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Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation held for Micmac community, Aug. 6

Coinciding with Statement Gathering with the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation will be held Wed., Aug. 6.
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Days of Reflection continue for Passamaquoddy communities, July 21-22

Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation continue, July 21-22, as Statement Gathering returns to the Passamaquoddy communities of Motahkomikuk and Sipayik.
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Days of Reflection for Augusta Statement Gathering being held July 17-18

Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation will be held July 17-18, as Statement Gathering moves to Augusta for child welfare and legal workers, parents and guardians.
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Days of Reflection coincide with first Bangor statement event, June 26-27

Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation will be held June 26-27 to coincide with the first Statement Gathering with child welfare and legal workers, parents and guardians, being held in Bangor.
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May 21-23 Days of Reflection coincide with Maliseet, Micmac community visits

Coinciding with Maliseet and Micmac community visits, the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Maine-Wabanaki REACH invite the observance of Days of Reflection, Prayer and Meditation, May 21-23.
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Native people need truth

In this op-ed in the Bangor Daily News, Debby Messer writes about the need for the Maine Wabanaki TRC to document survivors' histories and prevent the taking of Native children.