Passamaquoddy
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- proper noun
- /ˌpæsəˈmɑːkwədi/
- I am Passamaquoddy, people who spear pollack, from Sibyig, on the Maine-Canadian border.
- Passamaquoddy concepts of health
- Passamaquoddy community
Examples
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Passamaquoddy speakers rely exclusively on the spoken language to communicate the nuances of meaning.
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Still, it is beyond question that baseball had become a deeply ingrained part of Passamaquoddy culture.
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The Passamaquoddy language has never been used as a regular form of written communication.
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Now, Elliott, we want the people of Passamaquoddy to like us.
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I am one who crisscrosses the border, just as the Passamaquoddy have always done.
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One of my most difficult moments in the research occurred at a tribal council meeting where a Passamaquoddy Medicine Project was the first item on the agenda.
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Our history is filled with stories about how our people have always moved freely on both sides of the border, navigating Passamaquoddy Bay and river and ocean waters far beyond.
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The dissertation research was conducted in one of the two Passamaquoddy communities in Maine, where the language is still spoken fluently in conversation by most of those fifty-five years old and older.
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In this article, I describe my experience as an Indigenous researcher conducting dissertation research on Passamaquoddy ideas of health and decision-making in my home community and how these can be applied in contemporary tribal health decision-making processes.
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The Passamaquoddy people have a rich cultural heritage that continues to thrive today.
Synonyms
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A Native American language spoken in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
An Algonquian language that the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people speak in northeastern North America
A Native American language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in northeastern North America
A native language spoken by the Malecite and Passamaquoddy people in eastern Canada and northern New England
Surface Forms
Etymology
Passamaquoddy comes from the local Indigenous language and probably means 'where pollock are plentiful' or 'people who spear pollock', naming the place and the people by an important fish. So the word Passamaquoddy refers both to the people and to their language.