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Passamaquoddy Warden Service
The Passamaquoddy ( Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Peskotomuhkati'') are a Native American/ First Nations people who live in northeastern North America. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatik'','' straddles the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine in a region called Dawnland. They are one of the constituent nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine is a federally-recognized tribe. The Passamaquoddy people in Canada have an organized government, but do not have official First Nations status. Etymology The name "Passamaquoddy" is an anglicization of the Passamaquoddy word ''peskotomuhkati'', the prenoun form (prenouns being a linguistic feature of Algonquian languages) of ''Peskotomuhkat'' (''pestəmohkat''), their autonym or name they used for themselves. ''Peskotomuhkat'' literally means "pollock-spearer" or "those of the place where pollock are plentiful", reflecting the importance of this fish in their culture. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peskotomuhkati Canoe
The Passamaquoddy ( Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: ''Peskotomuhkati'') are a Native American/ First Nations people who live in northeastern North America. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatik'','' straddles the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine in a region called Dawnland. They are one of the constituent nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine is a federally-recognized tribe. The Passamaquoddy people in Canada have an organized government, but do not have official First Nations status. Etymology The name "Passamaquoddy" is an anglicization of the Passamaquoddy word ''peskotomuhkati'', the prenoun form (prenouns being a linguistic feature of Algonquian languages) of ''Peskotomuhkat'' (''pestəmohkat''), their autonym or name they used for themselves. ''Peskotomuhkat'' literally means "pollock-spearer" or "those of the place where pollock are plentiful", reflecting the importance of this fish in their culture. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federally-recognized Tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe Of these, 231 are located in Alaska. Description 
In the United States, the Indian tribe is a fundamental unit, and the constitution grants [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
