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Born into the Eel clan, John had a powerful father, John (Orsong) Neptune, who had been the tribe's war chief. As the most powerful leader of the Penobscot for almost half a century, he was popularly (but incorrectly) known as "the Governor." [1] Also feared, he had the reputation of being a medicine man (m'teoulino, in the Penobscot language). [2]
Joseph Orono (25 November 1688 — 5 February 1801) [1] was a Penobscot Indian chief or sachem who lived on the Penobscot River in present-day Maine.The town of Orono, Maine, which contains the University of Maine, is named for him.
The Penobscot Nation is headquartered in Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Maine. The tribal chief is Kirk Francis. [2] The vice-chief is Bill Thompson. The Penobscot are invited to send a nonvoting representative to the Maine House of Representatives. In 2005, Penobscot Nation began a relationship with Venezuela's government led by Hugo ...
Dec. 6—As Orono moves ahead with plans to erect new welcome signs that feature the Penobscot Nation chief for whom the town was named, there's no definitive history detailing Joseph Orono's ...
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation (Abenaki: Álənαpe Mə́nəhan) is an Indian reservation for the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, a federally recognized tribe of the Penobscot [2] in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, near Old Town. The population was 758 at the 2020 census.
The Wabanaki Confederacy (Wabenaki, Wobanaki, translated to "People of the Dawn" or "Easterner"; also: Wabanakia, "Dawnland" [1]) is a North American First Nations and Native American confederation of five principal Eastern Algonquian nations: the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Passamaquoddy (Peskotomahkati) and Penobscot.
The Native Americans in the region were brought under French influence by Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin, known as Castin in the New England Chronicles, who was a trader who did much to gain influence with the Abenaki, Penobscot, and other local tribes. He settled among them, and married a daughter of Madockawando, a Penobscot chief. [1 ...
English: Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, Penobscot County, Maine. Identifier: whattoseeinameri00john Title: What to see in America Year: 1919 () Authors: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940 Subjects: United States -- Description and travel Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan and Co., limited Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN