N'tolonapemk on the Dennys River at Meddybemps Lake

Art

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Dennys River Historical Society

N'tolonapemk on the Dennys River at Meddybemps Lake: An artist's conception of the ancestral Passamaquoddy village on the shores of Meddybemps Lake, at the head of the Dennys River, by Martin Dana, used with permission of the Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Today it is known as N'tolonapemk, meaning "our relative's place."
N'tolonapemk on the Dennys River at Meddybemps Lake

An artist's conception of the ancestral Passamaquoddy village on the shores of Meddybemps Lake, at the head of the Dennys River, by Martin Dana, used with permission of the Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Today it is known as N'tolonapemk, meaning "our relative's place."

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N'tolonapemk on the Dennys River at Meddybemps Lake

Description

Artist's rendering of the ancestral Passamaquoddy village site at the head of the Dennys River on Meddybemps Lake, known as N'tolonapemk. In the attached web link, Donald Soctomah, the Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, explains the re-discovery and archeology of this ancient tribal village in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Artwork and filming used with gracious permission from Donald Soctomah and the Tribal Historic Preservation Office.

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Photos for Map

Web Links and URLs

Eastern Surplus Superfund site at N'tolonapemk, Donald Soctomah on Passamaquoddy Archaeology at Meddybemps, Donald Soctomah answers questions about Passamaquoddy culture