Native Americans

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Abbe Museum - Celebrating Maine's Native American heritage, art, and archaeology

Abenaki - History of the Abenaki people.

Aroostook Band of Micmacs - Provides contact information and links to departments and services.

Houlton Band of Maliseet - Includes information about tribal government, health, education, languages, social services, native crafts, contact address, and links.

Hudson Museum - Anthropology museum focusing on Native Americans in Maine, hosted by University of Maine

Land Claim Settlements: Houlton Band of Maliseet - Official court document posted concerning the Maine land claims and the Maliseets. Title 25, Section 1724.

Molly Molasses - From Acadian Artisans Stories and Facts. This story is about a powerful medicine woman, a Penobscot, who grew up in the 1800s. The mixed media drawing of Molly tells her story with rich symbolism.

Mystery of the Red Paint People - Exploring the theory that a seafaring American tribe inhabited the shores of North America 7000 years ago. And, that these ancient Americans rivalled their European counterparts in navigational skills several millennia before the Vikings.

Native Peoples in Madawaska - Article and maps on the original people of the Upper St. John River valley (Aroostook county).

Penobscot High Stakes Bingo - Established in 1973, one of the first Indian Gaming Operations in the country, located on Indian Island in Old Town. Offers a wide variety of bingo games, pull tabs, and coinboards.

Penobscot Nation v. Fellencer - This court case examines the term "internal tribal matter" in the Maine Indian Claims Settlement as it applies to employment termination within the Penobscot Nation. Judgement ruled in favor of the Penobscot Nation.

People of the Dawnland - Information about the four Indian tribes of Maine for grade school students.

Tribal Sovereignty - Essay about the sovereignty of the Penobscot Nation, by tribal member Mark Chavaree.

UMO: Native American Studies Programs - Concentrates on the Native people of the Northeast, with a special focus on the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot.

A Visit with Henry Mitchell: - History of Henry Mitchell and his family, who were from the Penobscot Nation during the depression era.

Wabanaki Legal News - Pine Tree Legal Assistance newsletters dealing with issues pertinent to the Native Americans in Maine.