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Title: Request for help defending against Indians

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1644-07-25

Media: Ink on paper

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Title: Indians of Pleasant Point, 1906

Contributed by: Nylander Museum

Date: 1906

Location: Perry

Media: monochrome photograph

Title: Indian corn for the Penobscots

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1810-06-19

Location: Bangor

Media: Paper

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Father Rasles, the Indians and the English

Father Sebastien Rale, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.

Indians at the Centennial

Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project

Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.