Abstract

Abenaki is a common generic term for the Native American Indian peoples of northern New England, southeastern Canada, and the Maritimes. These peoples are also known as Wabanaki (Eastern Abenaki – Maine and the Canadian Maritimes) or Wôbanakiak (Western Abenaki – New Hampshire, Vermont, and southeastern Canada). In the Native language Wôbanakiak roughly translates to mean “People of the Dawn.”

– Abstract, Malian’s Song – Linguistic Notes and Ethnographic Terms for Abenakis by Margaret Bruchac. 2006.

Author(s): Marge Bruchac

Publisher: Vermont Folklife Center

Date: 2006

Pages: 1-5