Passamaquoddy
Title
Passamaquoddy
Description
Traditional Passamaquoddy territory covers northeastern Maine and parts of New Brunswick, and many Passamaquoddy people continue to live throughout those territories. They presently have two reservations in Maine, one at Indian Township (Princeton), the other at Sipayik (Pleasant Point).
Resources
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
Waponahki Museum
Passmaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum on Facebook
Resources
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
Waponahki Museum
Passmaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum on Facebook
Collection Items
"A Plea for Understanding" (1966) by Peter A. Mitchell
!["A Plea for Understanding" (1966) by Peter A. Mitchell](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/413246654532fb0eb7dfaef056f2e0bb.jpg ""A Plea for Understanding" (1966) by Peter A. Mitchell")
Peter Mitchell ( b. 1929) was a World War II veteran from Perry, Maine. He wrote frequently for the tribal newsletters, contributing pieces like this 1966 letter. Mitchell was murdered in 1978; as with several other homicides of Maine Native people…
"Penmanship exercise" (1828) by Lewis Sockbason
!["Penmanship exercise" (1828) by Lewis Sockbason](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/66af119c70f42ac1ae3cbf9b61fa7356.jpg ""Penmanship exercise" (1828) by Lewis Sockbason")
This penmanship exercise by 15-year-old Lewy Sockbason is tucked into an 1828 report from the Reverend Elijah Kellogg, a Protestant missionary who ran a school on the Pleasant Point reservation for six years. Kellogg was much enamored of Lewy’s…
Vera Francis
Life and Career
Vera J. Francis is a Passamaquoddy educator, environmental activist and performance artist rooted in Wabanaki traditional storytelling. She resides in Perry, Maine, on the Pleasant Point (Sipayik) Reservation. Francis writes and…
!["The Beaver Tale" (1975)](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/d2c8a226d74d5f578826578a925a7a7c.jpg ""The Beaver Tale" (1975)")
![Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (April 1981)](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/aaed3c303d5c9ecac3440dcc9ea36bc2.jpg "Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (April 1981)")
![Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (May 1981)](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/2bd670509f04b1f847d375064fbbd0c4.jpg "Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (May 1981)")
![Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (June 1981)](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/7c301cd663b8eb53824894a2116995df.jpg "Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (June 1981)")
![Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (August 1981)](https://dawnlandvoices.org/collections/files/square_thumbnails/5cf75466221c700035d3512c8e5cfe28.jpg "Kchi-Wew-Is-Uwey [Title VI Newsletter] (August 1981)")