Archive for the ‘Indigenous Voices’ Category
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Producer/Host: Rhonda Frey
Topic: The 2-year term of Penobscot Nation Tribal Chief Kirk Francis
What is the history of the relationship with the state of Maine? What led to the severing of ties with the state? What were Chief Francis' goals during his 2 year term and what are his ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
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 ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Producer/Host: Rhonda Frey
Topic: Discussion of a recently published book: Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine The 1820 Journal and Plans Survey of Joseph Treat, Edited & Introduction by Micah Pawling.  Who were Joseph Treat and John Neptune? Does the survey include glimpses of Penobscot life and culture in ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Guest: Representative Donna Loring
Topics: Multiple topics, including: History of tribal representation in Maine legislature; LD281 "An Act to Require Teaching Maine Native American History and Culture in Maine Schools" and how it is being implemented; How the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act was used to ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topics:
Segment 1: Passamaquoddy members sue the BIA for lack of procedure before they approved the lease with LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) developers
Segment 2: The proposed tribal racino in Washington County
Guests: Vera Francis, Passamaquoddy tribal member; Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Representative to the Maine Legislature
How should the ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topic: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Knopf, 2005) by Charles Mann. An interview with the author and Penobscot Elder Arnie Neptune
How did the regions throughout the indigenous world differ demographically, ecologically, and in origin? How do the scientific world and spiritual beliefs ...
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Rhonda Frey
Topic: Opposition to Quoddy Bay LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) in downeast Maine and Canada
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco
Topic: The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor and Sieur De Monts, Maine: The evolving relationship of the Abbe with the Wabanaki Tribes, the Abbe's collections, exhibits and programs
Guests: Dr. Francine Cararo, Executive Director, Abbe Museum; Raney Bench, Education and Programs Coordinator, Abbe Museum; Dr. Darren ...
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