Featured Storytellers

Maulian Dana is the first Tribal Ambassador of the Penobscot Nation, as well as an activist and founder of the Maine chapter of Not Your Mascot.

Dave Gutter is a singer, songwriter, composer and performer from Portland, best known for his work as frontman for Rustic Overtones and other indie bands. He won a Grammy in 2023 for "Best American Roots Performance" for a song he wrote for New Orleans singer Aaron Neville.

Chris Newell is a children's book author, educator, museum professional, citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, and longtime member of the Mystic River singers, an award-winning intertribal pow wow drum group.

Rachel Talbot Ross is a ninth-generation Mainer who has dedicated her career to public service and social justice and the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the Maine House.

Richard Russo is a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and writer and mentor to writers across Maine and beyond. Knopf just published his tenth novel, Somebody’s Fool. His novel Straight Man was recently adapted into a series starring Bob Odenkirk.