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Wabanaki Initiative Workshop
Date: March 17, 2008
Time: 8:30-3:30 (Teachers will get 7 contact hours)
Location: Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor
The Abbe Museum, in Bar Harbor Maine, will host a free teacher workshop dedicated to give Economics, English, History, and Government teachers the basic information needed to meet their LD 291 requirements.
The day will focus on two topics, economic status for Wabanaki people in the state of Maine, and stereotypes Wabanaki people face in Maine today, and how to address these topics in the classroom.
Penobscot State Representative to the legislature, Donna Loring, will discuss the unique economic status and challenges faced by Wabanaki people in Maine, and provide suggestions for including this information in the classroom. Ms. Loring introduced LD 291 into the legislature, and was instrumental in getting the requirement passed. New Maine Learning Results require Wabanaki issues of government and economics be taught in classrooms for students K-12. This session will give teachers the background information needed to meet this requirement, as well as ideas for the classroom.
Penobscot Rhonda Frey was actively involved in getting one of the last “Squaw” place names removed, in Stockton Springs, in the fall of 2007. Rhonda was shocked and appalled at the treatment she received during this debate, and feels it is important to share what happened in the hopes of creating a more civil community in Maine. Rhonda has been working with the Abbe to create a teachers guide and lesson plans to address the difficult and sensitive subject of racism and stereotyping of Maine’s Native people. This session will complement stereotyping curriculum already available through the Abbe’s website, and is designed to reach a variety of age groups.
To register call Raney Bench, Museum Educator at 207-288-3519 or e-mail at educator@abbemuseum.org
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