Wabanaki
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Meet Caleb Hoffman, a rising star in the world of Wabanaki basketry
The son of basketmaker Theresa Secord, Hoffman recently won best in show at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2024
Wabanaki Alliance announces change in leadership
Penobscot Nation Ambassador Maulian Bryant will take over as executive director after the current leader, John Dieffenbacher-Krall, retires at the end of the year.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Opening of Wabanaki welcome center near Katahdin delayed, but public will get a peek
The Tekαkαpimək Contact Station at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is open to visitors for limited hours this weekend.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Exploring mysteries of ‘The Cliffs’ with author J. Courtney Sullivan
Sullivan shares how, much like the art of basket weaving, weaving together loose threads from history can help us better understand the place we call home.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Sweetgrass harvesting may return to Acadia
Gathering sweetgrass, which the Wabanaki have traditionally used in basket weaving and for ceremonies, has been outlawed in the national park since it was formally established in 1916.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
What Maine can learn from Wabanaki environmental wisdom
Science is designed to be indifferent to values, but Indigenous knowledge seeks to reinsert them.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2024
How Jeremy Frey changed the way the art world sees Wabanaki basketmaking
The Maine artist's solo show at the Portland Museum of Art – the first of its kind – represents a new perception of the art form.
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PublishedJune 9, 2024
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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PublishedMay 6, 2024
Promotion of Wabanaki cultural tourism gains momentum in Maine
Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, the welcome center at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is slated to open this summer. Designed in collaboration with Wabanaki leaders, it is one of the first major efforts in the state to boost Indigenous tourism.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
In a historic legislative session, some big reforms for Maine still fell short
Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.
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