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description: In a world that requires knowledge and wisdom to address developing crises around us The Gatherings shows how Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples can come together to create meaningful and lasting relationships. Thirty years ago in Wabanaki territory  a region encompassing the state of Maine and the Canadian Maritimes  a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals came together to explore some of the most pressing questions at the heart of Truth and Healing efforts in the United States and Canada. Meeting over several years in long-weekend gatherings in a Wabanaki-led traditional Council format assumptions were challenged perspectives upended and stereotypes shattered. Alliances and friendships were formed that endure to this day. The Gatherings tells the moving story of these meetings in the words of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants. Reuniting to reflect on how their lives were changed by their experiences and how they continue to be impacted by them the participants share the valuable lessons they learned. The many voices represented in The Gatherings offer insights and strategies that can inform change at the individual group and systems levels. These voices affirm that authentic relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples  with their attendant anxieties guilt anger embarrassments and with time even laughter and mutual affection  are key to our shared futures here in North America. Now more than ever it is critical that we come together to reimagine Indigenous-settler relations. Mawopiyane: Gwen BearShirley BowenAlma H. BrooksgkisedtanamoogkJoAnn HughesDebbie LeightonBarb MartinMiigamaganT. Dana MitchellWayne A. NewellBetty PetersonMarilyn Keyes RoperWesley Rothermel Afterword by Dr. Frances Hancock To reflect the collaborative nature of this project the word Mawopiyane is used to describe the full group of co-authors. Mawopiyane in Passamaquoddy literally means let us sit together but the deeper meaning is of a group coming together as in the longhouse to struggle with a sensitive or divisive issue  but one with a very desirable outcome. It is a healing word and one that is recognizable in all Wabanaki languages.
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title: The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations
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