Native American language Native American culture Find Native American ancestors in your family tree

Coassuk: See Abenaki

"Coassuk" is the name of one of the bands or subgroups of the Abenaki tribe, located in what is now New England. The name Coassuk is a corruption of the band's name in their own language, koasek (also spelled goasek or kowasek), which means "people by the white pines." Descendants of the Coassuk Abenakis live in many places today, but especially in Vermont and Massachusetts.

Sponsored Links

Coassuk Tribe Resources

Here are the homepages of three Coassuk communities:
Koasek Traditional Band
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Nation
Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki

And here are links to our webpages about the Coassuk tribe and language:
Abenaki language
Abenaki religion
Coassuk Abenaki Tribe for Kids
Abenaki Native American mythology
Abenaki words translation
Woodlands Native American tribes
Algonkian Indians

Books about the Coassuks

Here are a few good books about the Coassuk and related Abenaki bands:
The Western Abenakis of Vermont
The Original Vermonters
The Language of Basket Making

Back to our Native Indian dictionary

Would you like to help support our organization's work with endangered American Indian languages?