Wabanakiyik Rematriation and Land Justice, with Alivia Moore

Hosted by Blue Hill Public Library (Maine), with Hannah Cyrus & Alivia Moore

Recorded on Nov. 4, 2020

A recording of a Blue Hill Public Library program from 11/4/2020, featuring Alivia Moore, co-founder of Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective, to explore a Penobscot perspective on land justice. Current rematriation efforts of EWR are discussed, including Wabanaki food & healing systems reclamation, the development of a Rematriation School, and land returns. Link here and embedded below.

Eastern Woodlands Rematriation is a collective of Indigenous people restoring the spiritual foundation of our livelihoods through regenerative food systems, with a focus on restoring polycultural food systems and local fisheries, assuring transmission of traditional medicine and foodways while reengaging spiritual foundations, and embracing agroecology and anti-oppression/anti-violence frameworks as a pathway to food sovereignty and the rebuilding of indigenous agro-economies.

Alivia Moore (she//they), of the Penobscot Nation, is a two-spirit community organizer committed to restoring balanced relationship with the earth. As co-founder of Eastern Woodlands Rematriation, they support the revitalization of indigenous food & healing systems, including the development of a Wabanaki Community Herbal Apothecary. She organizes with Wabanaki Two Spirit Alliance, and serves as board co-chair for Maine-Wabanaki REACH. Alivia is dedicated to child welfare system reform and fosters native children.

Resources from Alivia: Eastern Woodlands Rematriation https://whyhunger.org/ewrematriation/ www.facebook.com/EWRematriation

If folks want to check out more coverage of EWR's recent work: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publ... https://civileats.com/2020/09/10/the-... https://whyhunger.org/category/public...

Maine-Wabanaki REACH http://www.mainewabanakireach.org/

Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance http://w2sa.ca/about