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Koasek Indian Tribe

"Koasek" is the name of one of the bands or subgroups of the Abenaki tribe, located in what is now New England. The name Koasek (also spelled goasek or kowasek) means "people by the white pines" in the Abenaki language. Descendants of the Koasek Abenakis live in many places today, but especially in Vermont and Massachusetts.

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Koasek Tribe Resources

Here are the homepages of three Koasek 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 Koasek tribe and language:
Koasek Abenaki language
Koasek Abenaki history
Koasek Abenaki Indians for Kids
Abenaki myth
Abenaki words
Woodlands Indian cultures
Algonquian English

Books about the Koaseks

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

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