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Eastern Abenaki Autonomy And French Frustrations, 1745-1760, David L. Ghere Jun 1994

Eastern Abenaki Autonomy And French Frustrations, 1745-1760, David L. Ghere

Maine History

Most Abenaki Indians became French allies between 1745 and 1760, but in effect it was English policy that ultimately drove them into this alliance. While the Western Abenakis were generally reliable allies, French officials were repeatedly frustrated by their limited influence over the Eastern Abenakis and by the restrained reaction of these Indians to English provocations. Eastern Abenakis became reluctant French allies.


Grandmother, Daughter, Princess, Squaw: Native American Female Stereotypes In Historical Perspective, Pauleena M. Macdougall Jun 1994

Grandmother, Daughter, Princess, Squaw: Native American Female Stereotypes In Historical Perspective, Pauleena M. Macdougall

Maine History

One consequence of the English-Algonquin interaction was the development of certain female stereotypes. The Algonquin language term for female evolved into the English word “squaw” and assumed new meaning as it was applied to all Native American women. Similarly, the daughter of a tribal leader; married to a British man, acquired the attributes of European royalty, becoming a “princess. ”


Evidence Of Jessakkidds At Machiasport, Roger B. Ray Jan 1994

Evidence Of Jessakkidds At Machiasport, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Jessakkidds are powerful and prestigious members of an Ojibiua religious society. Evidence of their appearance in eastern Maine - signaling anxiety among the Native peoples of the area - can be found in petroglyphs, etched in rock on the shores of Holmes Bay. In this article Roger B. Ray con nects the symbols in the Sprague-site petro glyphs with the turmoil at the end of the Laurentian Tradition way of life.