Wabanaki Confederacy
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The Wabanaki Confederacy was an alliance of several Algonquian-speaking Indigenous nations in the northeastern region of North America, known for resisting French and British colonial expansion.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous political alliance
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confederacy → historical Indigenous organization → |
| alliedWith |
France
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| alternativeName |
Dawnland Confederacy
→
Waponahki Confederacy → |
| continent |
North America
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| culturalHeritageStatus |
important symbol of Wabanaki unity
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| culturalRegion |
Dawnland
→
Wabanaki homeland → |
| engagedIn |
diplomacy with European powers
→
resistance to European colonization → |
| ethnicGroup |
Wabanaki peoples
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|
| hasMember |
Abenaki
→
Maliseet → Mi'kmaq → Passamaquoddy → Penobscot NERFINISHED → |
| hasModernDescendant |
contemporary Wabanaki tribal governments
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|
| historicalEra |
Colonial era in North America
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Contact period in North America → |
| involvedInConflict |
Father Le Loutre's War
→
Father Rale's War → French and Indian Wars → King William's War → Queen Anne's War → Seven Years' War in North America → |
| languageFamily |
Algonquian languages
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|
| locatedIn |
Maritime provinces of Canada
→
New England → present-day Maine → present-day New Brunswick → present-day Newfoundland and Labrador → present-day Nova Scotia → present-day Prince Edward Island → present-day Quebec → |
| memberOfEthnolinguisticGroup |
Algonquian-speaking peoples
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| nameMeaning |
People of the Dawn
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| notableFor |
intertribal cooperation among Wabanaki nations
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long-term resistance to colonization → |
| opposed |
British colonial expansion
→
French colonial expansion → |
| politicalStructure |
alliance of autonomous nations
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|
| purpose |
collective diplomacy
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coordination of relations with Europeans → mutual defense → |
| recognizedAs |
sovereign Indigenous political entity
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| region |
Northeastern North America
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| religion |
Indigenous spiritual traditions
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|
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Annapolis Royal campaigns
→
King William's War → Queen Anne's War → |
belligerent |
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Wabanaki Confederacy
("Waponahki Confederacy")
→
Wabanaki Confederacy ("Dawnland Confederacy") → |
alternativeName |
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Penobscot people
("Wabanaki Confederacy territory")
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historicalRegion |
|
Penobscot people
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memberOf |
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British–Native American wars
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opponent |
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Falmouth, Maine (then part of Massachusetts Bay Colony)
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repeatedlyAttackedBy |