This is a piece about a book, called “Still They Remember Me: Penobscot Transformer Tales (Volume I)”, and the stories both within and around it. It is the first and only book fully written in the Penobscot language, a language spoken for millenia by the Penobscot people, an indigenous tribe in Maine. The language was lost due to cultural erasure but through projects like this book the language is slowly becoming revitalized.

Living in Portland from Guniea, West Africa, Namory Keita is a drumming instructor and drum-maker. Lindsey Kilbride profiles Keita's passion for drumming and having to adjust to life in the U.S.

A language spoken for 9000 years, the Passamaquoddy Tribe is in danger of losing their language forever. Gabe Grabin explores how an ancient language is at risk of being lost, and the efforts that elders of the Tribe are doing to prevent the disappearance.

For her whole life, Emma Adams has been pulled towards the Italian side of her family. They had a warmth and deliciousness that she just didn’t find anywhere else. As she grew up, the love for that feeling solidified into a deep passion for the Italian language, one that would take her on a life-changing journey to Rome. But this love for Italian did much more than change her own life, it also became a gift to her grandmother who spent a lifetime denying herself the pleasure of speaking her mother tongue.

Emily Eagle highlights the life of Daniella Runyambo, a refugee from the Congo, who grew up around political and ethnic violence. Eagle discusses how Runyambo was not allowed a voice in her country, but in the United States language has become a large part of her life.

Two artists in the Penobscot Nation attempt to bring community together through an art project that integrates language, land, and time. Sean Edwin documents the work that James Francis and Dominic Polchies put into their New Moon Drum project.

With a love for books and words, Scott Mullenberg began his career as a bookbinder. Ursula Chodosh profiles Mullenberg's work, and his love and distrust for language.

Through language, Geoffrey Wani keeps his connection to Sudan alive while in Portland. Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento captures the work Wani does for his family to ensure they have a better life.

Schools that offer ESL programs are able to support members of varying communities in significant ways. Patricia Zalamea discusses how the Reiche School ESL Program assists with the academic, language, and social emotional growth and development for students at the school.

Despite the language barrier, Steven King and Suntan Hang formed a friendship while working at the Mack worth Island security gatehouse. Sarah Jesse highlights how King and Heng learn about each other and their cultures.

Schools that offer ESL programs are able to support members of varying communities in significant ways. Kate Lapides captures how the Reiche School ESL Program assists with the academic, language, and social emotional growth and development for students at the school.

Jordan has always felt that he was performing masculinity. But in his late 20’s he realized that he had become numb to the world. CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, as well as depictions of alcohol, substance, and domestic abuse.