Abenaki Sites

Did you know the Abenakis didn't live in tepees? This fact and many others are available at this web site. The site is presented in a question and answer format and has many links built into the text.
This site has good information, but it's a little hard to find with all the music and graphics. SCROLL DOWN and click the Enter button. It takes a few pages to get to the good stuff.
Native Americans: Abenaki Indian Tribe (Abanaki, Abenakis, Abenaki People, Alnôbak)

This site provides the reader with information concerning the native language of the Abenaki Indians and describes how it has become nearly non-existent. Efforts to revive the language are described. Information is provided concerning the Abenaki people and their relationship with other Indian tribes of the eastern seaboard region. A brief history is provided that also describes the near decimation of Indian tribes in the eastern seaboard region.


The main population of Abenaki was located in western Maine, mostly in the valleys of the Kennebec, Androscoggin, and Sacos rivers, and the neighboring coast. They had very little contact with white settlers. The folklore of the tribe remained untainted by white settlers. This site offers an Abenaki story titled ?Strange Origin of Corn? describing the discovery of corn. By following the link to Abenaki literature, the reader discovers six Abenaki authors whose literary works are linked to their names.

This Abenaki myth, entitled "The Strange Origin of Corn" is a legend about how the Abenaki Indians learned to grow corn, and how the silk on the corn stalk symbolizes the hair of a beautiful woman. At the bottom of this web page, you will find several books about the Abenaki Indians that are for sale on the site. At this web site, you can also read many Native American myths and legends, which are sorted by tribe.


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Updated October 25, 2004 by Webmaster: Dale Gasque, Librarian. mailto:dgasque@res.k12.vt.us