/news/2017/10/26/kendi/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 22:26:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 /news/2017/10/26/kendi/#comment-263066 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:03:00 +0000 /news/?p=110692#comment-263066 In Maine, this issue needs especially to be addressed regarding the continuing racist policies regarding our Native American citizens. In particular I will refer to the present denial to the Penobscot people of rightful stewardship of the Penobscot River, their namesake. It is their intent to keep it as pristine as possible for the use and appreciation of all people. The state, however seeks to allow a lesser quality of water, no doubt due to their subservience to corporate interests who wish to dump chemical residues. Unfortunately, the state holds the legal power in this uneven cultural battle. For more info on this, consult Wabanaki* Reach (an effort by non-Native peoples to be trustworthy allies.)
*Wabanaki refers to the several tribes of this part of North America who have lived here for at least 10,000 years.
On another anti-racist front, my talk, with 15 minute video, “Why did Kennebec Valley Mainers Conspire to Overthrow the Queen of Hawai’i?” has been well received. After graduating from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, I lived 36 years in that wondrous place. Jon Olsen ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ ’64

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