The Province 1 Indigenous People’s Justice Network and the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Committee on Indian Relations invite you to a series of book studies beginning with a discussion of The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relationships by Rev. Shirley Bowen and Shirley Hager. That discussion will be on Wednesday, September 13, 7:00-8:15 PM on Zoom. The co-authors will join the discussion!

The book documents what happened when Indigenous and non-Indigenous people participated in a series of long weekend gatherings over several years, in an Indigenous-led traditional Council format. Seven Indigenous and seven non-Indigenous authors, collectively Mawopiyane (a Passamaquoddy word that translates “Let us sit together”), and share their experiences in their own words. It’s available here or any bookstore or online outlet.

To register for this book study, please click here.

Save the dates for these additional book studies:

• November 8, 2023 – This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman.
• January 10, 2024 – Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War by Lisa Brooks (Abenaki)
• March 13, 2024 – Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss