family tiesIn this unit, students will learn about the unique family structure of the Penobscot people by exploring their own family relationships and comparing them to those of the Penobscots. Starting with the self and moving through nuclear and extended family and beyond, students will also explore their relationships with neighbors, community, county, state, nation – and ultimately, their global relationships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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July 21, 1857

Author and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau comes to Indian Island and hires Joe Polis for a journey to Moosehead Lake, the West Branch of Penobscot, the Allagash, East Branch of Penobscot, and then back down the main branch of the Penobscot River.