Passamaquoddy

Passamaquoddy
Peskotomuhkati
Passamaquoddy men in a canoe (2016)
Total population
3,575 enrolled tribal members
Regions with significant populations
United States (Maine)3,369 (0.3%)
Canada (New Brunswick)206 (0.03%)
Languages
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy, English
Religion
Wabanaki mythology, Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Penobscot
PersonPeskotomuhkat
PeoplePeskotomuhkatiyik
LanguagePeskotomuhkatuwey
CountryPeskotomuhkatihkuk
     Wabanaki

The Passamaquoddy (Passamaquoddy: Peskotomuhkati, Plural: Peskotomuhkatiyik) are a Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America. Their traditional homeland, Peskotomuhkatikuk, straddles the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine in a region called Dawnland. They are one of the constituent nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy.

The Passamaquoddy Tribe in Maine is a federally recognized tribe. The Passamaquoddy people in Canada have an organized government, but do not have official First Nations status.


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