The Wabanaki: Indigenous People of Maine

This film by the Penobscot Nation and Local Contexts charts the groundbreaking work undertaken by the Penobscot Nation to restore Penobscot cultural authority within institutions in Maine and beyond.

A new film from Upstander Project. This link provides access to the film, additional video content, and various Teachers Guides

Access through the UMaine Library System

Online streaming access through PBS (account required)

Two additional features from Upstander Project, available through the Maine Statewide Library System

These films cover the history of ongoing territorial taking from the Penobscot Nation by the state of Maine. They tell the urgent story of an enduring struggle for justice and cultural survival in the face of an astonishingly open abuse of state power.

The inaugural Online Learning Series, "Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions", was hosted virtually in collaboration with the Land Peace Foundation between April-June, 2021. In this series, participants were invited to widen the lens through which they view science, decision-making and climate solutions. The first sessions of this series focused on the history and present of the colonial apparatus, as well as different knowledge systems and why they are important to understand. Later sessions helped participants reflect on the nature of relationships and develop meaningful, balanced & ethical partnerships.

GCSE and the Land Peace Foundation led a second learning series, Research and Land Stewardship Collaborations with Indigenous Peoples, October 27–December8, 2021. The sessions built on what we learned during the inaugural series, "Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science: Collaboration, Relationship, and Climate Solutions." During these interactive sessions, participants learned from case studies, heard first-hand accounts from Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaborators, and discussed practical protocols for engagement and collaboration.

Join Dr. Darren Ranco for a roundtable discussion about the Land Back movement and the future of indigenous land relations in Maine. Dr. Ranco will be joined by John Banks, Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation; Lucas St. Claire, President of the Elliotsville Foundation which recently returned 735 acres to the Penobscot Nation; and Peter Forbes co-founder of First Light, a land-back collaboration. Panelists will discuss the recent return of land to the Penobscot Nation, the importance of the land and its history, the need for reconciliation in the conservation movement and the possibility of new land relations in Maine.

A podcast series hosted by Dr. David Lowry, available through USM's radio station, WMPG.

Maine based community radio program built around, "Critical conversations of truth, healing, and change in Wabanakik".

Maine based community radio program for the discussion of Native issues, "We Talk, You Listen".