Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission archive
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Scope and Content
The collection includes video, audio, and written statements, and other personal documents contributed by individuals and focus groups to the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Also includes TRC founding documents, the final report of the Commission, and research, policy, and administrative records that document the work of the TRC.
Dates
- Creation: 1996-2018
- Creation: Majority of material found within 2011 - 2018
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
See individial series for information about access restrictions.
Statement of Support
Please read Maine-Wabanaki REACH's statement of support issued upon the release of the archives.
Copyright
Bowdoin does not hold copyright for these materials and they are made available for research and educational purposes and with the permission of the TRC and individual statement providers. For all uses outside of "fair use" (as defined by Title 17, United States Code), including derivation, publication, and reproduction, researchers must secure permission from the copyright holders, typically the individual statement providers.
Use of Digital Collections
Digital materials may be used for research, educational, and non-commercial purposes without our written permission. For information about publication, visit our policies page or contact sca@bowdoin.libanswers.com.
Biographical / Historical
On June 29, 2012, five Wabanaki Chiefs and Maine’s Governor Paul LePage signed a mandate commencing the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Under the leadership of five appointed commissioners, the TRC was charged with examining Maine’s child welfare practices affecting Wabanaki people; the focus of the Commission was on "truth, healing, and change." Over the course of three years, the TRC collected statements from nearly 150 individuals and focus groups. The TRC published a final report on June 14, 2015, detailing key findings and recommendations for further action. At the conclusion of its work, the TRC transferred its extensive archives to the Bowdoin College Library’s George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes video, audio, and written statements, and other personal documents contributed by individuals and focus groups to the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Also includes TRC founding documents, the final report of the Commission, and research, policy, and administrative records that document the work of the TRC.
Online Access
Recordings and transcripts of all open statements are available online at http://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/maine-wabanaki-trc/.
Subject
Topical
- Abenaki Indians
- Indian children -- United States
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- Child welfare
- Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- Maine
- Malecite Indians
- Micmac Indians
- Passamaquoddy Indians
- Penobscot Indians
- Transitional justice -- United States
- Truth commissions -- United States
- Title
- Guide to the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission Archive
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository