New-to-me, from Library of Congress: Preserving U.S. Indigenous Government Websites: From Directory to Digital Archive. “As a 2025 Junior Fellow, Maggie Jones helped build the United States Indigenous Government Websites Web Archive with the guidance of her mentor, Giselle Aviles. In this interview, they describe how the collection developed from a list of over 500 tribes and what that process […]

KIMA: New website shares data about the Yakama Reservation. “A new website has hit the internet, which shares data about the Yakama Nation…. This new resource has information about people, economic vitality, education, health, housing and more in the borders of the Yakama Reservation.”

Upcoming #WabanakiStudies Webinars for 2026

"The #Wabanaki Studies Webinars are back for the spring and we're excited to see and learn from Wabanaki citizens doing such meaningful work. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our cultures, histories, and sovereignty from experts across our homelands.

The webinars are free and open to the public.

- Jan 21- #BrianneLolar - Wabanaki Studies in 2026 [already passed]
- January 28- #KayaLolar & #SagePhillips - Wabanaki Youth & Policy
- Feb 4 - #RogerPaul
- February 11 - #SuzanneGreenlaw
- Feb 25 - #DamonGalipeau
- March 4 - #JohnNeptune
- March 11 - #ChrisNewell - If You Lived During the American Revolution
- April 1 - #BonnieNewsom - Swordfish in Past Wabanaki Lifeways
- April 8 - #MaulianBryant - #WabanakiAlliance
- April 2 9- Kaya Lolar, Sage Phillips, and Youth
- May 6 - #DwayneTomah - #WabanakiLanguages
May 13 - #ApemesimGalipeau

FMI and to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI7VEREUSAy_PYfEHCt0wfsNp_nQjZ5U7b9PNRXdqWWHYkgw/viewform?pli=1

Source:
https://mailchi.mp/wabanakialliance/wabanaki-alliance-newsletter-11039681?e=7e7095a76c

#WabanakiAlliance #MaineTribes #MaineFirstNations #Dawnland #NativeAmericanCulture #NativeAmericanLanguage #TraditionalWays #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #NativeAmericanCulturalPreservation

Aacimotaatiiyankwi: Introducing the Myaamia Heritage Foundation. “The Myaamia Heritage Foundation (MHF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The MHF furthers the Tribe’s cultural mission by promoting and funding research that advances Myaamia cultural knowledge, supporting Myaamia artists and scholars, and providing educational opportunities for […]

Native News Online: NABS Documents 134 More Survivor Stories, Expands Digital Archive in 2025. “This past year, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)interviewed more than 130 Indian boarding school survivors, expanded its digital archive, and released the second volume of a curriculum about the boarding school era. That’s according to the organization’s […]

Smithsonian: Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Offers a Slate of Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers. “The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian presents the online Native Cinema Showcase, celebrating short films by Indigenous filmmakers of the Western Hemisphere. The museum’s annual celebration of the best in Native film will be available to view on demand, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/19/smithsonian-smithsonians-online-native-cinema-showcase-offers-a-slate-of-free-short-films-by-indigenous-filmmakers/

Eastern Agricultural Complex (Phytogeography 🌱)

The Eastern Agricultural Complex in the woodlands of eastern North America was one of about 10 independent centers of plant domestication in the pre-historic world. Incipient agriculture dates back to about 5300 BCE. By about 1800 BCE the Native Americans of the woodlands were cultivating seve...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Agricultural_Complex

#EasternAgriculturalComplex #Phytogeography #NativeAmericanCulture #PreColumbianAgriculture

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: State Archives to Host Virtual Program on the American Indian Heritage Commission Oral History Project. “Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month by listening to some of North Carolina’s American Indians discuss their history in their own voices during an upcoming virtual Lunch and Learn program ‘Listening to our Elders: the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/25/north-carolina-department-of-natural-and-cultural-resources-state-archives-to-host-virtual-program-on-the-american-indian-heritage-commission-oral-history-project/

Tubefilter: Indigenous House, a streaming service led by Native creators, opens its doors. “Indigenous artists looking for popular recognition have long faced an uphill battle, but Indigenous House is looking to level out the playing field. The new content hub is led by Native creators and full of fresh videos across categories like music, cooking, culture, and comedy.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/19/tubefilter-indigenous-house-a-streaming-service-led-by-native-creators-opens-its-doors/

Truthout: Facing Defunding, Indigenous Cultural Workers Say They Cannot Be Suppressed. “Institutions offering Indigenous arts and culture programming, as well as those centering the histories and culture of other communities of color, are at disproportionate risk of being defunded and further marginalized under the administration’s policies. Faced with sweeping cuts to federal agencies that […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/08/truthout-facing-defunding-indigenous-cultural-workers-say-they-cannot-be-suppressed/