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: 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: 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: Donna Loring
Guest Cohosts: Maria Girouard and James Francis
Guest: Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation
Topics: Perceptions and realities of tribal economics and conditions. Current tribal economic development efforts. History of tribal-state relations.