Week of November 21, 2016

mallprotest112516 005.JPG

BANGOR, MAINE -- 11/25/2016 - June Sapiel, member of the Penobscot Nation (center) is comforted by Kathy Paul, a fellow member of the Penobscot Nation (left) before a peaceful protest on Bangor Mall Boulevard Friday. Sapiel's son, David Demo, was injured while peacefully protesting at Standing Rock recently. In light of the recent violence against the peaceful water protectors at Standing Rock, Maine tribes and their allies held a flash mob round dance. For a few minutes a group of over 100 people blocked traffic at the intersection near Toys R Us to pray, sing and dance. Ashley L. Conti | BDN