As a 2023 spring semester intern, Delilah O’Heidhin’s project was to locate, create a bibliography of, and create a finding aid for Wabanaki items within the Penobscot Marine Museum.  This video is about a few Wabanaki items and what we can learn from them.

Delilah O’Heidhin, is a University of Southern Maine History Major graduating in December 2023. After spending time with an Intertribal Medicine Man in Nevada, she became passionate about Indigenous issues and developed a serious interest in Indigenous History.

Member Mondays are included as a member benefit and feature intimate monthly Zoom lunchtime programs presented by staff members. Topics vary every month – it’s a fun way to take a close look at items in our collections and get a peek behind the scenes at PMM.

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Photo: Maliseet basket maker Fred Tomah taken for the publication Maine Indian Basketry: Master Weavers of the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes. LB2015.11.3025.24, Peggy McKenna Collection