Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation
One of a handful of Maine’s Native American reservations, this community, known as Sipayik, is where the Passamaquoddy tribe instigated a landmark lawsuit for recovery of unceded lands, settled in 1981. The Passamaquoddy and other tribes received a big land-and-cash award; in exchange, the tribe agreed to drop a series of land claims that many believe would have won in court—and probably bankrupted the state in the process. (The tribe would have received more than half of the land in the state of Maine if it had won.) The Waponahki Museum & Resource Center, upstairs in the Sipayik Youth Center, offers insight into Passamaquoddy culture, with its photographs, baskets, art, and language exhibits. Call ahead if you’re intent on visiting—it’s only open limited hours, but they might open it for you if you can’t get here at those times.
One of a handful of Maine’s Native American reservations, this community, known as Sipayik, is where the Passamaquoddy tribe instigated a landmark lawsuit for recovery of unceded lands, settled in 1981. The Passamaquoddy and other tribes received a big land-and-cash award; in exchange, the tribe agreed to drop a series of land claims that many believe would have won in court—and probably bankrupted the state in the process. (The tribe would have received more than half of the land in the state of Maine if it had won.) The Waponahki Museum & Resource Center, upstairs in the Sipayik Youth Center, offers insight into Passamaquoddy culture, with its photographs, baskets, art, and language exhibits. Call ahead if you’re intent on visiting—it’s only open limited hours, but they might open it for you if you can’t get here at those times.
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