community members rather than paid staff . A Feasibility Study web page was created to provide information , and a community survey was created for public comment .
A series of drop-in Zoom meetings was held each Thursday at noon through June and July . Attendance each week ranged from 3-9 participants . A few attended every meeting . Total participation through these remote discussions was over 60 people .
Zoom meetings , the web page , and the survey were promoted via multiple E-newsletters to over 300 stakeholders each time . Social media posts were created and shared with the Facebook pages of chambers of commerce , historical societies , community bulletin boards , libraries , and other social groups . Press releases were distributed to newspapers across Washington and Hancock Counties .
Letters were sent to leaders from each of the four Wabanaki Tribes in the region in January 2021 , explaining the project and inviting feedback and participation . Letters were also sent to County Commissioners and to our regional representatives to the Legislature .
Members of the Working Group consulted with Tribal leaders and utilized both contributed information and information from public resources . However , the information contained in this document tells only a limited aspet of the Wabanaki and Passamaquoddy story . The Working Group hopes to develop stronger partnerships with Passamaquoddy Tribal members during Phase 2 , Management Planning .
The Working Group
The Feasibility Study was led by a team of 13 representatives of our collective heritage stories . The core Working Group was established in August to guide SCEC staff to conduct the Feasibility Study and represent
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