NEWS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/6/25
Contact: John Dieffenbacher-Krall
Media Coordinator
Phone: (207) 513-0794
Email: jdieffenbacherkrall@
Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission to Hold Indigenous Peoples’ Day Event Announcing Audiobook Version of Sea Run
Audiobook’s Wabanaki Voices Bring Threatened Lifeways, Fisheries Story to Life
Veazie, Maine – The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) will hold a news conference/public event on Monday, 10/13, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 10 am, at the Veazie Salmon Club to announce and to celebrate the audiobook launch of SEA RUN, A Study Regarding the Impact of Maine Policies on the Quality and Quantity of Traditional Tribal Fish Stocks and Sustenance Practices. Sea Run examines the factors that have limited and continue to block tribal peoples’ access to the fisheries and contributed to the severe decline in the fisheries themselves, and offers recommendations for their revitalization. The audiobook, narrated by Wabanaki citizens, brings the story to life. Attend this important event to hear from Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation, co-author Judd Esty-Kendall, and be among the first people to experience the audiobook.
WHO: Maine Indian Tribal State Commission, Wabanaki leaders, municipal & state officials, representatives of NGOs, people passionate about sustenance fishing, Wabanaki sovereignty, and enhancing sea-run fish populations
WHAT: Audiobook release of Sea Run featuring Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation, report co-author Judd Esty-Kendall, opening song by Passamaquoddy citizen Lauren Stevens, and an excerpt of the audiobook
WHERE: Veazie Salmon Club, 30 Old County Rd, Veazie
WHEN: 10 am on Monday, October 13, Indigenous Peoples’ Day
WHY: Announce availability of audiobook, printed versions of Sea Run report to expand public knowledge of the research and recommendations
Sea Run in audio format will be available for download on 10/13 at