Keywords: Indians, Native American sites, Maps
Item 4325
"Brunswick in the late Province of Mayne in New England," 1719
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1718-01-28 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"It is unclear when the Native Americans first came to the area they referred to as the “great intervale”."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative
"Native Americans referred to both the river and the area as Segochet, “a pleasant place,” but Captain George Waymouth, an early English navigator…"
