Wapohnakik - Wabanaki Homelands
This map is one representation of Waponahkik, homeland of the people of the dawn: the lands where Abenaki, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi’kmaq people live, move through, and care for, as they have for time immemorial. This map is incomplete—it is an invitation for further conversation about representation of Wabanaki homelands. Territory names and all Wabanaki knowledge of place shared in this map is the intellectual and cultural property of Wabanaki Nations.
Map design by Wabanaki community members Nolan Altvater, John Daigle, Tyler Everett, Suzanne Greenlaw, Darren Ranco, Donald Soctomah. Cartography collaboration with Peter Howe and Ella McDonald
Official Tribal Websites
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Mi'kmaq Tribe Official Website
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Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians (Metaksonikewiyik) Official Website
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Penobscot Nation Official Website
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Passamaquoddy Tribe at Motahkomikuk Official Website
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Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik Official Website
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Abenaki Nation at Odanak and Wôlinak Official Websites
Wabanaki Cultural Resources & Organizations
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Passamaquoddy Peoples' Knowledge Portal
A digital archive of Passamaquoddy cultural teachings, created for educational purposes by the Passamaquoddy community.
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Wabanaki Collection
Collection of Wabanaki cultural resources for educators and the general public, curated by the University of New Brunswick’s Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre.
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Sunlight Media Collective
Wabanaki-led journalism and media team.
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Nibezun
Cultural learning and healing place on the banks of the Penobscot River.
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Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Healing & recovery, public health, wellness, knowledge, and innovation serving Wabanaki Tribes and communities.
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Wabanaki REACH
Truth-telling, education, and restorative justice in Wabanaki and Maine communities.
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Bomazeen Land Trust
Intertribal Wabanaki land trust, engaged in land return and care, food sovereignty, and cultural transmission.