Map by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798
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Maine Historical Society
For centuries, Wabanaki people have resisted encroachments on their homelands. While the English were settling along the southern coast of Maine, English and French settlers were making similar advancement on Wabanaki land downeast and in the Maritimes.
During treaty negotiations between the English and the Americans in 1798, the "true" location of the St. Croix River was in dispute. Because it defined the northeast boundary between the United States and Canada, British Commissioner Thomas Barclay sent representatives to gather information from the Wabanaki. Francis Joseph Neptune, from the Passamaquoddy Nation, created this map of the river networks in the region for Barclay.
The fixing of this international boundary had major implications, splitting the Maliseet, Micmac, and Passamaquoddy communities.
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