Passamaquoddy Tribe

The Passamaquoddy (Passamaquoddy: Peskotomuhkati, Plural: Peskotomuhkatiyik) are a Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatikuk, 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.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Passamaquoddy
Ethnic group.image: 267px
Ethnic group.caption: Passamaquoddy men in a canoe (2016)
Ethnic group.population: 3,575 enrolled tribal members
Ethnic group.region1: United States (Maine)
Ethnic group.pop1: 3,369 (0.3%)
Ethnic group.region2: Canada (New Brunswick)
Ethnic group.pop2: 206 (0.03%)
Ethnic group.langs: Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, English
Ethnic group.rels: Wabanaki mythology, Catholicism
Ethnic group.related_groups: Abenaki, Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq, Penobscot
Ethnonym.person: Peskotomuhkat

Article

12 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Populations and languages
Special political status in Maine
Notable Passamaquoddy
Maps
See also
References
Notes
Sources
Further reading
External links

The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine is a federally recognized tribe. The Passamaquoddy people in Canada have an organization known as the Peskotomuhkati Nation, but it does not have official First Nations status.