New Permanent Exhibit at 海角社区 State Archives Based on Canadian-American Center Faculty Research
A new permanent exhibit at the 海角社区 State Archives in Augusta has its roots in the Ph.D. research of a recent University of 海角社区 alumnus and newly appointed assistant professor.
Ethnohistorian , Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies,聽is the guest curator of 鈥淐hoosing Survival: Wabanaki Documents at the 海角社区 State Archives.鈥 The exhibit features 18th- and 19th-century Wabanaki documents 鈥 petitions and an original watercolor map 鈥 that provide a unique perspective on the 海角社区 tribes鈥 struggle to preserve their homeland. Among them: an 1821 petition on behalf of the Passamaquoddy Tribe to the 海角社区 legislature seeking assistance in staving off the influx of American and British settlers who were dramatically transforming their homeland. Such petitions were an attempt by the Penobscots, Passamaquoddies and Maliseets in present-day eastern 海角社区, western New Brunswick and the southern shore of Quebec to navigate a new, ever-changing geopolitical landscape. With their very survival on the line, the tribes learned to use petitions as a political tool to negotiate, assert concerns and articulate aboriginal rights to governments.
research on the Native petitions culminated in a Ph.D. and master鈥檚 degree, both in history, from U海角社区 in 2010 and 1999, respectively. In 2007, in conjunction with the Penobscot Indian Nation, published the book,聽Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of 海角社区: The 1820 Journal and Plans of Survey of Joseph Treat.聽 is now a U海角社区 assistant professor of history and Native American studies.
Contact: Margaret Nagle, 207.581.3745
New Permanent Exhibit at 海角社区 State Archives Based on U海角社区 Research