This year, INDIGENOUS 2024 focuses on healing and engagement, while celebrating and supporting the sovereignty of Wabanaki people, highlighting both the challenges and triumphs of recognition and respect.

Started in 2021 as a small live performance to celebrate Indigenous culture and music, this regional event has evolved into a multi-day experience offering opportunities for learning, engaging, healing, and celebrating.

This work is a collaborative effort with Firefly The Hybrid, Abbe Museum, College of the Atlantic, Friends of Acadia, Healthy Acadia, The Jackson Laboratory, and YWCA MDI.

The week includes:

Sunday, October 6, 1-5 p.m.

Strengthening Relationships with Cultural Competency: Increasing Understanding of the Passamaquoddy Tribe with Elizabeth Neptune. At the YWCA MDI in Bar Harbor.

Wednesday, October 9, 4:30-6 p.m.

Our Bodies Carry our Personal Stories and the Stories of Our Ancestors – Reconciling the Harmful Effects of Historical Trauma While Focusing on our Individual Healing Journeys with Donna Decontie Brown. At the YWCA MDI in Bar Harbor.

Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

A community screening of the documentary film “We Are the Warriors,” with a panel discussion to follow. At College of the Atlantic (Gates Community Center). Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 12, 7:30 p.m.

Live, inspiring performance with Firefly and Family to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Everyday. At College of the Atlantic (Gates Community Center). Doors open at 7 p.m.

Monday , October 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Abbe Museum – free admission

Monday , October 14, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Sacred Medicine Printmaking Workshop, led by Christiana Becker. At the Abbe Museum.

Find the complete listing of events at www.fireflythehybrid.com/indigenous-2024