Penobscot
E444053
Algonquian language
Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
federally recognized tribe
The Penobscot are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally centered along Maine’s Penobscot River and culturally and linguistically related to other Algonquian-speaking Wabanaki groups.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penobscot Nation | 0 |
| Penobscot language | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian language
ⓘ
Indigenous people of North America ⓘ Native American people ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalGroup | Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral tradition
ⓘ
seasonal migration ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Wabanaki homeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsRegion | Penobscot County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federalRecognition | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Penobscot Nation Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Indian Island, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | fur trade ⓘ |
| historicalAlly | French colonists ⓘ |
| historicalConflict | British colonists ⓘ |
| language | Penobscot language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penobscot County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableReservation | Indian Island Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wabanaki peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedTribalEntity | Penobscot Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Abenaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maliseet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ Passamaquoddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional Algonquian spirituality ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Eastern Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | river-based economy ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
longhouse
ⓘ
wigwam ⓘ |
| traditionalMaterial |
ash wood
ⓘ
birchbark ⓘ sweetgrass ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyParty |
Treaty of 1796
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of 1818 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Orono