Posts tagged Exhibits
The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Debuts Its First Wabanaki-Focused Permanent Exhibit

The new playspace outside the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in Portland, was a long time coming. Ckuwaponahkiyik Atkuhkakonol: Wabanaki Storytelling Through Art and Traditions is the 48-year-old institution’s first permanent exhibit dedicated to Maine’s indigenous people. “We’ve always told stories about this place we call Maine, but there has been a lack of Wabanaki voices,” says education and exhibits director Starr Kelly, who began developing the project soon after joining the museum staff two years ago.

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Maine Calling: Indigenous Art and Storytelling

Dwayne Tomah, a Passamaquady citizen, traditional musician, and storyteller, spoke with Maine Public's Cindy Han about  the role storytelling has  played in preserving and sharing Indigenous history and culture, as well as CMTM's new exhibit Ckuwaponahkiyik Atkuhkakonol: Wabanaki Storytelling Through Art and Traditions opening on Indigenous Peoples Day October 9, 2023.

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