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Text		History of Penobscot Indians Fogler Special Collections, Text Account of the "History of Penobscot Indians" by Florence Nicola Shay (Relevance: 2450) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans -- History Penobscot Indian Nation Penobscot Tribe

Text		The Corn and Tobacco Mother Maine Folklife Center, Text Traditional Penobscot tale, "The Corn and Tobacco Mother", written by Molly Spotted Elk and included in her manuscript, Katahdin Wigwam's Tales. (Relevance: 2157) Find Similar Resources	Legends Native Americans Penobscot Indian Nation Penobscot Tribe Tales

Moving Image		People of the dawn MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:37 The first and longest lasting period of Maine’s history is the world of the Native American, stretching from the retreat of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years to the present. People of the Dawn tells the story of the dynamic people who’ve inhabited the landscape of Maine. (Relevance: 2135) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Canoes and canoeing Maliseet Tribe Micmac Tribe Penobscot Tribe Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe

Moving Image		Bioinvasion MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 00:58:03 As human activity silently globalizes our world, our modern day ecology is under onslaught from spreading alien organisms. These plants and animals are capable of moving aggressively into a habitat and monopolizing resources to the detriment of other species. Can scientists help us win the war against this bio-invasion? (Relevance: 1964) Find Similar Resources	Invasive species Ecology

Moving Image		Bodies In Motion: The Biomechanics of Sports MPBN: Quest Series, Moving Image, 0:54:36 Using athletics, QUEST takes a fresh look at the way our bodies move. Bridging the gap between research and the playing field, coaches, trainers and athletes themselves discover how to optimize performance and what to do when injury causes that performance to fail. (Relevance: 1887) Find Similar Resources	Biomechanics Sports -- Physiological aspects Human mechanics Human locomotion

Moving Image		Theresa Secord: Penobscot basketmaker and Executive Director of MBA UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:07:13 Theresa is a Penobscot basketmaker, who talks about basketmaking and her hopes and concerns for the future of the tradition. These concerns include the “teaching” of the tradition, the passing down of information from one generation to the next, and issues related to access and the emerald ash borer. Theresa also explores the evolution of her basketmaking style as she incorporates ideas and materials from her family and other native basketmakers that she meets. She is an ambassador for the Maine Indian Basketmakers and their traditions. (Relevance: 1804) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Penobscot Tribe Basket making Baskets – Maine Indian baskets -- North America

Moving Image		Molly Neptune Parker: Passamaquoddy Master Basketmaker UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:30 Molly is the 2007 Maine Arts Commission Traditional Artist Fellowship award winner, who talks about learning the tradition from her mother and then passing the tradition on to her children and grandchildren. She demonstrates how brown ash is prepared (splitting and gauging) for making fancy baskets and talks about the relationship of this tradition to her community and to the perpetuation of Passamaquoddy culture. Her grandson George is also featured in this segment. (Relevance: 1620) Find Similar Resources	Passamaquoddy Tribe Wabanaki Tribe Native Americans Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America

Moving Image		Power Lines MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 0:26:46 (Relevance: 1586) Find Similar Resources	Hydroelectric power plants Rivers Water Power

Moving Image		Eldon Hanning: Micmac Ash Pounding UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:06:02 Eldon Hanning, who belongs to the Micmac tribe, demonstrates the process of pounding of ash wood, which separates the wood into usable strips for basket weaving. This segment was filmed in his workshop in Limestone and focuses on Micmac pounding techniques to produce splints. The workshop segment was filmed in January, when it was more than 20º below zero and the wood had to be thawed over the wood stove before it could be pounded. (Relevance: 1573) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Micmac Tribe Basket making Baskets -- Maine Indian baskets -- North America Ash (Plants)

Moving Image		Mary Sanipass: Micmac Mater Basketmaker UMaine Wabanaki Studies, Moving Image, 00:05:47 Mary Sanipass, Micmac Basketmaker. Mary and her husband Donald, who passed on during the project, are Micmac elders who continue to make forms that have been made in their families for generations. Mary focuses on a basket specific to Aroostook County, the potato basket. She talks about her concerns of the tradition and her hopes for her family carrying on the tradition. (Relevance: 1505) Find Similar Resources	Native Americans Wabanaki Tribe Micmac Tribe Basket making Baskets – Maine Indian baskets -- North America

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