Speaking Place

Founded in 2010, Speaking Place is a community organisation based in Rockland, United States working on heritage, education.

Speaking Place is a Passamaquoddy-led nonprofit based in Maine, United States, founded in 2010 to revitalize and strengthen the endangered Passamaquoddy language. Building on the earlier Language Keepers project, it works with communities in Wabanaki territory to document endangered language and train local partners in media-based documentation methods. Its activities include immersion learning, intergenerational teaching, community connection, and research, with the aim of making the language a living, spoken part of community life. Leadership is Indigenous and community-based.