Abenaki

Original Locations

• Vermont
• New hampshire
• maine

Reservation Location

• The Abenaki live in two reservations in Quebec, Canada; the Abenaki also live scattered throughout New England.

Housing

• Lived in small birchbark buildings called wigwams or lodges
• cloth was also used in addition to the birchbark used to build the shelters

DailyLife

• Men- mainly hunters and warriors
• Women- mainly cared for the children,cooked, and farmed
• Gender Neutral Activities- story telling
• Dogs were considered to be an important part of the family for the people of the Abenaki tribe

Food

• The Abenaki mainly hunted deer and moose
• The abenaki also hunted fish in nearby rivers
• Bows and arrows
• Spears
• Tridents witb nets for fishing

Religion

• Major gods/spirits include:
• Gluskabe
• First Woman
• Gichi Niwaskw

Religion (2)

• Gluskabe: The god who protected the people of the Abenaki tribe and tought them the art of civilization
• First Woman: The first woman ever made; created by Gichi Niwaskw and Gluskabe

The Major God (Gichi Niwaskw)

• This means "Great Spirit" in the Abenaki language. Gichi Niwaskw is the the equivelent of the Christian god.
• Never personified by folk lore.

Interesting Info

• Abenaki means "people of the dawn" or "easterners"
• Back then ,only a man could be cheif. Now, women can be cheifs too
• Before the Wabenaki Confederacy was formed, the tribes fought amongst each other quite often