Episode 50: MMIW: Healing Through Policy

In Wabanaki territory, our women are the heart of our nations. They are the givers of life, the keepers of culture, and the protectors of our future. Yet, for too long, our sisters have been made invisible by systems that fail to see their worth. Today, we are opening a three-part series on our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) with Maulian Bryant. This is a conversation about love, grief, justice, and the sovereign right to live in safety.

Wabanaki Words Used:

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

Topics Discussed:  

Maulian Bryant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulian_Bryant

MMIW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_and_Murdered_Indigenous_Women

Oh, Grow Up! - https://www.facebook.com/ohgrowupbangor/

The Rock and Art Shop - https://www.therockandartshop.com/bangor

Donna Loring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_M._Loring

Peter Pan (1953) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(1953_film)

1980’s Settlement Act - https://www.mitsc.org/mitsc-narrative-summaries/summary-of-the-maine-indian-land-claims-act-of-1980

VAWA - VAWA Information

Janet Mills - https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/

Troy Jackson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Jackson_(politician)

Mike Carpenter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Carpenter

Sara Gideon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Gideon

Rachel Talbot Ross - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Talbot_Ross

Chellie Pingree - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chellie_Pingree

Mike Simpson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Simpson

IHS - https://www.ihs.gov/

BIA - https://www.bia.gov/

Abigail Echo-Hawk - https://aascu.org/people/abigail-echo-hawk/

Holly Echo-Hawk - https://kauffmaninc.com/team/holly-echo-hawk/

Beverley Polchies - https://darkdowneast.com/beverlypolchies/

Woodstock, First Nations - https://labrc.com/first-nation/woodstock/

Dark Downeast - https://darkdowneast.com/

Wabanaki Alliance - https://wabanakialliance.com/

Harvard Project - https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/

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

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

Harvard Project - https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/

Imelda Perley - 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: 

Producer: Gavin Allen

Podcast Team: Macy Downs