Woliwon (Thank you) for joining us for this essential episode on healing! The healing of our bodies, relationships, and Mother Earth is the focus of the Aunties on Air Pod! Healing is hard work. It takes commitment, love for self, and support from those who care for us. It also takes the ARTS! We heal through music, literature, photography, painting, and all forms of creative expression. For thousands of years, Indigenous people from across our world have recognized the deep connection between the arts and healing. In this episode you will hear how collaboration and the arts have transformed the experiences and healing of many. You will meet our friends, Jen and Annette, both stars in the Bangor, Maine area. They both lead vibrant organizations that promote the abundance art brings to a community. The Penobscot Theater, Bangor Beautiful, and the Rock and Art Shop- all critical when discussing community healing within our territory. Both Wabanaki people and non-indigenous people living Wabanaki Territory will feel the love and commitment to community through this episode! Please sit back and take in the healing power of the ARTS!
Episode 5: The Arts: Essential to Healing
Woliwon (Thank you) for joining us for this essential episode on healing! The healing of our bodies, relationships, and Mother Earth is the focus of the Aunties on Air Pod! Healing is hard work. It takes commitment, love for self, and support from those who care for us. It also takes the ARTS! We heal through music, literature, photography, painting, and all forms of creative expression. For thousands of years, Indigenous people from across our world have recognized the deep connection between the arts and healing. In this episode you will hear how collaboration and the arts have transformed the experiences and healing of many. You will meet our friends, Jen and Annette, both stars in the Bangor, Maine area. They both lead vibrant organizations that promote the abundance art brings to a community. The Penobscot Theater, Bangor Beautiful, and the Rock and Art Shop- all critical when discussing community healing within our territory. Both Wabanaki people and non-indigenous people living Wabanaki Territory will feel the love and commitment to community through this episode! Please sit back and take in the healing power of the ARTS!
Wabanaki Words Used:
Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc
Woliwon https://pmportal.org/dictionary/woliwon
Topics Discussed:
Rock and Art Shop- Bangor — The Rock and Art Shop
Bangor Beautiful- https://www.bangorbeautiful.org/home
Penobscot Theatre- Penobscot Theatre Company | Bangor's Professional Theatre
Donna Brown- https://www.wabanakiwomenscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WWC-Announcement-of-Executive-Director.jpg
Bee Mural- Bangor Beautiful - Good of the Hive Mural
PTC Gluskabe Performance- https://www.penobscottheatre.org/project/my-story-is-gluskabe/
Carol Dana Quote-
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/03/01/bangor/penobscot-theatre-gluskabe-play-joam40zk0w/
Carol Dana- Carol Dana (dawnlandvoices.org)
WPHW Mural- New Hammond St. ground mural brightens Downtown Bangor (wabi.tv)
Fiddlehead Mural- The Man Behind Bangor's Newest Mural; Maine's 'Color Wizard' (i95rocks.com)
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: Annette Dodd, Jen Shepard
Editor: Gavin Allen
Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders, Reanna Sockabasin
