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Wabanaki

American  
[wah-buh-nah-kee] / ˌwɑ bəˈnɑ ki /

noun

Wabanakis, plural Wabanaki plural
  1. Abenaki.


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She was a co-organizer of “Jeremy Frey: Woven,” the first solo exhibition of a Wabanaki artist at a fine art museum in the United States.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024

“For decades, the history of the state’s treatment of the Wabanaki people has been concealed and disregarded – even in our most formal and guiding documents,” Ross said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

“I believe the interest we share to do right by the Wabanaki Nations and Maine people must be accomplished through legislation that is clear, thoroughly vetted, and well understood by all parties,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

They stand alongside the Nez Percé singer Julia Keefe — a songbird of a jazz vocalist, who also fronts a big band — and the Wabanaki bassist, composer and vocalist Mali Obomsawin.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

That Wabanaki means “Dawnland,” because the tribes live in the region where the first light of dawn touches the American continent.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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