I also did not know that Maine has backed out of every treat they have made with the Wabanaki people. It breaks my heart that the Wabanaki people have had so much taken from them without their say. It also is frustrating that Maine gives them no voice on topic such as water quality. Not only is the Penobscot River a sacred place for them, but it is directly related to their health and Mainers have ruined the water for them.
-Jill
I love the connection you made between “native Mainers” and the indigenous people’s when it comes to love for nature. I also talked about that in my video, where I see a lot of Mainers who have a great deal of pride in how beautiful their home is (which I completely agree with, I love it here), which I feel is a very strong connection the people here have to the beliefs of the native tribes. It’s so upsetting to learn about how some of the corporations and businesses here, for example the paper mills, abuse the land. There was one video we watched however, that mentioned Maine fishermen working with the indigenous tribes to protect the water which I thought was especially cool, hopefully we will see a lot more of that in the future. Considering the importance of the river to the tribes as you mentioned I really hope people start taking action. I really agree with a lot of the wording you used in this video, and I agree that a lot of the modern history is “heartbreaking” as you said, but I think that makes it even more important to talk about- so your points about diversity, and love for humanity, and kindness were really impactful to me- that was very well said. I really agree with you that we should fight to talk about this, and I’m glad that we get to start so many good conversations together that we can bring with us into our future environments.
I also did not know that Maine has backed out of every treat they have made with the Wabanaki people. It breaks my heart that the Wabanaki people have had so much taken from them without their say. It also is frustrating that Maine gives them no voice on topic such as water quality. Not only is the Penobscot River a sacred place for them, but it is directly related to their health and Mainers have ruined the water for them.
-Jill
I love the connection you made between “native Mainers” and the indigenous people’s when it comes to love for nature. I also talked about that in my video, where I see a lot of Mainers who have a great deal of pride in how beautiful their home is (which I completely agree with, I love it here), which I feel is a very strong connection the people here have to the beliefs of the native tribes. It’s so upsetting to learn about how some of the corporations and businesses here, for example the paper mills, abuse the land. There was one video we watched however, that mentioned Maine fishermen working with the indigenous tribes to protect the water which I thought was especially cool, hopefully we will see a lot more of that in the future. Considering the importance of the river to the tribes as you mentioned I really hope people start taking action. I really agree with a lot of the wording you used in this video, and I agree that a lot of the modern history is “heartbreaking” as you said, but I think that makes it even more important to talk about- so your points about diversity, and love for humanity, and kindness were really impactful to me- that was very well said. I really agree with you that we should fight to talk about this, and I’m glad that we get to start so many good conversations together that we can bring with us into our future environments.