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Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal by Bettina L. Love
Book
Word Simple by Harold Recinos
Book
13th by Spencer Averick and Ava DuVernay
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality.
The Penobscot dance of resistance: tradition in the history of a people by Pauleena MacDougall
Book
The Rise of Public Woman: Woman’s Power and Woman’s Place in the United States, 1630-1970 by Glenna Matthews
Book
How Can I Have a Positive Racial Identity? I’m White! by Ali Michael
Film/Video by TEDx
Ali Michael digs deep into the white psyche as she confronts the traditional narrative of what it means to be a white American. Ali discuss the racial politics of being white.
Wabanaki Authors in Fogler Library by UMaine Folger Library
Webpage/Website
Martin Luther King, Jr.: the making of a mind by John J. Ansbro
Book
The days of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jim Bishop
Book
Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Book
He Had a Dream: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement by Flip Schulke
Book
MLK Talks ‘New Phase’ Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination by NBC News
Film/Video
In 1967, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King spoke with NBC News’ Sander Vanocur about the “new phase” of the struggle for “genuine equality.”
Russell Banks and Russell Means: Native American Activists by Duchess Harris
Book
Read This to Get Smarter : About Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More by Blair Imani
Book
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGee
Book
The (R)Evolution of Indigenous Foods by Sean Sherman
Film/Video
Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, is the founder of The Sioux Chef. Through his research and culinary experience of thirty years he has uncovered and mapped out the foundations of the indigenous food systems and where its revitalization belongs in the future.
The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory by Sunlight Media Collective
Film/Video
This film emphasizes the Penobscot people’s centuries-long tradition of environmental stewardship and outlines the current legal battle, Penobscot Nation v. Mills, which is a move to preserve Penobscot territory and maintain the inherent, treaty-reserved sustenance fishing rights of the Penobscot people.
Indigenous Peoples in Maine are Not Mascots by Maulian Dana
Film/Video by Tedx
In this personal talk, Maulian Dana (Penobscot) shares how she channels her energy to address the misuse of Indigenous people, stereotypes, and slurs in schools and sports. Maulian Dana serves as the appointed Ambassador for the Penobscot Nation. She works as the government relations arm for the tribe in local, state, and federal arenas. Her focus in this work is advocacy for tribal sovereignty and self determination.
Indigenous Existence as Political Resistance by Geo Neptune
Film/Video
Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy) speaks to the importance of the cultural preservation of native languages and offers an indigenous world view through story and song.
