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Native American Legends of New England Tribes including legends of Micmac, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Abenaki (Wabenaki) Tribes. ... Read more

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Wonderful Mind Games!
There are so many amazing stories in here, filled with a fascinating wisdom, that I had trouble picking out my favorite.However, "Rabbit Calls a Truce" might by the winner.I loved the way Rabbit and Otter were continually playing mind games with each other. ... Read more

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Maine is the only state in the nation to have tribal representatives seated in its legislative body, a practice that began in the 1820s. Although the representatives from the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe don't have voting power on the house floor, they serve on committees and may chair committees. Donna's first session as representative of the Penobscot Nation was a difficult one--a personal struggle to have a "voice," but also because of the issues: changing offensive names, teaching Native American history in Maine schools, casinos and racinos, and the interpretation of sovereign rights for tribes. Some of the struggles and issues remain as she continues to serve, and the perspective she offers--as a Native American and as a legislator--is both valuable and fascinating. ... Read more

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Great Job!!
The book came in 3 days before the earliest estimated arrival! The condition of the book was listed as "good", but it looks brand-new! I will DEFINITELY be buying from Ivy League Books again next semester!!

Maine is the only American state to have tribal representatives seated in its legislative body
Maine is the only American state to have tribal representatives seated in its legislative body, a practice that originated in the 1820s. The representatives from the Penobscot Nation and the Passamquoddy Tribe don't have the power to vote, but they do serve on committees and may chair study committees. Author Donna Loring served as a representative of the Penobscot Nation; In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine is the story of her fight to have her voice heard. She was deeply involved in issues such as the drive to change offensive names; the teaching of Native American history in Maine schools; casinos and racinos; and the interpretation of sovereign rights for tribes. Written in first-person perspective, In the Shadow of the Eagle tells Loring's story of her tireless job from the beginning of 2000 to the spring of 2002, interspersed with a handful of black-and-white photographs. Highly recommended, especially for Native American studies shelves. "I find that most people who are against a casino are well-to-do or are against it for moral reasons. In Kittery, for instance, they are often people from out of state who have moved to Maine to retire or who are wealthy and have moved to Maine to be left alone... Maine people who are poor or who have lost their jobs are more willing to consider the casino alternative." ... Read more

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Drawing on his memories and an oral tradition, Allen Sockabasin returns to his Passamaquoddy village of Mud-doc-mig-goog, or Peter Dana Point, near Princeton, Maine. When Allen was a child in the 1940s and 1950s, his village was isolated and depended largely on subsistence hunting and fishing, working in the woods, and seasonal harvesting work for its survival. Passamaquoddy was its first language, and the tribal traditions of sharing and helping one another ensured the survival of the group.

To the outside world, they lived in poverty, but Allen remembers a life that was rich and rewarding in many ways. He recalls the storytellers, tribal leaders, craftsmen, basketmakers, hunters, musicians, and elders who are still his heroes, and he explains why preserving the Passamaquoddy traditions and language is so critical to his people's survival in modern times. Many rare photographs illustrate this fascinating memoir. ... Read more

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It really happened!
I also grew up in the area of these Passamaquoddy people and have been very fortunate to have had a few of their people as personal friends; I also knew the author, but many years ago and he would not remember me.In any case, I really enjoyed reading this history of his people and do know that everything he mentions is true.I think this book would make an excellent addition to all high school; and many college reading lists nation wide; I feel it is very, very important for all people to realize how his people have lived and are SURVIVING inspite of many problems brought to them by the white settlers, not so long ago.

the truth
This excellent book tells the moving story of growing up Passamaquoddy. (I live near where this reserve is located.)The book was well written and articulate and accurate. I also highly recommend his childrens' book. ... Read more

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The study of aboriginal folk-lore cannot reach its highest scientific value until some method is adopted by means of which an accurate record of the stories can be obtained and preserved. In observations on the traditions of the Indian tribes, the tendency of the listener to add his own thoughts or interpretations is very great. Moreover, no two Indians tell the same story alike. These are sources of error which cannot be eliminated, but by giving the exact words of the speaker it is possible to do away with the errors of the translator.

I believe that the memory of Indians for the details of a story is often better than that of white men. There may be a reason for this, in their custom of memorizing their rituals, stories, and legends. The K[=a]klan, a Zuni ritual, for instance, which is recited by the priest once in four years, takes several hours to repeat. What white man can repeat from memory a history of equal length after so long an interval?

Phonetic methods of recording Indian languages are not wholly satisfactory. It is very unlikely that two persons will adopt the same spelling of a word never heard before. Many inflections, accents, and gutturals of Indian languages are difficult to reduce to writing. Conventional signs and additional letters have been employed for this purpose, the use of which is open to objections. There is need of some accurate method by which observations can be recorded. The difficulties besetting the path of the linguist can be in a measure obviated by the employment of the phonograph, by the aid of which the languages of our aborigines can be permanently perpetuated. As a means of preserving the songs and tales of races which are fast becoming extinct, it is, I believe, destined to play an important part in future researches.

In order to make experiments, with a view of employing this means of record among the less civilized Indians of New Mexico,[1] I visited, in the month of April, the Passamaquoddies, the purest blooded race of Indians now living in New England. The results obtained fully satisfied my expectations. For whatever success I have had, I must express my obligation to Mrs. W. Wallace Brown, of Calais, Me., whose influence over the Indians is equalled by her love for the study of their traditions.



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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mi'kmaq, Penobscot, Norridgewock, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Pennacook, Wesget Sipu, Tarrantine. Excerpt:InuitCommons · WiktionaryMétisCommons · Wiktionary item end{sloppypar The Maliseet or Wolastoqiyik are an Algonquian -speaking Native American /First Nations / Aboriginal people of the Wabanaki Confederacy. They are the Indigenous peoples of the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, between New Brunswick , Quebec , and Maine . Today Maliseet people have also migrated to other parts of the world .Name Although generally known in English as the Maliseet or Malecite , their autonym is Wolastoqiyik . They are known in French as Malécites or Etchemins (the latter collectively referring to the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy , both Eastern Algonquian -speaking groups.)They called themselves Wolastoqiyik after the Wolastoq River at the heart of their territory. (It is now commonly known as the St. John River .) Wolastoq means "Beautiful River". Wolastoqiyik means "People of the Beautiful River," in their own language. The term Maliseet is the exonym by which the Mi'kmaq people referred to this group when speaking about them to early Europeans. Maliseet was a Mi'kmaq word meaning "broken talkers" or "lazy speakers". The Wolastoqiyik and Mi'kmaq languages are closely related, but the name expressed what the Mi'kmaq perceived to be a sufficiently different dialect as to be called a "broken" version of their own language.Some Wolastoqiyik of various multi-ethnic heritage refer to themselves as Métis , in addition to Wolastoqiyik.History Maliseet TerritoryDuring the American Revolution , the Malecites were caught between the colonists of New Brunswick , loyal to the British, and rebellious Massachusetts to the south. They were believed to hold the balance of power north of the Bay of F... ... Read more

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The Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles G. Leland [1898].

About the Author

Charles Godfrey Leland (1824 - 1903)
Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 - March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and educated at Princeton University, and in Europe. Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensively, and became interested in folklore and folk linguistics, publishing books and articles on American and European languages and folk traditions. By the end of his life shortly after the turn of the century, Leland had worked in a wide variety of trades, achieved recognition as an author of the comedic Hans Breitmann Ballads, fought in two conflicts, and had written what was to become a primary source text for Neopaganism half a century later, Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
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This digital document is an article from Dictionary of American History, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 267 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information. ... Read more

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A Very Complete Resource
There are actually three different textbooks with this set: an encyclopedic reference textbook with grammatical, linguistic, and cultural information, a language-learning phrasebook, and a supplemental workbook focusing on vowel sounds. Three of the cassettes correspond with the textbook and one with each of the workbooks. All in all an excellent resource if you can afford it--I do wish they'd sell the three sets separately so that more people could afford these fine tapes. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on November 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1189 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Land grab angers Passamaquoddy people. (News).
Author: Joan Taillon
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 2001
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 19Issue: 7Page: 2(1)

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A favorite Passamaquoddy folk tale is narrated in Passamaquoddy. 22-minute recording with 24-page illustrated bilingual book. Order No. SPS105D. ... Read more

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In the summer of 1882 and 1883, I was associated with Charles G. Leland in the collection of the material for his book The Algonquin Legends of New England, published in 1884. I found the work so delightful, that I have gone on with it since, whenever I found myself in the neighborhood of Indians.The supply of legends and tales seems to be endless, one supplementing and complementing another, so that there may be a dozen versions of one tale, each containing something new.I have tried, in this little book, in every case, to bring these various versions into a single whole; though I scarcely hope to give my readers the pleasure which I found in hearing them from the Indian story-tellers.Only the very old men and women remember these stories now; and though they know that their legends will soon be buried with them, and forgotten, it is not easy task to induce them to repeat them.One may make half-a-dozen visits, tell his own best stories, and exert all his arts of persuasion, in vain, then stroll hopelessly by some day, to be called in to hear some marvellous bit of folklore.These old people have firm faith witches, fairies, and giants of whom they tell; and any trace of amusement or incredulity would meet with quick indignation and reserve.- Abby L. Alger ... Read more

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Caution to readers and classroom teachers!
This title was forwarded to me through the magic of Amazon marketing because I frequently purchase Wabanaki (Native peoples of Maine) and Native American books and videos.As part of a small group of Native and non-Native (I am not Native American) working in Maine to implement our state's mandate (LD291: The Teaching of Maine Native American History & Culture) to teach about the Wabanaki, I am always on the look-out for books to share with my colleagues.Perhaps because of LD291, there has been a rash of books put out recently, some by Wabanaki authors who possess a direct connection to the source material, some by other Native authors (c.f. Joseph Bruchac - Abenaki), and many by non-Native authors, some who have thoroughly researched their topic and worked directly with Wabanaki sources, others who have not.

I was curious, therefore, to see this title appear this morning and began to research it.I discovered that this is a reprint of a collection of stories told to the "editor", Abby L. Alger, and published in 1897.This was a period of time when many well-intentioned writers, hobbyists, and anthropologists were visiting the Wabanaki (the Penobscot, in particular) to glean these stories from the Native people because "they know that their legends will soon be buried with them, and forgotten..." (Preface).I have been told by Native colleagues that many of these retellings, when they were not dramatically altered by the "editors", were often dramatically altered by the storytellers themselves in an attempt to subtly undermine their authenticity.Promiscuous behaviors, dramatic events, certain locations may or may NOT have been a part of the original and as such, these stories must be taken with a heavy dose of salt.In the case of this volume, one need only read the first lines of the first story to note the heavy influence of non-Native perspective."In the beginning", goes the story, "God made Adam out of the earth, but he did not make Gluskabe (The Indian God)" (11).Whether this was how Alger was told the story or how she later interpreted it through her own cultural lens, is not stated.She does note, however, at the story's end that it "was told to me by an old man whom I had always thought dull and almost in his dotage..." (13).Enough said.

Since this time, many books have been produced by Wabanaki authors which accurately portray the Gluskabe stories.Read this book as a snapshot of a particular period in history but refrain from purchasing it for use in the classroom as a book of Wabanaki stories.The history of such books being used by teachers for instruction is behind us and a wide variety of accurate and entertaining volumes is now available.

Joseph E. Charnley
LD291 co-Facilitator for Portland, Maine schools
Facilitator for Native Studies Committee

P.S. I have been "encouraged" to rate this work.I assigned it 1 "star".Ignore the rating as it is only something required by the machine and does not indicate that this book is not useful for the right audience. ... Read more