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Truth in the Present Tense: Wabanaki Voices, Museums and the Struggle against Erasure

The University of New England will host the Donna M. Loring Lecture Series, "Truth in the Present Tense: Wabanaki Voices, Museums, and the Struggle against Erasure," featuring Jennifer Neptune and Betsy Richards on Oct. 28, 2025, from 2-3:30 p.m. in the St. Francis Room at Ketchum Library on Biddeford Campus. This event is free and open to the public. Neptune, director of the Penobscot Nation Museum and master basketmaker, and Richards, executive director of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, will explore how museums can serve as critical spaces for truth-telling, cultural continuity and Indigenous sovereignty in an era where historical erasure threatens to silence marginalized voices. The speakers will discuss how museums can shift from colonial institutions to living sites of collaboration, accountability and cultural futurism, ensuring that Wabanaki perspectives shape narratives — not as artifacts of the past, but as powerful voices in the present and future. Discover Maine’s largest private University, the University of New England. UNE offers more than 40 bachelor’s degrees in needed fields, from the health professions, to the health and life sciences, to business and the humanities. We also offer 30-plus graduate, professional and doctoral degrees in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, social work and more. UNE learning happens online and on three beautiful campuses: on the shore in Biddeford, Maine, in-town in Portland, Maine, and at our study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco. Visit https://www.une.edu for complete information.