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
Engineer: Amy Browne
Handling of Penobscot Cultural Materials: Historic signing of MOU between UMO & Penobscot Nation
-Background of the signing of the MOU
-Areas of Clarification and agreement
-Standard practices agreed upon
-Recognition and Respect for Penobscot Culture
Guests:
Ambassador Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation
Dr. Darren Ranco Wabanaki and George Mitchell Center
Dr. Jane Anderson New York University
Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: The Penobscot Cultural Website (www.penobscotculture.com)
What resources can be found on the website for educators? What other valuable information can be found on the website? And what were the reasons for creating the site (for educators, for tribal citizens and for the general public)?
Guests:
James Francis, Tribal Historian, www.penobscotculture.com
Maria Girouard, Director, Penobscot Cultural Department
Call in show
Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributors: Matt Murphy, Cynthia Swan
Segment 1: A Band-Stand In Memory of One of WERU’s Own, produced by Matt Murphy. Matt Murphy, WERU General Manager, interviews Alan Furth, Executive Director of the Cobscook Community Learning Center is Trescott, Maine about an upcoming event at the CCLC. On October 11, 2008, the new outdoor bandstand at the CCLC will be celebrated and dedicated with a full day of music and food. The Don Furth Memorial Bandstand was constructed this summer in memory of Alan Furth’s father. Don Furth was also a long-time WERU volunteer. The bandstand itself is a graceful, arching, post and beam structure with a trapezoid stage to represent a hammered dulcimer, the instrument Don loved and played.
Segment 2: An essay by Cynthia Swan (and/or her cat)
Segment 3: Penobscot Nation Cultural Historian Maria Girard speaking in Orono last week as part of a panel on the Penobscot River Restoration project. Recorded by Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne