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The Birch Bark Canoe
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:01:20

The birch bark canoe is a symbol of heritage for all four of Maine's native Wabanaki tribes. The process of making the birck-bark canoe today is little different than it has been for thousands of years.

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View Caron Shay & Briana Randall: Passing on the Tradition
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:08:46

Caron Shay, Penobscot Basketmaker. Caron is passing on the tradition to her granddaughter Briana. Caron’s segment focuses on traditional methods of teaching basektmaking, by watching and doing. Caron talks about her own experiences learning the tradition from her mother and father and she “fixes” Briana’s work and shows her how to do various steps in the weaving process in this segment.

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View The Elders Speak
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:09:54

This segment features Ted Mitchell and Arnie Neptune, Penobscot Elders and Joseph “Cozy” Nicholas, Passamaquoddy elder, who passed on in July. All of the elders talk about discrimination, changes to their community and the loss of native language and traditions. All convey a message for the younger generation to remember who they are and the importance of their traditions to their culture and their future.

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Evolution of Tribes
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:02:44

European explorers first surveyed the region 400 years ago. The present Wabanaki tribes are descended from the tribes which were described in the historical documents by the Europeans.

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View Jennifer Sapiel Neptune: Penobscot Beadworker
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:36

Jennifer is the only individual in any of the four tribes that makes beadwork in the traditional style of the region. She talks about the loss of these pieces within the community and what it will mean for them to be brought back. She talks about the materials that she uses and how she does this style of beadworking. Her style has changed over time as she has had opportunities to study pieces in Museum collections and then make new pieces that draw inspiration from the collars and peaked caps that she has studied.

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View Jeremy Frey & Ganessa Bryant: Carriers of Culture
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:33

Passamaquoddy Basketmaker Jeremy Frey and Penobscot basketmaker Ganessa Bryant represent a new generation of basketmakers who are carriers of culture. Their work draws on traditional techniques, but incorporates innovations and materials from other regions of the country. They talk about their concerns for the tradition, and threats to access to raw materials and the emerald ash borer.

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View Joe "Hugga" Dana: Penobscot Wood Carver
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:05:37

Joe is the son of Stan Neptune and he learned Penobscot carving techniques from his father, but has developed his own unique style. He talks about how he learned to carve and how he is working to revive the tradition among members of the next generation. He also talks about snowsnakes, a winter pastime, which features carved wooden snakes. Footage shows a program that he did with the Indian Island Boys and Girls Club, where the snowsnakes are used.

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People of the dawn
MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37

The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine.

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View Stan Neptune: Penobscot Wood Carver
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:35

Stan talks about learning to carve from elders and his research on rootclubs, Penobscot carvers, and how the tradition evolved. Stan is the expert on this tradition and he carves clubs based on examples that he has documented. This segment also includes footage showing how the raw material is harvested. Stan and his son Joe head into Alton Bog and gather grey birch saplings for a variety of club forms.

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View Theresa Secord: Penobscot basketmaker and Executive Director of MBA
UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:13

Theresa is a Penobscot basketmaker, who talks about basketmaking and her hopes and concerns for the future of the tradition. These concerns include the “teaching” of the tradition, the passing down of information from one generation to the next, and issues related to access and the emerald ash borer. Theresa also explores the evolution of her basketmaking style as she incorporates ideas and materials from her family and other native basketmakers that she meets. She is an ambassador for the Maine Indian Basketmakers and their traditions.

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