Wabanaki Windows 3/22/17

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Guest Cohost: Sherri Mitchell
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Maine Indian Tribal State Commission/Suffolk University Law Report

Program Topic: History of Maine Indian Tribal State Commission/ Results if Law Study

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is MITSC?
b) What was the Suffolk Law Report about.
c) What were the conclusions

Guests:
Nicole Friedrichs J.D.,LLM in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy
Jamie Bissonnette, Chair of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission

FMI: maineindianclaims.omeka.net/

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Wabanaki Windows 1/17/17

Producer: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Issue: Dawnland Voices Anthology and Wabanaki News Papers and News Letters by New England Native Authors

Program Topic: Native Writers and Tribal Community News

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is the Anthology Dawnland Voices about? Who contributed
b) What can we learn about Native Communities from those articles in the book?
c) What can we learn about the recent past from a New England Native Perspective in the News Papers and Letters written by New England Native authors?

Guests:
Dr. Siobhan Senier, Associate professor, English and Women’s Studies University of New Hamshire
Pam Outdusis Cunningham, Penobscot Nation Tribal Member, Council Member, Master Basket Maker.
Carol Dana, Penobscot Nation Elder, Story Teller and Penobscot Language expert

Websites for more information:
dawnlandvoices.org/collections/items/browse
dawnlandvoices.org/
dawnlandvoices.org/the-book/

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Wabanaki Windows 11/15/16

Producer: Donna Loring
Guest Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: John Greenman

Topics:
What’s happening at Standing Rock currently and local solidarity efforts
Racism associated with Trump’s campaign and future concerns

Guests:
Dawn Neptune Adams, Sunlight Media Collective, Penobscot Nation
Sherri Mitchell, Indigenous Rights Attorney, Penobscot Nation
Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation

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Wabanaki Windows 10/18/16 (Originally aired: 11/20/12)

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Holidays and Native American Stereotypes

Program Topic: October and November Holidays Columbus Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month
a) What is the image of Native People projected by these holidays
b) What is the myth about Thanksgiving
c) What lessons can we learn from this

Guests:
Dr. Darren Ranco, Chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine Orono
Jamie Bisonnette, Chair of the Maine Indian Tribal State

NOTE: This program originally aired 11/20/12

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Wabanaki Windows 9/20/16

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: North Dakota Access Pipeline part 2

Program Topic: Largest gathering of Tribes in 100 years

Key Discussion Points:
a) Any new developments in the courts
b) Corporate Oil and it’s destruction of Native Land?
c) Attempt to cover up its use of force against Native people at site
d) What can we do to support the Human and Civil Rights of the Tribes?

Guests:
Sherri Mitchell, Esq.Director of the Land Peace Foundation. she is a Native Rights and Environmental Activist and a Penobscot Nation Tribal Member
Former Passamaquoddy Tribal Representative Matt Dana just back from Standing Rock
Tara Houska, Tribal Rights Attorney and National Campaigns Director for Honor the Earth working closely with Winona LaDuke. Tara is at the Standing Rock Camp site.

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Wabanaki Windows Special Report 9/12/16

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineers: Amy Browne & Matt Murphy

Issue: North Dakota Access Pipeline– Largest gathering of Tribes in 100 years

Key Discussion Points:
a) Corporate Oil and it’s destruction of Native Land?
b) Attempt to cover up its use of force against Native people at site
c) What can we do to support the Human and Civil Rights of the Tribes?

Guests:
Sherri Mitchell, Esq., Director of the Land Peace Foundation. she is a Native Rights and Environmental Activist and a Penobscot Nation Tribal Member
Dr. Rebecca Sockbeson University of Alberta, Penobscot Nation Tribal Member
Chief Kirk Francis, Chief of the Penobscot Nation

FMI:
www.seveneaglesmedia.org/
www.democracynow.org/
www.honorearth.org/
www.btlonline.org/2016/seg/160916bf-btl-hall.html
bsnorrell.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/RedWarriorCamp

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Wabanaki Windows 8/16/16

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Program Topic: The production of The Transformer Tales Play

Key Discussion Points:
What is the story based on?
What lessons were learned from the play
Will Glooskape return?

Guests:
Amy Roeder, Director, of the play
Carol Dana, Penobscot Language expert/Consultant
Carmella Bear, Penobscot youth actor
Margo Lukens, Prof Consultant

View the Skicin Generation music video mentioned on the show : www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOJPy_z29Hw

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