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Portland school district launches Wabanaki studies and Black history curriculums

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation September 20, 2023

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Growing up Wabanaki in Arundel, Jared Lank didn’t feel like he belonged. As far as he knew, he was the only native student in his community. Maine’s native history was never taught and if discussed at all, it was undermined and delegitimized by other students and faculty, said Lank, 31. The Portland school district is integrating both Wabanaki studies and local Black history into it’s K-12 curriculums, and Lank was one of dozens of... + full article



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