Aunties on Air Episode 28: Matriarchal Values & Women's Leadership

The Aunties are ecstatic for this show! We are highlighting women’s leadership and the importance of supporting young girls and women in their leadership development. Wabanaki tribes are matriarchal tribes, centering the ways women lead in families and communities for thousands of years. The Aunties welcome the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, an organization that aims to elevate the confidence and aspiration of high school girls by helping them build the leadership, collaboration and problem solving skills needed to become successful in their lives (https://snoweleadershipinstitute.org/). The Institute expresses their commitment to values, voice, and vision- each area deeply connected to Wabanaki culture and people.

Wabanaki Words Used:

Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc

Topics Discussed:

Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership - https://snoweleadershipinstitute.org/

Bar Harbor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Harbor,_Maine

Portland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine

Olympia Snowe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Snowe

CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/about/

SAMSHA - https://www.samhsa.gov/

“10% Happier “ by Dan Harris - https://www.amazon.com/10-Happier-Self-Help-Actually-Works/dp/0062265431

Wabanaki Tribal Nations:

Houlton Band of Maliseet  Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME (maliseets.net)

Mi’kmaq Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME (micmac-nsn.gov)

Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township  Passamaquoddy Tribe @ Indian Township | Peskotomuhkati Motahkomikuk

Passamaquoddy Tribe Sipayik  Sipayik Tribal Government – Sipayik (wabanaki.com)

Penobscot Nation  Penobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine

Special Thanks/Woliwon: 

Guests: Nikki Vachon & Julia Van Steenberghe

Producer: Gavin Allen

Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders