Pennacook
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The Pennacook, also known by the names Penacook and Pennacock, were Algonquian Indigenous people who lived in what is now Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and southern Maine. They were not a united tribe but a network of politically and culturally allied communities. Penacook was also the name of a specific Native village in what is now Concord, New Hampshire.
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- Pennacook
- Ethnic group.population
- extinct as a tribe
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- southern Maine ,northeastern Massachusetts ,southern New Hampshire
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- Indigenous religion
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- unattested Algonquian language
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- Name
- Territory
- Confederacy
- Subsistence
- History
- Cultural heritage groups
- Legacy
- Notable Pennacook
- See also
- References
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- Bibliography
- External links
The Pennacook, also known by the names Penacook and Pennacock, were Algonquian Indigenous people who lived in what is now Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and southern Maine. They were not a united tribe but a network of politically and culturally allied communities. Penacook was also the name of a specific Native village in what is now Concord, New Hampshire.
The Pennacook were related to but not a part of the original Wabanaki Confederacy, which includes the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot peoples.