Sierra Club Maine in partnership with the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho, Wabanaki Alliance and the Penobscot Indian Nation will host a screening of the documentary “Covenant of the Salmon People” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Brunswick High School’s Crooker Theater in Brunswick. There will be a second screening in Bangor on April […]
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Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?
A bill before the Washington Legislature would bring more state funding to tribes like Lummi that are trying to keep opioids from taking the next generation too.
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The battle to change Native American logos wages on, but some communities are reinstating them
A 2019 law in Maine prohibits Native American logos in public schools and colleges.
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Bedside table: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by David Grann
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A small girl in a blueberry field vanishes in an instant. Her family’s pain endures
In ‘The Berry Pickers,’ Amanda Peters’ debut novel, a Mi’kmaq family of farm laborers is forever changed when their 4-year old daughter disappears.
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Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that
From “Reservation Dogs,” “Dark Winds” and “Rutherford Falls” on TV to “Prey” on the big screen and Larissa FastHorse becoming the first Indigenous female playwright on Broadway, barriers are being broken.
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Home Plates: A father’s ‘rite of succotash’
The son of a plain-eating Mainer doctors his dad’s simple recipe.
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Off the Shelf: ‘The Berry Pickers’
Amanda Peters will discuss her new novel, “The Berry Pickers,” with Gregory Brown, author of “The Lowering Days” on Friday at Mechanics Hall in Portland. A young Mi’kmaq girl named Ruthie arrives in Maine with her family from Nova Scotia to pick blueberries for the summer. One day, the little girl suddenly vanishes. The event […]
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Native American leaders visit site of archeological dig to find remains of boarding school students
Relatives have been observing as archeologists dig for students’ remains at the site of a former Native American boarding school in central Nebraska.
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Commentary: Justice Gorsuch’s passionate support for tribes is a mystery
The conservative jurist’s staunch support for tribal rights has created a buzz in the legal world. But at this point, the bigger question is why commentators keep expressing surprise.
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