Wabanaki Windows: Korean & WWII History and Veterans

Wabanaki Windows: Korean & WWII History and Veterans

Artist Credit: James Francis, a multimedia artist, citizen of the Penobscot Nation and Director of the Penobscot Nation Cultural Historic Preservation Center. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly podcast hosted by Donna Loring, a Penobscot Nation Elder and Vice President of...
Emma Soctoman, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

Emma Soctoman, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

Photo credit: Brooke Mercier at Resound Photography Emma Soctomah is one of three individuals honored by the Wabanaki Alliance at the 2025 Nihkaniyane event. Soctomah is a Passamaquoddy citizen of Motahkomikuk who was the valedictorian of this year’s graduating class...
Brianne Lolar, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

Brianne Lolar, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

Brianne Lolar is one of three individuals honored by the Wabanaki Alliance at the 2025 Nihkaniyane event. A citizen of the Penobscot Nation, Lolar is a beloved elementary school teacher who left the classroom four years ago to begin doing equally important work as the...
John Banks, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

John Banks, 2025 Nihkaniyane Honoree

John Banks is one of three individuals honored by the Wabanaki Alliance at the 2025 Nihkaniyane event. Banks is a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, who served as the first natural resources director for the Penobscot Nation, a position he held for 41 years until his...
Oct. 8 Event to Celebrate Friendships and Alliances

Oct. 8 Event to Celebrate Friendships and Alliances

🔊 Nihkaniyane Pronunciation The Wabanaki Alliance will host our third annual Nihkaniyane: Let’s Go Forward Together event, a celebration of our friendships and alliances, from 5-7:30 PM on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Smith Center for Education and Research, Wolfe’s...
Wabanaki Alliance Welcomes Fellow, Intern

Wabanaki Alliance Welcomes Fellow, Intern

The Wabanaki Alliance has added a fellow and intern the staff, welcoming Sage Phillips and Keely Becker, both Penobscot Nation citizens and rising leaders. They will work closely with Wabanaki Alliance Director Maulian Bryant, Associate Director Monica Castellanos,...
A tribute to Penobscot Elder Elizabeth Sockbeson

A tribute to Penobscot Elder Elizabeth Sockbeson

We are holding close in our hearts all of those who knew and loved Elizabeth Sockbeson, a highly respected matriarch, Penobscot Nation Elder and community leader who passed away on Aug. 3 on Indian Island where she was born. The grandmother of Wabanaki Alliance’s...
On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

On Wabanaki priorities, the Maine Legislature gets an incomplete grade

The August Wabanaki Voices column was written by Maliseet Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, board president of the Wabanki Alliance, and Maulian Bryant, executive director of the alliance and a citizen of the Penobscot Nation. Wabanaki voices is a monthly column...