Donna M. Loring Lecture Series
The Donna M. Loring Lecture Series is a space for education, dialogue, and reflection on issues that matter. Through lectures, book readings, and plays, the series explores Indigenous rights, civil rights, social justice, environmental issues, and human rights—bringing both historical insight and fresh perspective to today’s challenges. Visit the UNE Lecture Series website.
A video from the Maine Women’s Writers highlighting one of the Donna Loring Lecture Series topics. Four master basket makers were brought together to create a basket made of natural birch bark and cedar traditional materials and one other basket made of totally non natural materials. The idea being that in the future if there was not ash left due to the invasive species the Emerald Ash Bore how would we carry on the basket making tradition. The four Master Basket Makers were Penobscot : Jennifer Neptune, Sarah Sockbeson, Pamela Cunnungham, Passamaquoddy: Geo Soctomah Neptune.
Donna M. Loring papers at the University of New England Maine Women Writers Collection
The Donna M. Loring papers offer an in-depth perspective into the work of Maine’s tribal representatives, and to Donna Loring’s experience and work in the legislature, specifically. In addition to documenting her service in the legislature, the papers contain drafts of Loring’s autobiographical work In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine (2008). There are materials related to the history of Maine’s tribes, the Maine Indian Land Claims settlement, and Native arts and culture. The collection contains evidence of Loring’s overseas military service during the Vietnam War and her work with Vietnam Women Veterans. There is correspondence, documentation of Loring’s community and professional activities, private writings, photographs, films, CDs, and memorabilia. Visit the UNE archive site.
Hometown Media Award
“Hello, I’ m Donna Loring, host of Wabanaki Windows.
I am proud to say that Wabanaki Windows was recently honored with a national Award for excellence in the category of racial justice . If you want to hear honest, truthful and eye-opening discussions on Tribal issues, Tune in the 4th Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5PM on WERU 89.9 FM in Blue Hill, 99.9 FM in Bangor, or stream it anytime at weru.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
Wabanaki Windows—We talk you listen.“