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SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center will host Chris Sockalexis in its Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13.
This event is free and open to the public, and will take place in person at Tewksbury Hall, Weston Avenue, and also via Zoom. Masks are required for in-person attendance. For the Zoom link, visit msad54.maineadulted.org.
Sockalexis will present Penobscot culture, history, and archaeology within the traditional landscape of the Penobscot Nation. The talk will include an overview of the archaeological record, mixed with traditional knowledge, and Sockalexis will perform traditional and contemporary drumming and singing.
Sockalexis is a member of the Penobscot Nation and is its tribal historic preservation officer. He is a graduate of the University of Maine Anthropology Department as well as the Climate Change Institute. Sockalexis is also an accomplished singer who travels throughout the Northeast to powwows and other gatherings with his drum group, The RezDogs. He is also one of the lead contacts for the Penobscot Nation Cultural Tourism Program, which offers guided canoe trips along the Penobscot River.
