Canoe Indians of Down East Maine (American Heritage)

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Author: Haviland, William A.

Brand: The History Press

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  • Used Book in Good Condition

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 128

Release Date: 17-07-2012

Details: In 1604, when Frenchmen landed on Saint Croix Island, they were far from the first people to walk along its shores.
For thousands of years, Etchemins--whose descendants were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy--had lived, loved and labored in Down East Maine. Bound together with neighboring people, all of whom relied heavily on canoes for transportation, trade and survival, each group still maintained its own unique cultures and customs. After the French arrived, they faced unspeakable hardships, from ""the Great Dying,"" when disease killed up to 90 percent of coastal populations, to centuries of discrimination. Yet they never abandoned Ketakamigwa, their homeland. In this book, anthropologist William Haviland relates the history of hardship and survival endured by the natives of the Down East coast and how they have maintained their way of life over the past four hundred years.

EAN: 9781609496654

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.4 inches

Languages: English

Canoe Indians of Down East Maine (American Heritage)

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Author: Haviland, William A.Brand: The History PressFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: paperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 17-07-2012Details: In 1604,... Read more

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    Description

    Author: Haviland, William A.

    Brand: The History Press

    Features:

    • Used Book in Good Condition

    Binding: paperback

    Number Of Pages: 128

    Release Date: 17-07-2012

    Details: In 1604, when Frenchmen landed on Saint Croix Island, they were far from the first people to walk along its shores.
    For thousands of years, Etchemins--whose descendants were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy--had lived, loved and labored in Down East Maine. Bound together with neighboring people, all of whom relied heavily on canoes for transportation, trade and survival, each group still maintained its own unique cultures and customs. After the French arrived, they faced unspeakable hardships, from ""the Great Dying,"" when disease killed up to 90 percent of coastal populations, to centuries of discrimination. Yet they never abandoned Ketakamigwa, their homeland. In this book, anthropologist William Haviland relates the history of hardship and survival endured by the natives of the Down East coast and how they have maintained their way of life over the past four hundred years.

    EAN: 9781609496654

    Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.4 inches

    Languages: English

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