[LincolnTalk] Fwd: 👣 A ceremony & community meal on Indian Island to commemorate Wabanaki Veterans Day

[Sara Mattes]

Title: 👣 A ceremony & community meal on Indian Island to commemorate Wabanaki Veterans Day

If you’ll be in Maine…. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Atlantic Black Box <i...@atlanticblackbox.com> Date: June 18, 2025 at 1:33:56 PM EDT To: Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> Subject: 👣 A ceremony & community meal on Indian Island to commemorate Wabanaki Veterans Day Reply-To: us17-3e1efc6b32-b0b7b74...@inbound.mailchimpapp.net  Walking is just one way to join us at the Walk to Honor Wabanaki Veterans View this email in your browser research reveal repair Even if you can't walk with us this Saturday, you are still very welcome to join us on Indian Island for an important ceremony to honor Wabanaki Veterans and for what promises to be a memorable community meal. REGISTER HERE Penobscot Chef Joe Robbins is a James Beard Nominated chef catalyzing change within and beyond indigenous foodways with a deep-rooted connectedness to the land and water and a vision for the future of contemporary indigenous culture that knows no bounds. In his life and work, Robbins is changing the conversation to put Native American food on the map in ways that transcend its complex history as a source of survival to show that cultural preservation is not locked in the past, but is emerging and evolving in dynamic ways. When he’s not in the kitchen, Robbins is creating a ripple effect with the next generation by collaborating to develop indigenous-based educational programming in the classroom and community to shift the paradigms of the past toward a new vision for the future. Twelve-year Navy veteran Stephen Cousineau is teaming up with Chef Joe Robbins this Saturday from his food truck Ça C'est Bon, which brings Louisiana-style cuisine to Maine. In April 2024, Stephen embarked on a 500+ mile pilgrimage across Spain, walking the Camino de Santiago. On most days, he can be found behind the grill of his food truck at 10 Front Street in Bangor. The Walk to Honor Wabanaki Veterans a bridge to rightful recognition for Indigenous & Black servicemembers Friday, June 20 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm Saturday, June 21 | 12:00 - 6:00 pm ⭒ Orono to Indian Island ⭒ June 21, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Chief Joseph Orono’s speech allying the Wabanaki nations with the Americans in the Revolutionary war. Since 2009, June 21st is also recognized as Wabanaki Veterans Day in Maine. Join Penobscot Nation and its partners in a six-mile walk to honor Wabanaki veterans and to consider Orono and its surroundings from a Wabanaki perspective. The walk will conclude with a ceremony and community meal on Indian Island. You are welcome to join us for just a portion of the route, or for either ceremony, or both.   Friday, June 20th 5:00 - 6:30 pm   Orono Arts Fest presents "The Legacy of Chief Joseph Orono" by James Eric Francis, Sr. and "The Wabanaki Stylings of Firefly The Hybrid" at the Orono High School Performing Arts Center. Saturday, June 21st 12:00-12:30   Registration at Orono High School 12:30-1:00   Opening Ceremony 1:00-4:30   WHERE Walk to Indian Island 4:30-6:00   Closing Ceremony & Community Meal at Pavilion Park WAYS TO WALK In order to honor the many different ways people are able to show up, there are several options for how you can participate in the Walk to Honor Wabanaki Veterans. Please feel free to choose the option(s) that best fit your needs and abilities.  Attend the Opening Ceremony at the Orono Middle School -12:30pm-1:00pm, then:  Walk the whole route (6.4 miles, Orono Middle School to Indian Island) - 1pm depart with Walk, shuttle back to Middle School parking from Indian Island after Closing Ceremony; Walk only the first leg (2 miles, Orono Middle School to UMaine) - 1:00pm depart with Walk, shuttle back to Middle School parking from UMaine around 2:15; head home or drive to Closing Ceremony on Indian Island at 4:30. Walk only the second leg - (4.4 miles, UMaine to Indian Island), park at Middle School, shuttle from Middle School to UMO at 2pm, shuttle back to Middle School parking after Closing Ceremony; or Leave for the afternoon after the Opening Ceremony and rejoin for the closing. Attend the Closing Ceremony & Community Meal - 4:30pm-6:00pm You are also welcome to just attend the Opening and/or Closing Ceremonies. Parking will be available at Indian Island Pavilion Park for those who do not walk. This event is part of the Walks for Historical & Ecological Recovery (WHERE), a series convened by Atlantic Black Box. It is organized under the leadership of James Eric Francis, Sr. in collaboration with the Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department, the Town of Orono, the City of Old Town, the UMaine Wabanaki Center, Bangor Public Library, Orono Public Library, RSU 26, the Wilson Center, the Church of Universal Fellowship, the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness, Ça C’est Bon, and Orono Arts Fest. It is funded in part by Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, Maine Humanities Council, Maine Community Foundation, Sewall Foundation, and by generous donors, with support from Cyr Bus Line, Hannaford, and other local sponsors. REGISTER HERE www.walkwhere.org Empowering communities throughout the Northeast to research and reckon with the region’s active role in colonization and slavery while recentering the stories of its historically marginalized groups.  Atlantic Black Box is a 501c3 public charity EIN 86-2963335 P.O. Box 8771, Portland, ME 04104 www.atlanticblackbox.com i...@atlanticblackbox.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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