{"id":10754,"date":"2022-10-11T14:49:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2022-10-11T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:49:51","slug":"bilingual-building-signage-in-passamaquoddy-and-english-now-at-umaine-machias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/11\/bilingual-building-signage-in-passamaquoddy-and-english-now-at-umaine-machias\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual building signage in Passamaquoddy and English now at UMaine Machias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Machias, Maine \u2014 New bilingual exterior building signs at University of Maine at Machias in English and Passamaquoddy have been installed on campus, reflecting the recognition of its location on Wabanaki land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UMaine Machias signage is in keeping with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2019\/07\/17\/bilingual-signage-english-and-penobscot-now-at-umaine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UMaine\u2019s exterior signage in English and Penobscot that was first installed in 2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The new signage also updates the branding of the University of Maine\u2019s regional campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assistant coordinator of Native American student outreach and development Jennifer Isherwood contacted Newell Lewey of the Passamaquoddy Nation for the translations of new exterior signage for the Machias campus. Lewey, the cultural and language manager of Wabanaki Public <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Wellness in Bangor, is a local Passamaquoddy language instructor. 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