New & Noteworthy
Photo by Sarah Condon-Meyers, Skidmore CollegeSkidmore College alumni spotlight
An alumni profile of founder Suzi Pond, tracing Redbird’s origins back to a self-designed major and to the faculty who backed it.
I couldn’t find what I was building anywhere else, so in the Skidmore way, I just built it.Suzi Pond, Founder
Poster courtesy Maine Outdoor Film FestivalA sold-out night at One Longfellow Square
Voices of Wáhsehtəkʷ screened in Portland as part of Reverence for Water: Stewardship is Love in Action, an evening in the Maine Outdoor Film Festival’s Community Currents Series. Five short films on water, land, and reciprocity, followed by a panel moderated by Mihku Paul. The house sold out.
Two shorts at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Both films trace cultural connection to Maine’s waterways and the effort to return ancestral land.
- Voices of Wáhsehtəkʷ 8 min — Wáhsehtəkʷ, the East Branch of the Penobscot River, and Trust for Public Land’s collaboration with the Penobscot Nation to return nearly 30,000 acres of ancestral territory.
- The Water Is a Relative 3 min — Chuck Loring and his daughter connect with the sacred lands along the East Branch.
“Good Relatives” debuts at Mountainfilm
Our short with Trust for Public Land premiered in Telluride, Colorado. Indigenous archaeologist Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Penobscot) reconnects to her ancestors through little-known artforms like birch bark biting.
Youth Resilience: A Mental Health PSA Campaign
In partnership with Maine Youth Thriving, a series of mental health PSAs centering youth — and speaking to both youth and the adults around them.
WMTW-TV
Maine filmmaker collaborates with teens for mental health PSA
WMTW-TV covered the Youth Resilience campaign for its news broadcast.
Launch event at Patagonia Freeport, January 2024Businesses for Wabanaki Sovereignty
ReVision Energy asked Maine businesses why they support tribal sovereignty. Founder Suzi Pond on the responsibility that comes with building a company here.
This land, upon which we build our lives, is unceded land and it’s imperative that the larger community come together and restore tribal sovereignty. As an individual stewarding a business dedicated to positive social and environmental impact, I believe that businesses have a responsibility to lend their collective voice towards reconciliation, peace, and justice.Suzi Pond, Founder
Mentioned in Mainebiz
The Maine B Corp community is growing. We’re so grateful to be a part of this movement.
Photo by Coco McCrackenA Maine magazine Mainer of the Year
Founder Suzi Pond was among the people named to Maine magazine’s 2022 “Mainers of the Year.”
To give back to this place and its people — alongside other kindred spirits working toward a more equitable and kind vision of the future — is an honor.Suzi Pond, Founder
Your Resilience Mental Health PSA Campaign - May 2025
- Redbird Media Group, in partnership with MaineYouthThriving, launches series of mental health PSAs centering youth and directed to both youth and adults. WATCH THE FILMS / LEARN MORE
Headed to MountainFilm! - May 2025
- Our short film in parnternship with Trust for Public Land will debut to the MountainFilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado. "Good Relatives," features Dr. Bonnie Newsom. Through the intricate art of birch bark biting, she shares how land is essential for sustaining tribal culture, heritage, and connection. Indigenous archeologist Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Penobscot) reconnects to her ancestors through little-known artforms and skills like birch bark biting. Located in the heart of the Penobscot Nation’s territory, Wáhsehtəkʷ — the East Branch of the Penobscot River — carries profound importance for the nation. Trust for Public Land is working to return nearly 30,000 acres of land to the Penobscot Nation, creating vital access to Kahtadin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Learn more here: https://www.mountainfilm.org/films/good-relatives/
Read more about the Wáhsehtəkʷ project.
The Maine B Corp community is growing! We're so grateful to be a part of this movement.
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Founder Suzi Pond named as one of Maine magazine's "Mainers of the Year."
"...to give back to this place and its people— alongside other kindred spirits working toward a more equitable and kind vision of the future— is an honor." - Redbird Founder, Suzi Pond
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