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NATIVE AMERICANS -Split Rock – The Spirit of Quoddy

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Overlooking Passamaquoddy Bay, Split Rock emerges from the beach a short walk from Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy village at Pleasant Point, Maine. It is small, nondescript, and has little if any intrinsic value. Yet Split Rock became the symbol for a … Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS -Split Rock – The Spirit of Quoddy

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NATIVE AMERICANS – Passamaquoddy Tribesmen and their Porpoise Hunting Canoe

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A vintage image of Passamaquoddy tribesmen and the canoe they used to hunt porpoise in the Quoddy area and Grand Manan, NB, ME. The Original Check it out at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/vintage-image-of-passamaquoddy-porpoise-hunting-canoe-art-mackay.html?product=art-print Continue reading NATIVE AMERICANS – Passamaquoddy Tribesmen and their Porpoise Hunting Canoe

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WHALES – Passamaquoddy Tribe Whale Hunters take “Monster Whale” – 1912

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Posted on October 21, 2018 by schsuser The Charlotte County Museum in Milltown New Brunswick has recently provided the Historical Society with some interesting photos from its collection. We recalled a newspaper story about Passamaquoddy whale hunters in the early … Continue reading WHALES – Passamaquoddy Tribe Whale Hunters take “Monster Whale” – 1912

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HISTORY: Indian Place Names Downeast

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Indian Place Names From Around Passamaquoddy Bay From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com Albert S. Gatschet wrote an article entitled All Around the Bay of Passamaquoddy in 1897. It began with a short description of the Passamaquoddy area, but its main purpose was to present … Continue reading HISTORY: Indian Place Names Downeast

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ISSUES – N.B. PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE – access to fishery has international implications

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Fishing rights are one of the big prizes for the tiny Passamaquoddy First Nation in southern New Brunswick as it negotiates status recognition with the government of Canada. (Steve Bruce/CBC) Reporter Paul Withers Another Indigenous fishery is in the works … Continue reading ISSUES – N.B. PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE – access to fishery has international implications