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Moving Image		Spring MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 Because spring comes so late to northern New England, things have to happen quickly and profusely. Spring is the time of year that wildlife and plants come to life again and get right to the business of creating new life. (Relevance: 1377) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		Jennifer Sapiel Neptune: Penobscot Beadworker UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:36 Jennifer is the only individual in any of the four tribes that makes beadwork in the traditional style of the region. She talks about the loss of these pieces within the community and what it will mean for them to be brought back. She talks about the materials that she uses and how she does this style of beadworking. Her style has changed over time as she has had opportunities to study pieces in Museum collections and then make new pieces that draw inspiration from the collars and peaked caps that she has studied. (Relevance: 1346) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Penobscot Tribe Beadwork

Moving Image		Caron Shay & Briana Randall: Passing on the Tradition UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:08:46 Caron Shay, Penobscot Basketmaker. Caron is passing on the tradition to her granddaughter Briana. Caron’s segment focuses on traditional methods of teaching basektmaking, by watching and doing. Caron talks about her own experiences learning the tradition from her mother and father and she “fixes” Briana’s work and shows her how to do various steps in the weaving process in this segment. (Relevance: 1289) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Penobscot Tribe Basket making Baskets – Maine Indian baskets -- North America

Moving Image		Eldon Hanning: Micmac Ash Harvest UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:47 Eldon Hanning, who belongs to the Micmac tribe, demonstrates the harvest of ash wood, the wood most commonly used for basketmaking. This segment on brown ash harvesting was filmed in the Aroostook County woods and explores threats to the tree and loss of access to wood as property ownership changes. (Relevance: 1199) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Micmac Tribe Basket making Ash (Plants) -- Maine Logging Indian baskets -- North America Baskets -- Maine

Moving Image		Dianne Apt: Sweet Grass Braiding UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:37 Dianne is one of the only sweetgrass braiders, who braids hundreds of yards of sweetgrass, which fancy basketmakers from all four tribes incorporate in their baskets. Dianne shows how sweetgrass is picked, one strand at a time, and then how it is braided into a three strand braid, six pieces of grass at a time. She talks about the tradition within her family and how access to sweetgrass is becoming increasingly limited. (Relevance: 1188) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Passamaquoddy Tribe Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America Sweetgrass baskets Braid

Moving Image		Climate Change: In Our Backyard MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:56:45 Using close-to-home examples, the views of leading scientists come alive as they show how climate change can affect almost every aspect of our lives - and in turn, how we affect the climate. (Relevance: 1179) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		David Moses Bridges: Passamaquoddy Birchbark Artist UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:54 Passamaquoddy Birchbark David Moses Bridges is an award-winning artist, who has received national attention for his work, which ranges from full-size birchbark canoes to traditional containers. The footage shows him in his workshop making containers and showing how the raw materials are prepared, stitched together and etched. A later film shot focuses on harvesting spruce root, which is used to sew the bark. (Relevance: 1179) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Birch bark Basket making Baskets – Maine Spruce baskets Indian baskets -- North America

Moving Image		The Nation's Playground MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 With its remarkable coastline, deep-green forest, and rolling landscape, Maine has been a favorite place for visitors for over a century. During the late 1800s, trains and steamboats brought visitors to every corner of the state. Over the last century, tourism has grown into Maine’s largest industry. (Relevance: 1106) Find Similar Resources	Recreation/Tourism Tourism -- Maine -- History

Moving Image		Eldon Hanning: Micmac Ash Pounding UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:02 Eldon Hanning, who belongs to the Micmac tribe, demonstrates the process of pounding of ash wood, which separates the wood into usable strips for basket weaving. This segment was filmed in his workshop in Limestone and focuses on Micmac pounding techniques to produce splints. The workshop segment was filmed in January, when it was more than 20º below zero and the wood had to be thawed over the wood stove before it could be pounded. (Relevance: 1099) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Micmac Tribe Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America Ash (Plants)

Moving Image		Rolling back the frontier MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:45 In the 1600s, European settlers left everything they knew to take advantage of Maine’s abundant resources. Despite back-breaking work, a harsh climate, and cultural clashes, they successfully carved out a new life for themselves. But by the end of the century, most of them would leave Maine in fear and live for years as war refugees. (Relevance: 1068) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Settlements

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