Maliseet
TheWəlastəkwewiyikorMaliseet or Malecitewere a Native American group of people of theNortheastern Woodlands.They spokeAlgonquianand were aFirst Nation.They were part of theWabanaki Confederacy.The region includesQuebec,New Brunswickand parts ofMaine.Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maineis a federally recognized Maliseet tribe in the United States. It is considered one the first foreign allies of the United States.
Maliseet Communities
[change|change source]- Maine,United States
- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians(Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik)[1]
- New Brunswick,Canada
- Kingsclear First Nation(Pilick Wəlastəkwewiyik)[2]
- Madawaska Maliseet First Nation(Matowesekok Wəlastəkwewiyik)[2]
- Oromocto First Nation(Welamoktuk)[3]
- St. Mary's First Nation(Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik)[4]
- Tobique First Nation(Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk)[5]
- Woodstock First Nation(Wetstak)[2]
- Quebec,Canada
- Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Viger) First Nation(Wahsipekuk)[6]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language Portal- "Metaksonekiyak:on or along Meduxnekeag River (Maine and New Brunswick); in the territory of the Houlton Band of Maliseets
- ↑2.02.12.2Girard, Camil, and Carl Brisson. Essay. In Alliances Et traités Avec Les Peuples Autochtones Du Québec: L'histoire De La Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk: La Nation Malécite Du Saint-Laurent, 148. Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 2021.
- ↑Betts, Sarah. “Oromocto's All-Weekend Powwow Builds on Last Year's Success | CBC News.” CBC news. CBC/Radio Canada, July 21, 2017.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oromocto-pow-wow-full-weekend-1.4216564.
- ↑St. Mary’s Wolastoqiyik
- ↑Tobique First Nation Website
- ↑Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk