Jun 24, 2024
The June Wabanaki Voices column was written by Donna Loring and Donald Soctomah. Loring served in the Women’s Army Corp as a communications specialist at Long Binh Army Base from 1967-1968 and represented the Penobscot Nation in the Maine Legislature from 1998-2003...
May 28, 2024
The May Wabanaki Voices column was written by Rep. Aaron M. Dana, the Passamaquoddy tribal representative to the Maine House of Representatives and a member of the Wabanaki Alliance board of directors. Wabanaki voices is a monthly column in the Bangor Daily News...
Apr 28, 2024
The April Wabanaki Voices column was written by Dr. Darren Ranco, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, chair of Native American Programs and coordinator of Native American Research at the University of Maine, and a member of the Planning Team for the Wabanaki Commission...
Mar 28, 2024
Editorial Note from the Bangor Daily News: Maulian Bryant is the Penobscot Nation tribal ambassador. Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald is the Houlton Band of Maliseets tribal ambassador. Aaron Dana is the Passamaquoddy tribal representative. Rena Newell is a Sipayik...
Feb 29, 2024
Editorial note from the Bangor Daily News: Chief Kirk Francis has served 17 years as the executive leader of the Penobscot Indian Nation. Chief Clarissa Sabattis has served nearly seven years as the executive leader of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. Chief...