Maine Memory Network

Indian Encampment at Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Stereograph

Wabanaki encampment, Bar Harbor, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: circa 1887 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Albumen print

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.

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"Continue to The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes Visit a Slideshow of Treasures from the Wabanaki Encampment A wide variety of baskets…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes Indian encampment, Bar Harbor, 1881Abbe Museum All the cooking at the Indian encampment is done…"