Who Are the Penobscot Indians?
The Penobscot Indians are a tribe of Native Americans that originated mostly in Maine in the United States. Historically, there was a time period when the tribe also had a significant presence in Nova Scotia, Canada. They were part of a group of tribes called the Wabanaki Confederacy that used to control much of the New England area. The confederacy was primarily formed as a military alliance to fend off attacks from the Iroquois. There are several thousand Penobscot Indians left, and one of their reservations remains in Maine on Indian Island, near Old Town.
