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Wabanaki Timeline
From the Present to the Past
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| From
the Present to the Past, Native Americans
have lived in Maine for thousands of years.
Their story begins today and extends back,
some say, to time immemorial. |
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| Birchbark
etching of Glooscap by Tomah Joseph,
Passamaquoddy |
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| Glooscap
is the main figure in Wabanaki creation
stories and legends. Read
more... |
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Oral
Tradition
Wabanaki oral tradition includes origin
stories that tell how the People and
the world came to be; it also includes
stories, tales and songs that define
society and tell people how they should
live. In the past, Native people used
oral
tradition, rather than the written
word, to pass on traditional knowledge.
Many of the stories were retold and
written down in the 19th and early 20th
centuries. Today, these transcripts
provide a rich resource for Wabanaki
storytellers to recreate and teach about
traditional culture. Programs to perpetuate
and rekindle Wabanaki languages rely
on the power of traditional stories
for teaching material. The stories build
bridges between the past and present
and provide a mechanism for cultural
continuity.
Throughout this timeline you will encounter
oral tradition. |
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"Just
listen; it takes the turtle a long time
to get somewhere, but it knows where
it has been. Listen!!"
Linda Poolaw, Delaware
Nation |
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