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Moving Image		People of the dawn MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37 The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine. (Relevance: 3756) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Canoes and canoeing Maliseet Tribe Micmac Tribe Penobscot Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe

Moving Image		ssipsis: Artist, Poet and Author UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:10 ssipsis, Penobscot Birchbark Artist. ssipsis means “little bird” in Penobscot and she is the only female artist who works in birchbark. She talks about living off the land on Penobscot territory that was acquired after the Lands Claims Settlement and making objects from bark that she gathered. She is known for her distinctive pack baskets and etched panels. She talks about her respect for the trees and rituals that she does to prepare herself to gather materials. (Relevance: 2371) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Penobscot Tribe Birch bark Basket making Baskets – Maine Indian baskets -- North America

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: 2080) Find Similar Resources	Climatic changes Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		A Part of the Main MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:01 As Europeans began to look seriously towards Maine as a desirable economic region, there were many debates about who owned or controlled the varied and plentiful natural resources, especially timber. In the mid-1800’s, the timber harvest from the communities in the far north woods traveled via the river communities to the prosperous coast where the wealth of natural resources set sail for the world beyond. Today, these distinct regions remain intact, each with a different story to tell about how history has played itself out since that time. (Relevance: 1842) Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Settlements Lumbering Shipping/Shipbuilding

Artifact		Birchbark Box Maine State Museum, Artifact Cylindrical birch bark container with lid. Village, hunting, canoe and moose scene etched on side body. Construction: body: consists of two sections (one round for base and one rectangular for sides) lashed together with spruce root. Interior bark to outside. A half round hoop is spot (spruce root) lashed to rim. Lid: two pieces of bark (one round and one rectangular for brim) are lashed together with spruce root. (Relevance: 1803) Find Similar Resources	Wabanaki Native Americans Passamaquoddy Tribe Birch bark Boxes

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: 1724) Find Similar Resources	Spring -- New England Seasons -- New England Natural history -- New England Ecology/Energy

Moving Image		Power Lines MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:46 (Relevance: 1669) Find Similar Resources	Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 1657) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		Molly Neptune Parker: Passamaquoddy Master Basketmaker UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:30 Molly is the 2007 Maine Arts Commission Traditional Artist Fellowship award winner, who talks about learning the tradition from her mother and then passing the tradition on to her children and grandchildren. She demonstrates how brown ash is prepared (splitting and gauging) for making fancy baskets and talks about the relationship of this tradition to her community and to the perpetuation of Passamaquoddy culture. Her grandson George is also featured in this segment. (Relevance: 1651) Find Similar Resources	Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe Native Americans Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America

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: 1596) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Micmac Tribe Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America Ash (Plants)

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