Keywords: Canadian Maliseet
Item 104959
Philomene Nelson barrel basket, Indian Island, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Old Town; Tobique Media: Ash, cord, dyes
Item 104976
Gina Brooks "Indian" jacket, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2018
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2018 Location: Fredericton Media: Leather, Acetate, Nylon, Acrylic paint
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
"… music in Wabanaki communities, including Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Abenaki Nations, connects to storytelling, history…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… Indians, for example, has maintained their Maliseet language so that this region is known as the only place on earth where the Maliseet language is…"
Site Page
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