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The Wolastoqiyik, [1] also Wəlastəkwewiyik, Malecite or Maliseet (English: / ˈ m æ l ə s iː t /) [2] are an Algonquian-speaking First Nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy. They are the Indigenous people of the Wolastoq ( Saint John River ) valley and its tributaries.
The Maliseet also Malecite, Malécites or Étchemins, their name for themselves, or autonym is Wəlastəkwewiyik, Wolastoqiyik. Wolastoq means "Beautiful River," referring to the Saint John River. Wolastoqiyik means "People of the Beautiful River" in Maliseet. [3] [4] Wəlastəkwewiyik "The Maliseet People," in Maliseet. [5]
Plaque in French, English, and Maliseet at Fort La Tour. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy (/ ˈ m æ l ɪ s iː t ˌ p æ s ə m ə ˈ k w ɒ d iː / MAL-ih-seet PAS-ə-mə-KWOD-ee; skicinuwatuwewakon or skicinuwi-latuwewakon) is an endangered Algonquian language spoken by the Wolastoqey and Passamaquoddy peoples along both sides of the border between Maine in the United States and New Brunswick, Canada.
The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine (HBMI) (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik (MW)) [3] is a federally recognized tribe of Maliseet, whose land is along the Meduxnekeag River in Maine, United States. [4] They are headquartered in Littleton, Maine, located in Aroostook County.
The Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, formerly known as Maliseet Viger 1 First Nation, [1] is an Algonquian People of the Wəlastəkwewiyik (Maliseet) Nation in Quebec, Canada.
Tobique First Nation (Malecite-Passamaquoddy: Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk) is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nation reserves in New Brunswick, Canada. The Tobique Reserve is located on the north side of the Tobique River. The reserve comprises two lots (The Brother's # 18, 4 ha; Tobique # 20, 2724 ha).
Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Motahkomikuk) is one of two Indian reservations of the federally recognized Passamaquoddy tribe in Washington County, Maine, United States.
Wolastoqiyik (also Walastekwyk, Maliseet, Malecite), lived in the inland of upper Maine and middle New Brunswick along the St. John River. Principal villages: Meductic, Aukpaque. Now a separate federally recognized tribe.