Penobscot
Wabanaki Confederacy member
Penobscot refers to a Native American people indigenous to the Penobscot River valley in Maine, or a member of that nation.
The Penobscot are part of the Wabanaki Confederacy and maintain a reservation on Indian Island near Old Town, Maine.
The word also names their Algonquian language and the river itself, Maine's longest: The Penobscot flows into Penobscot Bay.
North American language family
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
ancestral · elders · community · clan · Confederacy · self-governance · tribal council · federal recognition
North American language family
- MicmacAlgonquian-speaking indigenous people
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- immersionState of being submerged
fluency · vocabulary · grammar · oral tradition · place names · documentation
Tidal mixing zone
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- rapidsTurbulent river section
watershed · meander · floodplain · streamflow · channel · current · freshwater · delta
Maine port city
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- AcadiaFormer French colonial region
- KatahdinMaine's highest summit
- North WoodsNorthern forested region
coastline · pine · blueberries · New England
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
stories · folklore · artifacts · preservation · oral history · sweetgrass · petroglyphs · wampum
Algonquian
North American language family
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
treaties · ancestral · elders · community · clan · Confederacy · self-governance · tribal council · federal recognition · land rights
Algonquian
North American language family
- MicmacAlgonquian-speaking indigenous people
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
immersion · fluency · vocabulary · grammar · oral tradition · place names · documentation
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
rapids · watershed · meander · floodplain · streamflow · channel · current · freshwater · delta · sediment
Bangor
Maine port city
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- AcadiaFormer French colonial region
- KatahdinMaine's highest summit
North Woods · coastline · pine · blueberries · New England
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
myths · stories · folklore · artifacts · preservation · oral history · sweetgrass · petroglyphs · wampum · regalia
PenobscotEnglish colonists
British immigrants to America
European settlers · colonizers · Pilgrims · Puritans · British Empire