’s use of the nickname for its sports teams.
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Posted inGreen Plate Special, Source
Did indigenous Mainers once eat wild rice?
Linguistic evidence supports the supposition, and today we’re relearning how to harvest it.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Wells-Ogunquit school board deserves cheers for team mascot vote
The district does the right thing in ending a tradition that is offensive to some Indians.
Posted inMaine, News, Varsity Maine
Wells mascot committee may have violated open meetings law with secret vote
The group that’s examining what to do about the Native American imagery associated with the high school mascot made its recommendation to the school committee via secret ballot.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Bar Harbor will host inaugural Indian art market this weekend
Presented by the Abbe Museum, the market will showcase Wabanaki artists as well as those from around North America.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
In ‘Our Beloved Kin,’ Lisa Brooks revisits the conflict between New England’s colonists and Native Americans
It raises the question – who were the real savages?