Dates: June 23–27, 2025 Location: Flagstaff Lake Hut Link to website – https://mainehuts.org/hut/flagstaff-lake-hut/ Packing list – https://mainehuts.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/All-Season-Packing-List-compressed.pdf A two-mile trek from the trailhead will take you to a picturesque lakeside vista before reaching the hut where you can kick back and relax. Flagstaff is a great “first hut” for new visitors and for wildlife enthusiasts. […]
The College of the Atlantic is partnering with Sipayak Resilience Committee on the Maine Energy Upgrade Program (www.maineup.org) to implement residential energy efficiency work in and around Sipayik. The program will include conducting free energy audits of Tribal homes, installing free LED light bulbs and high-efficiency shower heads, measuring for Window Dressers, and other energy efficiency […]
“Directing and editing this has been a life changing experience. Blending indigenous knowledge and western science is something I’ve always believed in so I’m honored to share this story. I’m Grateful for WaYS to give me this opportunity and trust. Also want to thank Brown Barn Studios for production, and assistance in editing.” – Logan […]
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Kinap participants act as peer mentors for other Native college students and provide outreach in their Wabanaki community. To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the flyer below. UMM Flyer – Kinap Mentorship.
An anonymous donor has made a $100,000 gift to create the Wabanaki Student Development and Success Fund at the University of Maine Foundation. The fund will assist Native American students pursuing University of Maine degrees “so that they can graduate as tomorrow’s leaders of their communities.” Read More
Alice Kelly (University of Maine Orono/School of Earth and Climate Sciences) has developed an exciting research program on Maine’s shell middens — mapping, investigating, preserving them. Her work would be fascinating to students with an interest in the natural sciences and/or archaeology, and it could be a natural fit for collaborating with TEK mentors from […]
Katherine Allen (University of Maine Orono/School of Earth and Climate Sciences ) has projects in the marine sedimentology and stable isotope laboratories. There are two main projects in which the student/s will be involved, depending on interest: 1) Investigating Maine’s water cycle through stable isotope analysis, and 2) Paleoceanography of the Gulf of Maine. To […]