{"id":181,"date":"2019-06-05T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T16:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:27:39","slug":"why-are-shell-middens-culturally-sensitive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/why-are-shell-middens-culturally-sensitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Shell Middens Culturally Sensitive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id181_de3a10-22 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column181_200968-e5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column181_200968-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column181_200968-e5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Shell middens represent a link to the past for the Wabanki, Maine\u2019s indigenous people. As a result of colonization, disease, and violence, Native populations in Maine and the rest of New England decreased rapidly in the 18th century. Displaced and marginalized in the new State of Maine, the Penobscot Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribes, Maliseets, and Micmacs, largely lost their physical connection to the coast. Shell middens represent the cultural heritage of these peoples, and millennia of coastal interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some shell middens contain evidence of dwellings. Others may contain burials, making these culturally sensitive locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, shell middens represent the shared human experience of coastal populations through time, and represent a link to the coast through use of rich resources, appreciation of natural beauty, and spiritual connection for all people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column181_2e1857-7d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column181_2e1857-7d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"An apple tree next to a shell midden and a flowered bluff\" class=\"wp-image-152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-634x421.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-846x562.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-951x632.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Apple-tree-and-shells-red-1268x842.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penobscotnation.org\/\">Penobscot Nation website<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.passamaquoddy.com\/\">Passamaquoddy Tribe website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(30% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 2 )\/3)));}.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id181_42ed45-91 alignnone um-UMBlueIconSet wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column181_a44b77-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column181_a44b77-7e inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta.jpg\" alt=\"Shells stacked upon one another at a midden in Damriscotta\" class=\"wp-image-193\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta.jpg 979w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-423x281.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-634x422.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-846x563.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/shells-at-damriscotta-951x632.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,979px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link181_2276d7-e8{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/what-is-a-midden\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-heading-link kt-adv-heading-link181_2276d7-e8 hls-none\"><h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_2276d7-e8\">What is a Midden? <\/h3><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column181_6b9ef2-4d inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-14-at-8.53.55-AM.png\" alt=\"An assortment of bones and teeth.\" class=\"wp-image-310\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-14-at-8.53.55-AM.png 315w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-14-at-8.53.55-AM-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Screenshot-2019-06-14-at-8.53.55-AM-105x97.png 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,315px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link181_d2932c-b8{text-decoration:none;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading181_d2932c-b8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column181_26ba10-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column181_26ba10-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column181_26ba10-b5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column181_26ba10-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column181_26ba10-b5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column181_26ba10-b5 inner-column-3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red.jpg\" alt=\"The erosion of Fernald Point with a scale\" class=\"wp-image-162\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/middenminders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/523\/2019\/06\/Fernald-Point-erosion-close-red-423x281.jpg 423w, 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As a result of colonization, disease, and violence, Native populations in Maine and the rest of New England decreased rapidly in the 18th century. 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