Wabanaki Windows 3/24/26: Maine Land Claims Research & Conclusions

About this episode

The episode discusses research conclusions on Maine Land Claims from a Wabanaki perspective, featuring insights from various experts.

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: Research conclusions by Evan Richert and Roger Milliken Jr. They find the Wabanaki Tribes understanding of the Maine Indian Land Claims is the correct one. Guest/s:  Prof. Darren Ranco, a member of the Penobscot Nation, Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine. Prof. Harald Prins, emeritus at Kansas State University. Evan Richert, former member of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission. Roger Milliken Jr., Chairs board of Baskahegan Company. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Donna Loring

Guests: Evan Richert, Roger Milliken Jr., Prof. Darren Ranco, Prof. Harald Prins

Topics covered

• Maine Land Claims
• Wabanaki perspective
• Tribal affairs
• Anthropology
• Social justice

Keywords

• Maine
• Wabanaki
• land claims
• tribal rights
• anthropology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WERU, University of Maine, Kansas State University, Baskahegan Company

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

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