New Growths: A Conversation on Indigenous Sovereignty + Sustainability

Join us for this exciting discussion

Hear from a panel of Penobscot and Wolastoqey speakers discuss their work in environmental activism and social justice in Wabanaki homelands. Following the panel, there will be an hour for dialogue between the audience and panelists. The event will occur on Nov. 1 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the McGoldrick Center on the University of Southern Maine (USM) Portland campus.

Your panelists for the conversation

Darren Ranco, PhD

Penobscot
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Chair of Native American Programs
Coordinator of Native American Research at the University of Maine Orono

Mihku Paul, MFA

Wolastoqey (Maliseet), Member of Kingsclear First Nation, N.B.
Environmental Activist and Water Protector

Lokotah Sanborn

Penobscot
Interdisciplinary Artist and Community Organizer
Board Secretary, Bomazeen Land Trust

The panel will be moderated by USM Assistant Professor David Shane Lowry, PhD (Lumbee).

More about the event

This event is part of the Gloria S. Duclos Convocation The Rivers We Belong to: Grounding Indigenous Presence and Sovereignty and is co-sponsored by:

• USM Department of Geography-Anthropology
• USM Office of Sustainability
• Osher Map Library at USM
• Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Council (IDEC) at USM
• Boston University Sustainability

It also begins an exciting, cross-institutional conversation between the University of Southern Maine and Boston University on land, integrity, and ecologies in Wabanaki and Wampanoag lands.

Register today to select online or in-person attendance and to request accommodations. Online attendees will receive an email with the Zoom link. See you there!

Your event organizers

• Aaron Witham, USM Office of Sustainability
• David Lowry, USM Geography-Anthropology
• Parren Fountain, BU Sustainability
• Hadriane Hatfield, USM Libraries & Learning