Museums returning stuff
This is the most common item spanning in 5 museum across Maine
intricate ash and sweetgrass baskets
A Common animal that the wabanaki hunted that provided lots of food that could get them through a winter and give lots of other things like furs and such
moose
This bark was used to treat inflected wounds
basswood bark
The game that involves ten people with big stick and a ball with the goal to shoot it into the net
lacrosse
This house was mainly used in the winter to support lots of people in a family and stay warm through the winter
longhouse
this artifact was commonly used for hunting and is one of the most common tribal artifact across the United States
arrow heads
A liquid that was squeezed out of nuts like acorns and beechnuts
nut milks
This was used for purification, fighting infections by putting it in tea, and for fungal issues
Cedar
A guessing game that is played for money involving hiding items in moccasins.
Moccasin
built from bent saplings covered with waterproof materials like birchbark, elm bark, or woven mats
Dome shaped wigwam
Indian island museum carries one of the largest collection of a certain wabanaki item
Root clubs, medicine bags , and canoes
A recipe that includes chicken, salt, dandelions, butter, garlic, apple cider vinegar, ground pepper and red pepper flakes
Sautéd dandelion greens & garlic
This was said to make people grow and have better healt as they grew older
Sweetgrass
I game that can be played on ice or land
hockey
Often temporary homes, were very portable, mostly used when going on hunting trips
Conical wigwams
The hudson museum carry’s over how many wabanaki artifacts
1,700
A plant coiled up that looks like a spiral that grow all over Maine and are in all sorts of Maine dishes
fiddleheads
This fruit was made into syrup in order to cure colds and flus
elderberry’s
A version of soccer that Wabanaki played against opposing tribes
pasuckquakowaug
How long did it take to make the long houses
1-2 weeks
There are over ______ years of wbanaki history at the Indian Island Museum
8,000+
A sauce that is made by boiling tree sap to make a sugary goodness
maple syrup
This was used when clean a injury it was chewed on for pain relief acting almost like a aspirin
Willow bark
A winter game where participants slide a marked stick down a long trench in the snow trying to get it as far as possible
Snow snake
When was the last tradition wigwam made and who made it
2021 at Strawberry Banke Museum