Aunties on Air Episode 30: Welcoming Amanda Peters & Her Book Waiting for the Long Night Moon

We are celebrating storytelling and the sacred stories held by the Wabanaki people—Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy. The original storytellers of this territory, the Wabanaki people have been telling stories for thousands of years. The Wabanaki people learned traditions, ceremonies, values, and culture often through storytelling. The Aunties are welcoming storyteller and author Amanda Peters to the studio. Auntie Amanda has two powerful books available NOW: The Berry Pickers and Waiting for the Long Night Moon—two books you must connect with. You will not be disappointed! Both books hold pages of connection to culture, the struggles of today, and those of the past. Join the Aunties for an amazing conversation of connection, storytelling, and healing!

Wabanaki Words Used:

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

Topics Discussed:

Amanda Peters - https://amandapetersauthor.com/

Amanda Peters, Waiting for the Long Night Moon - https://books.catapult.co/books/waiting-for-the-long-night-moon/

Nova Scotia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia

Cherryfield, Maine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherryfield,_Maine

Morgan Talty, Fire Exit - https://tinhouse.com/book/fire-exit/

The Briar Patch - https://briarpatchbooks.square.site/

Acadia University - https://www2.acadiau.ca/home.html

Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Valley

Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers - https://books.catapult.co/books/the-berry-pickers/

Catapult publisher - https://books.catapult.co/

Barnes and Noble Discovery Prize - Barnes and Noble Discovery Prize - Wikipedia

Bar Harbor, Maine - https://www.visitbarharbor.com/

Augusta, Maine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Maine

Danica Roache, 5 Seasons of Charlie Francis - "Five Seasons of Charlie Francis"

Glooscap First Nations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glooscap_First_Nation

Michelle Good, 5 Little Indians - https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443459181/five-little-indians/

Katherena Vermette - https://katherenavermette.com/work/

Indigenous Voices Award -  https://indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page

Standing Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Rock_Sioux_Reservation

Allen Sockabasin, Thanks to the Animals - https://www.tilburyhouse.com/product-page/thanks-to-the-animals

Ezekiel Crofton-McDonald - https://www.mitsc.org/commissioners-staff/ezekiel-crofton-macdonald

Imelda Pearly - https://forcitizenship.ca/people/imelda-perley/

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: Amanda Peters

Producer: Gavin Allen

Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders