Reuben “Butch” Phillips, a Penobscot Nation elder, former government official, and spiritual leader died late Sunday night at a Bangor hospital surrounded by his family. They had said their farewells and were present for his passing into the realm of the ancestors,...
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QUICK ACTION (updated 6/17) Maine legislators are considering a bill that would help the state comply with a law that requires the teaching of Wabanaki studies in all public K-12 schools. The bill has passed preliminary votes in the House and Senate and now awaits a...
Photo by Jim McCarthy. QUICK ACTION (Updated 6/17) Maine legislators have enacted a bill that would prevent the state from seizing Wabanaki Nations’ land for public uses — and it’s on the way to the governor’s desk. Call the governor’s...
The May Wabanaki Voices column was written by Donna Loring, Penboscot Nation elder and vice president of the Wabanaki Alliance board of directors. Loring also formerly served as Penobscot Nation tribal representative to the Maine Legislature and advisor to Gov. Angus...
The April 2025 Wabanaki Voices column was written by Maliseet Ambassador Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald; Penobscot Nation Elder Donna Loring; Rena Newell, citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik; Mi’kmaq Nation Vice Chief Richard Silliboy; and Passamaquoddy Tribal...
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...
