Indigenous Peoples’ Day event highlights importance of sea-run fish to Wabanaki

Indigenous Peoples’ Day event highlights importance of sea-run fish to Wabanaki

As Penobscot Indian Nation Chief Kirk Francis finished leading the crowd in prayer Monday morning, he said that celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the banks of the Penobscot River is special. “[The Penobscot] is a citizen of our tribe, and we see everything in it as a relative, and try to go about how we care for the river from that perspective,” Francis said. “It’s our cultural identity and at the very core of who we are. So when we talk ab…

Wabanaki voices bring ‘Sea Run’ story to life on Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Veazie

On Indigenous People's Day, Wabanaki leaders gathered along the Penobscot River to celebrate the launch of "Sea Run," an audiobook that amplifies Native voices.