Title:
Indians of Penobscot hold 3 day camp at Old Town; laden canoes from Indian Island bring tribesmen to annual celebration; birchbark wigwams rise to shelter them in ancestral style
Author:
Ta-De-Win
Subjects:
DAR
Indian Island
Old Town, Maine
Penobscot
Indian Island
Old Town, Maine
Penobscot
Object ID:
scr-025-024
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
Christian Science Monitor
Pubication Date:
08/10/1933
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Indians of Penobscot hold 3 day camp at Old Town; laden canoes from Indian Island bring tribesmen to annual celebration; birchbark wigwams rise to shelter them in ancestral style. Celebration harkens back to how they lived in the early 1600s. Articles mentions DAR monument given in recogntion for Indian contributions in the Revolution.
People:
Chief Frances
Chief Poolaw, Kiowa tribe
Chief Orono
Needahdeh
Princess Watawaso, pageant director
Ranco, Cov.
Shea, Mr.
Shea, Mrs.
Young Shea
Chief Poolaw, Kiowa tribe
Chief Orono
Needahdeh
Princess Watawaso, pageant director
Ranco, Cov.
Shea, Mr.
Shea, Mrs.
Young Shea
Search Terms:
DAR
Indians
Indian Island
Old Town, Maine
Penobscot
Indians
Indian Island
Old Town, Maine
Penobscot