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How a Federal Monument’s New Welcome Center in Maine Honors Native Americans
NORTHERN ONTARIO, JUL 18 – The strategy aims to grow Indigenous tourism by creating new itineraries and supporting businesses, with Ontario generating $622 million from Indigenous tourism, accounting for 34% of Canada's revenue.
- On June 21, the National Park Service unveiled a $35 million welcome center in Maine dedicated to celebrating Native American heritage within the expansive forest and mountain area established through Roxanne Quimby’s land donations.
- The center arose after Roxanne Quimby bought thousands of acres in the 1990s, inspired by Henry David Thoreau's 1857 travels guided by Penobscot Joe Polis.
- The contemporary wood-clad structure named TekkpimYk offers views of Katahdin and features ceremonial spaces emphasizing the Wabanaki tribes' history.
- Will Shafroth expressed that Thoreau would likely appreciate and be grateful for the efforts made by her and her family to honor this tribute.
- The center aims to teach the real history of the land’s original stewards, reflecting a cultural shift toward Indigenous perspectives amid earlier omissions.
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How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy
How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans - Washington Examiner
ATOP LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) — The founder of Burt’s Bees envisioned a tribute to Henry David Thoreau when she began buying thousands of acres of logging company land to donate for what would become the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. But there was a major pivot: The monument’s new welcome center tells its story not from the perspective of the famed naturalist but through the eyes of the Wabanaki tribes who were the land’s orig…
How a federal monument's new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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