Wabanaki Windows 7/17/12

Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Higher Education and issues surrounding it for Native People

*Importance of Education for Native People and their communities
*Life lessons and experiences leading to decision to seek a higher education
*Barriers faced within the educational system and being able to overcome them
*Importance of weaving native ways of thinking into educational papers and policy

Guest:
Dr. Rebecca Sockbeson, Member of the Penobscot Nation and faculty member at the University of Alberta Canada

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Talk of the Towns 7/13/12

Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Native American involvement in protecting key natural resource
Program Topic: Wabnaki Basket Making and Maine’s Brown Ash Trees
Key Discussion Points:
·What is the historical significance of baskets and basket making in Wabnaki Culture?
·What were early interactions between Wabnaki people and European settlers and how did baskets figure into later economic and cultural relationships in the 20th Century?
·Tell the story of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and the role it is playing to celebrate and support basketmaking as part of today’s Wabnaki culture and economy.
·Brown Ash trees provide the primary material for basketmaking. How are individual trees selected? Describe the process of creating basket-making material.
·What is the status of Brown Ash trees in Maine? Difference from White and other ash?
·What is the threat from an insect called the Emerald Ash Borer … what do we know about the insect, its life cycle and it’s likely / potential impact on Maine’s brown ash resources?
·How does the emerald ash borer “move” and expand its range from Michigan, New York and Quebec? What environmental factors are behind its spread?
·What are the goals of the Sustainability Solutions Initiative project on Brown Ash and how is your team and partners approaching the work?
·What are some of the ways to limit the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in to Maine?
·What is needed in the way of education?
·What policies are in place and what more is needed to limit the spread of ash borer?
·What additional research is needed into the problem?
·Are Wabanaki people exploring alternative resources, or thinking of ways to stockpile brown ash in any way to soften the potential impact of emerald ash borers?
·What most excites you about this project, and do you find hope in working as part of a larger collaboration?
·What would you hope a young Wabnaki basketmaker in 2030 would say about your work today?

Guests:
Darren Ranco, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American Research University of Maine
Coleen Teerling, Maine Forest Service
Butch Jacobs, Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance

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Healthy Options Special 7/11/12

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman, L.Ac
Co-producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: Amy Browne

Healthy Options Special: Lyme Disease and Co-Infections: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies
(follow-up to Healthy Options 6/6/12 program on Lyme disease)

*What strategies should we use to protect ourselves from ticks?
*What are the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases?
*What is the value and limitations of blood testing for these illness?
*What is a clinical diagnosis for Lyme and co-infections?
*What is a treatment strategy for early stages of Lyme and co-infections?
*What is a treatment strategy for late stage Lyme and co-infections?

Guests:
A) Dr. Beatrice M. Szantyr is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American College of Physicians, and is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She currently participates on the State of Maine Vector-borne Disease Work Group, and is a member of the Maine Medical Association and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). Dr. Szantyr has lectured on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders, to professional and community groups throughout New England, and has given testimony before the Maine Legislature concerning Lyme disease in the State of Maine.

B) Constance “Happy” Dickey, RN is a founding member and board member of MaineLyme, a newly formed non-profit dedicated to awareness and prevention through education and advocacy. She facilitates support groups for people with Lyme, both in-person in Maine, and online, and she is also an advocate for patients with Lyme disease. She has traveled extensively with Dr. Szantyr, educating medical personnel -and the public- about Lyme disease.

WEBSITES:
MaineLyme
www.mainelyme.org
Lyme Disease Association (includes great illustrations of ticks, rashes, how to pull out a tick, and much more)
www.lymediseaseassociation.org
ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)
www.ilads.org
Lymedisease.org (Formerly CALDA)
www.lymedisease.org/
Tick Encounter Resource Center
www.tickencounter.org/

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