Penobscot people

E52857

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Penobscot people canonical	19
Penobscot Nation	15
Kennebec Abenaki	1
Penobscot Abenaki	1

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Penobscot Nation
hasAutonym	Pαnawάhpskewi ⓘ
hasEthnonym	Penobscot ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 (36)

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

The Maine Woods → mainSubject → Penobscot people ⓘ

Penobscot County, Maine → namedAfter → Penobscot people ⓘ

Mount Katahdin → isSacredTo → Penobscot people ⓘ

Penobscot people → governingBody → Penobscot people self-linksurface differs ⓘ