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The Norridgewock Indian Tribe

"Norridgewock" was the name of an early Abenaki band of Maine, also known as Kennebec. The name Norridgewock (or Nanrantsouak) was a corruption of their name for themselves in their own language, which probably meant "by the rapids." (Historically, it was said to mean "still water between the rapids," so perhaps the original name was longer.) After the arrival of Europeans, the Norridgewocks merged into other Abenaki and New England Algonquian groups and today there is no distinct Norridgewock band.

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Norridgewock Tribe Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Norridgewock tribe and language:

Abenaki language
Abenaki bands
Norridgewock Facts for Kids
Abenaki myth and legend
Abenaki words
Northeast Woodland Indians
Algonkians

And here are links to some other Norridgewock websites:
Norridgewock Tribe
Wikipedia: Norridgewock

Books about the Norridgewocks

Here are a few good books about the Norridgewock and related Abenaki bands:
Norumbega Reconsidered: Mawooshen and the Wawenoc Diaspora
Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine
The Language of Basket Making

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