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Indigenous thought leaders discuss how to elevate Wabanaki history

Three Indigenous women stood side by side at the front of the St. Francis Room at the University of New England as more chairs were brought in for the growing audience of 125. Read more about this year's Donna Loring Lecture that took place Tuesday, October 28 on the Biddeford Campus. View the recorded event.

Wabanaki basketmaking

On October 1, UNE’s Maine Women Writers Collection sponsored an event as part of its annual Donna M. Loring Lecture Series, titled, “Wabanaki Basketmaking Traditions Under Threat? Art, Culture, and the Future of Maine Indian Basketmaking.” The event presented the centuries-old artistic tradition of basketmaking among the Wabanaki peoples (the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Abenaki, Mi’kmaq and Maliseet), while [...]