SERIES
Interview with Wayne Newell
Identifier
NA 3649 (local)
Date
2010 (Date created)
Summary
Wayne Newell interviewed by David Slagger, April 16, 2010(?), concerning the 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. CD 2138 is a second interview concerning the same subject matter. First interview: Newell on parental tone of the State to tribes; lack of recognition for indigenous lifestyle; “post-settlement” attitudes; pre-Christian sense of place; past and future movements; increased education and white social awareness of Indians; Dana Mitchell; pros and cons of settlement; Language Reclamation Act; preservation of language and culture. Transcript: 13 pp. Recording: CD2116 30 min. Paper: ANT 490 (Summary of Interview) 2 pp Second interview: Newell’s relationship with John Stevens; “Gravel Pit Protest”; various people involved in negotiations; Terry Polchies and the Maliseet; anticipated impact of conservative Reagan politics on Land Claims; negotiations of 1794; effect on present attitudes; pre-settlement public hearings; legal environment; fairness and cultural effect of Settlement Act; Indian hunting seasons. Transcript: 12 pp. Recording: CD2138 26 min
Language
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Other Subject Headings
1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act.
Parental tone of the State to tribes; lack of recognition For indigenous lifestyle; “post-settlement” attitudes; (Local)
