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The Wabanaki studies curriculums for kindergarten, first, third and seventh grades are complete and in use in Portland classrooms this school year.

Maine's tribes were celebrated Saturday as artists showed off speciality foods, hand-crafted baskets, jewelry, and a performance of drumming, song and dance.

Maine's tribes were celebrated Saturday as artists showed off speciality foods, hand-crafted baskets, jewelry, and a performance of drumming, song and dance.

The reinstallation of the permanent collection at the Portland Museum of Art introduced new work to the galleries. Some were created, acquired or loaned for this exhibit, while others came out of storage for the first time ever. All were interpreted through a new lens. Here’s some of what you can see for the first […]

One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.

One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.

Members have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers scalped — killed — Indigenous people during the British colonial era.

Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of European settlers: wars, disease, stolen land. But they aren’t always taught the extent of the indiscriminate killings.

An educational film addresses how European settlers scalped — killed — Indigenous people during the British colonial era

Most Americans know about atrocities endured by Native Americans after the arrival of European settlers: wars, disease, stolen land. But they aren’t always taught the extent of the indiscriminate killings. Members of the Penobscot Nation in Maine have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers scalped — killed — Indigenous people during the British…