Wabanaki people are the first people of Maine


Butch Phillips at Basketmaker's Festival, Bar Harbor, 2015

Butch Phillips at Basketmaker's Festival, Bar Harbor, 2015
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Maine Historical Society

Wabanaki people are the first people of Maine.

Archaeological and oral histories both signify that the Wabanaki have consistently lived in the territory now known as Maine longer than any other people. If you are not of Wabanaki heritage, you are an immigrant to Maine!

Photo (c) Christine Macchi, Photograph

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