Welcome
Welcome to Native American Programs at the University of Maine! Here, you can access information about Native American Studies, the Wabanaki Center, the Native American Waiver and Education Program, and information about University of Maine programs that promote, support and provide educational opportunities for and about Wabanaki peoples across the State of Maine and beyond!
Northeastern Americas native populations in the news
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Ferrini-Mundy named Business Leader of the Year by Mainebiz for fostering STEM education
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UMaine Dining announces Starbucks opening soon in Class of 1944 Bear’s Den
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UMaine project will live stream total solar eclipse from the stratosphere
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Extension’s White interviewed by BDN on farm animal sex education
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BDN interviews Birkel, Koehler on climate change impacts in Maine
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Gill interviewed by Nature on concept of using the term ‘Anthropocene’
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UMaine Partners for World Health celebrating new campus space
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UMaine Nursing commits to healthcare, well-being ahead of National Health Workforce Well-Being Day
UMaine and Penobscot Nation MOU
UMaine and Penobscot Nation to sign MOU focused on managing tribe’s cultural heritage
University of Maine Land Acknowledgement
The University of Maine recognizes that it is located on Marsh Island in the homeland of the Penobscot Nation, where issues of water and territorial rights, and encroachment upon sacred sites, are ongoing. Penobscot homeland is connected to the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations—the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac—through kinship, alliances, and diplomacy. The University also recognizes that the Penobscot Nation and the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations are distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self-governance and self-determination.