Archives for Penobscot

Indigenous Voices 10/21/08

Producer/Host: Rhonda Frey

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: The Historical and Current Relationship of the Wabanaki and French People

Who is the Baron of Castine? What kind of relationship did the Penobscot have with the French? Who is Charles Norman Shay?

Guests:

French Consulate General Francois Gauthier; James Eric Francis, Penobscot Nation Tribal Historian; Charles Norman Shay, Penobscot Tribal Elder and Veteran; Todd Nelson, Principal, Adams School in Castine

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Indigenous Voices 7/15/08

Producer/Host: Rhonda Frey

Topic: “In The Shadow of the Eagle- A Tribal Representative in Maine” (2008, Tilbury House)– a discussion with the author, Donna Loring, Penobscot Representative to the Maine State Legislature.

What is the election process of the Penobscot Tribe?  What legislative bills did you work on?  With regard to the “Offensive Names Bill”,  what difficulties did you face in the state, with the media and public?

Donna Loring also has a blog called “Native Voice” which can be found on the Bangor Daily News website, www.bangornews.com

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