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Penobscot
The
Penobscot
(Panawahpskek) are a
Northeastern
American Indian
tribe in
Maine
and
First Nations
band
in the
Maritime Provinces of Canada
. The
Penobscot Nation
, formerly known as the
Penobscot Tribe of Maine
, is the
federally recognized tribe
of Penobscot people in the United States. They are part of the
Wabanaki Confederacy
, along with the
Abenaki
,
Passamaquoddy
,
Maliseet
, and
Mi'kmaq
nations, all of whom historically spoke
Algonquian languages
. Their main settlement is now
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation
located within the state of Maine along the Penobscot River.
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