Dwayne Tomah | The Doctrine of Discovery From an Indigenous Perspective

Dwayne Tomah will give a lecture on "The Doctrine of Discovery From an Indigenous Perspective," sponsored by the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, the Bowdoin Museum of Art, and the Native American Student Association.

Dwayne Tomah is a language keeper, director, and curator of the Sipayik Museum and teacher of the Passamaquoddy language and culture. He is the youngest fluent speaker of the Passamoquoddy Tribe and has served on the tribal council.

His life has been dedicated to working on language and culture preservation; he has edited the Passamaquoddy dictionary and worked to help create a Passamaquoddy language app available through Apple. He shares Native legends through song and dance. He has also worked with Animal Planet on a segment called “Winged Creatures,” highlighting the history of the thunderbird.

Tomah is currently working with the Library of Congress on translating the Passamaquoddy wax cylinders. The first recordings in the world of Native languages, they were recorded in 1890 by Jesse Walter Fewkes, who borrowed the device from inventor Thomas Edison. Tomah has also been involved in repatriation and the Land Back movement and shares historical truth regarding the Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous perspective.

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