Passamaquoddy people

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The Passamaquoddy people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of what are now eastern Maine and New Brunswick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people ⓘ
First Nations people ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
culturalHeritage coastal marine culture ⓘ
culturalPractice basket making ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
culturalRegion Northeastern Woodlands ⓘ
linked to: Northeast Woodlands
ethnicGroupOf Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
federalRecognitionCountry United States ⓘ
hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts yes ⓘ
hasReservation Indian Township Reservation ⓘ
Pleasant Point Reservation ⓘ
language Passamaquoddy language ⓘ
languageBranch Eastern Algonquian languages ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
languageStatus endangered language ⓘ
memberOf Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
modernPopulationCenter Charlotte County, New Brunswick ⓘ
Washington County, Maine ⓘ
nameMeaning pollock-spearer ⓘ
notableLegalIssue land claims in Maine ⓘ
oralTradition strong ⓘ
partOf Wabanaki Nations of Maine ⓘ
linked to: Wabanaki peoples
politicalOrganization Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township ⓘ
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki people ⓘ
linked to: Abenaki

Maliseet people ⓘ
Mi'kmaq people ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq

Penobscot people ⓘ
reservationState Maine ⓘ
selfDesignation Peskotomuhkati ⓘ
traditionalEconomy marine harvesting ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Bay of Fundy region ⓘ
linked to: Bay of Fundy

New Brunswick ⓘ
eastern Maine ⓘ
treatyHistoryWith British Crown ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Penobscot people → relatedEthnicGroup → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language → spokenBy → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Algonquian peoples → includesEthnicGroup → Passamaquoddy ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Indigenous peoples of New England → hasSubgroup → Passamaquoddy ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Maliseet → linguisticRelation → Passamaquoddy ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Passamaquoddy → hasFederallyRecognizedTribe → Passamaquoddy Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Eastern Abenaki languages → spokenBy → Passamaquoddy peoples ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Maliseet people → relatedEthnicGroup → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Passamaquoddy Bay → hasIndigenousNameFrom → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Peace and Friendship Treaties → signatory → Passamaquoddy ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
First Nations and Tribal governments in Maine and New Brunswick → represents → Passamaquoddy communities ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
New England–New France borderlands → involved → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Indian Township Reservation → ethnicGroup → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Indian Township Reservation → sovereignWithin → Passamaquoddy Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Pleasant Point Reservation → isCulturalCenterOf → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Pleasant Point Reservation → tribalAffiliation → Passamaquoddy Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Peskotomuhkati → endonymFor → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Treaty of 1725 → signatory → Passamaquoddy leaders ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Passamaquoddy Tribal Government → governs → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Missisquoi Abenaki people → relatedEthnicGroup → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ
Penobscot Indian Nation → hasNeighboringTribe → Passamaquoddy Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Passamaquoddy people
Malecite people → relatedEthnicGroup → Passamaquoddy people ⓘ