Local Events
2023
- Encourage Middle and High School students in your community to take part in the Maine Native American History & Culture Essay Program. Entries are due November 9.
Learning Resources
- Educational Resources for Native American Heritage Month and Beyond (Maine Department of Education)
- Resources for National American Indian Heritage Month (Maine Department of Education)
- Native American Heritage Month (National Congress of American Indians)
- Native American Heritage Month (The Library of Congress)
Learning Resources
- Samhain, a celebration of connectivity (University of Southern Maine Free Press)
- Samhain (The History Channel)
- Halloween Owes Its Tricks and Treats to the Ancient Celtic New Year’s Eve (Smithsonian Magazine)
Local Events
2022
- In Edgecomb, on Saturday November 5 from 10:30am-11:30am, attend a community event to read Felipa and the Day of the Dead by Birte Muller, create tissue paper marigolds, and write about important people, memories, and traditions in your lives at the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat, 417 River Road.
- In South Berwick, on Tuesday October 25 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, join the Sugar Skull Making workshop at the South Berwick Public Library.
Learning Resources
- Day of the Dead Celebration Resources (University of Maine Hudson Museum)
- ‘I love this tradition’: What to know about the Day of the Dead (News Center Maine)
- Top 10 things to know about the Day of the Dead (National Geographic)
Local Events
2022
- In Portland, on Sunday November 20 at 2:00 pm, join the Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil hosted by PFLAG Portland Maine at the Equality Community Center.
Learning Resources
- Maine Memo— Trans Day of Remembrance/LGBTQ+ violence (University of Maine)
- Transgender Awareness Week (GLAAD)
- Honor Trans Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance (Human Rights Campaign)
- Trans Action Kit (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)
Learning Resources
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (Mabel Wadsworth Center)
- Remembrance Report (National Center for Transgender Equality)
- Trans Day of Remembrance and Trans Day of Resilience: Beyond Awareness and Onward to Action (Center for Constitutional Rights)
Learning Resources
- UNiTE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls! (United Nations)
- 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (UN Women)