WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Story telling
What was it like growing up on Indian Island? Do children has same experiences as others? What lessons can be learned from these stories/ Do native people write about their experiences?
Guest: Bill Thompson, Vice Chief of Penobscot Nation
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Topic: How a Mic Mac tribal member faced adversity and overcame it
Guest: Adam Jewell, Mic Mac Tribal member
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Mascot Issue at Wiscasset High School
Focus on historic events dealing with “red skins” issue. Bring awareness of existing prejudice still existing. What can be done to address this situation?
Guest: Jamie Bissonette, Chair of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission
Call in show
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Native People Here in Maine
What is the definition of a truth and reconciliation commission? What will the T&RC accomplish? Who will be participating in the process?
Guests: Ester Attean (Children, Youth and Family program, Muskie School), Denise Altvater, (Directs the Wabanaki Friends Service Committee)
Call in show
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Co-host: Maria Girouard
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act
What is the background of the Maine Indian Land Claims? How does the Land Claims Act affect tribal government today? What are some of the ongoing issues between the tribe and the state?
Guest: Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Maine Indian Land Claim Settlement Act
What is the Land Claims Act? Who was involved in negotiations? What was the effect of the Act on the tribes in litigations (State Courts)?
Producer/Host: Maria Girouard
Topic: The Penobscot Watershed Eco-Center Collaborative
What is the Penobscot Watershed Eco-Center? Who is involved in the collaborative and why is it important to them? What can visitors to the Eco-Center expect to learn about the web of life?
Guests:
Veronica Young, Associate Director, Penobscot East Resource Center; Jym St. Pierre, Maine Director, RESTORE: The North Woods; Bill Booth, local citizen and avid outdoorsman; James Francis, Sr., tribal historian, Penobscot Nation Cultural and Historic Preservation Deprt
Call in show
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Guest Co-host: Maria Girouard
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: “Henry David Thoreau, Ktaadn, America and the Future”
What are some native perspectives of Henry David Thoreau? What were some beliefs of Thoreau’s that brought him to seek out the Native Americans? What can we learn in the history for the future?
Guest: Connie Baxter Marlow