Zack Rouda
Zack Rouda is the founder of Rewild Maine, a non-profit that in their words: “is an educational 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in what is now known as Portland. This is a feeble attempt to contribute to the work of addressing problems wrought on the natural world and uncivilized people by the leviathan of [European] civilized empire. Do we know the history of the land we occupy!? How can we begin to address and possibly heal the damage caused by colonization? What actions may we take, individually and collectively, to claim responsibility for our own existence, and also for others? Where can we go from here?…
Marita Kennedy-Castro
By Nicole GMarita Kennedy-Castro is the founder of Embody the Rhythm, a dance collaborative that uses performing arts to build community and multi-cultural awareness. She is a fire dancer, physical theatre performer, singer, choreographer and 20-year scholar of West…
Katrina Davis
By Nicole GKatrina Davis is an earth-based artist and the creator behind Beokia Studios. Her creations are inspired by the animal and plant world. Katrina makes jewelry using bones, wood, feathers, and other earth treasures. She is in her…
Marcus Hendricks
By Nicole GMarcus Hendricks is the owner of Wampanoag Shells. He is Wampanoag, native to what we now know as Cape Cod, Massachusetts where he is continuing a cultural tradition of making the wampum from quahog shells. He harvests quahog…