Wabanaki Windows 1/27/26: Wabanaki Alliance

Wabanaki Windows 1/27/26: Wabanaki Alliance

From Wabanaki Windows | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives by WERU-FM 89.9

January 27, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the history, mission, and goals of the Wabanaki Alliance from a Wabanaki perspective.

Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart. Music by Ralph Richter, a track called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: This episode describes the history of the organization, its mission and its goals. Guest/s:  Mualian Bryant, Executive Director of Wabanaki Alliance. www.wabanakialliance.com Darren Ranco is a member of the Penobscot Nation and a scholar of Native American studies. He knew Charles as an elder and community leader and has worked to ensure that Charles’s story is understood within the larger context of Indigenous service, sovereignty, and survival. About the host: Donna M Loring is a Penobscot Indian Nation Tribal Elder, and former Council Member. She represented the Penobscot Nation in the State Legislature for over a decade. She is a former Senior Advisor on Tribal Affairs to Governor Mills. She is the author of “In The Shadow of The Eagle A Tribal Representative In Maine”. Donna has an Annual lecture series in her name at the University of New England that addresses Social…

People in this episode

Host: Donna Loring

Guest: Mualian Bryant

Topics covered

  • Wabanaki perspective
  • history of Wabanaki Alliance
  • Indigenous service
  • sovereignty
  • survival

Keywords

  • Wabanaki
  • Indigenous
  • Alliance
  • history
  • sovereignty
  • survival
  • Donna Loring
  • Mualian Bryant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wabanaki Alliance, WERU

Books & works: In The Shadow of The Eagle A Tribal Representative In Maine

Places: Maine

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