Penobscot Indian Nation

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Indigenous nation Native American tribe Wabanaki nation federally recognized tribe

The Penobscot Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot people, an Indigenous Wabanaki nation whose homeland centers on the Penobscot River in what is now Maine.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Penobscot Nation 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous nation ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
Wabanaki nation ⓘ
federally recognized tribe ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Penobscot people NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnonym Penobscot Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penobscot Tribe of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody Penobscot Nation Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalAffiliation Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wabanaki peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cultural enterprises ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
gaming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalFocus Penobscot River restoration ⓘ
fisheries protection ⓘ
water quality protection ⓘ
hasNeighboringTribe Maliseet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Passamaquoddy Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReservation Indian Island Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRight limited self-government ⓘ
treaty rights ⓘ
hasSovereigntyStatus domestic dependent nation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Indian Island, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
homelandRegion Penobscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penobscot River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
isIndigenousTo Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northeastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
Eastern Abenaki NERFINISHED ⓘ
leaderTitle Chief ⓘ
Tribal Chief ⓘ
locatedIn Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryStateJurisdiction Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
region New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Penobscot spirituality ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Penobscot language ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tribalEnrollmentBasis descent ⓘ
tribalGovernmentType elected tribal council ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Penobscot Indian Chief Joseph Orono → countryOfCitizenship → Penobscot Indian Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Orono
this entity surface form: Penobscot Nation
Indian Island, Maine → isPopulationCenterFor → Penobscot Indian Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot Nation
Penobscot Indian Chief Joseph Orono → memberOf → Penobscot Indian Nation ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph Orono
this entity surface form: Penobscot Nation
Joseph Orono → memberOf → Penobscot Indian Nation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Penobscot Nation
Indian Island, Maine → tribalAffiliation → Penobscot Indian Nation ⓘ