The Wilson Museum will host a panel session featuring three Wabanaki archaeologists: Isaac St. John (Maliseet); Natalie Dana Lolar (Passamaquoddy/Penobscot); and Bonnie Newsom (Penobscot). The panelists will share their experiences as Indigenous archaeologists and heritage professionals in Wabanaki homeland. Their discussion will focus on how past material culture tells the story of Wabanaki ancestors and its role in contemporary Indigenous lifeways; the importance of museum/Indigenous community partnerships in collections care; and decolonizing archaeology through education and training in community-centered research.

Change of venue - we will be in the Education Center, where we have air conditioning. It is just too hot in the museum. Please join us in the Wilson Museum’s main gallery for this presentation or join us virtually on Zoom.

Bonnie Newsom and Natalie Dana Lolar on a site visit to Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park.

Photo: Elliot Higger (Courtesy of University of Maine)

This program is part of the Wilson Museum’s program series Connecting to Collections: Curiosity, Culture, Climate made possible through the generous support of Bangor Savings Bank.