{"id":3,"date":"2011-01-18T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nativeamericanprograms\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:33:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nativeamericanprograms\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Native American Programs at the University of Maine!&nbsp; Here, you can access information about Native American Studies, the Wabanaki Center, the Native American Waiver and Education Program, and information about University of Maine programs that promote, support and provide educational opportunities for and about Wabanaki peoples across the State of Maine and beyond!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3_0fa16f-12 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3_0fa16f-12 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_0fa16f-12 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3_a61766-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3_a61766-c5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3_a61766-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3_a61766-c5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3_a61766-c5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-row kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .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-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3_9a6afb-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_9a6afb-66\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1\"] 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-heading3_69b46e-d1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3_69b46e-d1\"><strong>Native American Programs News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .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-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3_dc2f79-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3_dc2f79-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><ul class=\"is-grid columns-3 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/new-map-project-from-the-canadian-american-center-focuses-on-inuit-homelands-in-canada\/">New map project from the Canadian-American Center focuses on Inuit homelands in Canada<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Editor\u2019s note: This story was updated on Feb. 23. A new map project between renowned cartographer and MacArthur Fellow Margaret Wickens Pearce and the Canadian-American [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/daigles-indigenous-forest-research-featured-by-vermont-public\/">Daigle\u2019s indigenous forest research featured by Vermont Public<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Vermont Public highlighted new funding awarded to John Daigle, professor of forest recreation management at the University of Maine, for his work supporting indigenous forest [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/macarthur-genius-to-deliver-umaine-archaeology-month-lecture\/">MacArthur \u2018genius\u2019 to deliver 91¸£Àû Archaeology Month Lecture<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Award-winning archaeologist and MacArthur Fellow Kristina Douglass will deliver the University of Maine Hudson Museum\u2019s Archaeology Month Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/maine-media-highlight-audiobook-from-sutton-on-sea-run-fishing\/">Maine media highlight report from Sutton on sea-run fishing<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Mainebiz.com reported the audiobook launch event for \u201cSea Run: A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/land-returns-to-indigenous-nations-focus-of-mitchell-center-talk-oct-20\/">Land returns to Indigenous Nations focus of Mitchell Center talk Oct. 20<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Senator George J. 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