Keynote and Panel - The Wabanaki Studies Law 21 Years After Implementation. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 10, 2022 at 10am. Livestream on the Wabanaki Alliance Youtube Channel. 

Join us on Indigenous People’s Day to celebrate the release of a new report, “Wabanaki Studies Law: 21 Years After Implementation.” The Wabanaki Studies Law was passed in 2001 and requires every school in the state to implement Maine Native American studies into its curriculum. 

The digital event will feature a keynote by the Wabanaki Studies Law author and sponsor, Hon. Donna Loring, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation and former representative of that nation to the Maine House of Representatives. Followed by a panel discussion featuring report co-authors Abbe Museum, ACLU of Maine, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission, and Wabanaki Alliance. 

Sponsors: Abbe Museum, Wabanaki Alliance, ACLU of Maine, and Maine Indian-Tribal State Commission.