Malecite people

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The Malecite people, also known as the Maliseet, are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous group traditionally inhabiting the Saint John River valley in present-day New Brunswick, Canada, and parts of Maine, United States.

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Malecite people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
First Nations people
Indigenous people
alternateName Maliseet people
Wolastoqiyik
colonialContactWith British colonists
French colonists
country Canada
United States
culturalArea Northeast Woodlands
culturalPractice basketry
canoe building
storytelling
ethnicGroupOf Wolastoqiyik Nation
governingBody Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Kingsclear First Nation
Madawaska Maliseet First Nation
St. Mary's First Nation
Tobique First Nation
Woodstock First Nation
historicalActivity fishing
gathering
hunting
riverine trade
language Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
languageFamily Algonquian languages
nativeName Wolastoqiyik
partOf Wabanaki Confederacy
primaryLocation Maine
New Brunswick
recognizedAs First Nation in Canada
Native American tribe in the United States
region Atlantic Canada
Northeastern United States
relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki

Mi'kmaq people
linked to: Mi’kmaq

Passamaquoddy people
religion Christianity
Traditional Indigenous spirituality
riverAssociation Saint John River
selfDesignationMeaning people of the beautiful river
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy
traditionalHousing wigwams
traditionalTerritory Maine
New Brunswick
Saint John River valley
treatyPartyOf Treaties of Peace and Friendship
UNESCOStatus Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language classified as endangered
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Maliseet people alternativeName Malecite people