Penobscot people

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Algonquian-speaking people Indigenous people Native American tribe

The Penobscot people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homeland centers on the Penobscot River in what is now Maine.

Aliases (1)

Penobscot Nation ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian-speaking people → Indigenous people → Native American tribe →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
culturalPractice	seasonal migration within homeland →
culturalRegion	Northeast Woodlands → surface form: "Northeastern Woodlands"
demographicsRegion	Penobscot County, Maine →
engagedIn	language revitalization →
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
federalRecognitionJurisdiction	Bureau of Indian Affairs →
governingBody	Penobscot people → surface form: "Penobscot Nation"
hasAutonym	Pαnawάhpskewi →
hasEthnonym	Penobscot NERFINISHED →
historicalEconomy	fishing → hunting → seasonal agriculture → trapping →
historicalLanguageStatus	endangered language →
historicalRegion	Wabanaki Confederacy → surface form: "Wabanaki Confederacy territory"
language	Penobscot language →
languageFamily	Eastern Abenaki languages →
mainSettlement	Indian Island, Maine →
memberOf	Wabanaki Confederacy →
notableRiver	Penobscot River NERFINISHED →
politicalStatus	sovereign tribal nation →
primaryLanguageFamily	Algonquian languages →
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe →
relatedEthnicGroup	Abenaki → surface form: "Abenaki people" Maliseet people → Mi’kmaq → surface form: "Mi'kmaq people" Passamaquoddy people →
religion	Protestantism → Roman Catholicism → traditional tribal religion →
reservation	Indian Island Reservation →
stateRecognizedIn	Maine →
subgroupOf	Eastern Abenaki languages → surface form: "Eastern Abenaki"
traditionalCraft	basketry → canoe building → wood carving →
traditionalHomeland	Maine → Penobscot River → surface form: "Penobscot River valley"
traditionalHousing	longhouse → wigwam →
traditionalRegion	Northeast Woodlands → surface form: "Northeastern Woodlands"
treatyPartyTo	Treaty of 1796 → Convention of 1818 → surface form: "Treaty of 1818" Treaty of 1833 →
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Town, Maine → associatedWith → Penobscot people →

surface form: "Penobscot Nation"

Penobscot people → governingBody → Penobscot people →

surface form: "Penobscot Nation"

Mount Katahdin → isSacredTo → Penobscot people →

The Maine Woods → mainSubject → Penobscot people →

Penobscot County, Maine → namedAfter → Penobscot people →

Penobscot River → namedAfter → Penobscot people →

Ktaadn → namedBy → Penobscot people →