The History of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Every Year

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Published 2024-05-24
In response to European and Iroquois expansion, multiple tribes in Northeastern North America formed a confederacy that would play a major role in Canadian and New England history.
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. The subdivisions shown represent the approximate territories of the main constituent tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy. However, they did not have hard borders and at times overlapped territories in some areas.
2. The tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy can be further divided into bands with their own leaders. Furthermore they existed before and after the Confederacy as their own entities. This video focuses specifically on the Confederacy.
3. Colonial expansion is shown by actual control and settlement rather than general claims. Some expansion is approximated from lack of precise information, but most of it is based on either settlement founding dates or land grants when more appropriate.
4. European control in the interior of Newfoundland for the Mi'qmac is based on a Peace and Friendship Treaty they signed in 1763, however the indigenous Beothuk on the island likely inhabited the northern interior until the 1820s. However they had no significant military or political control in the region to override the British, hence me showing British control after 1763.

Music used:
"Birch Run" by Kevin MacLeod
found at www.incompetech.com

Sources:
- Châtelain, Jules. “Le Régime Seigneurial.” Map. Longueuil, Quebec: Kinésis Education, 1971.
- Hiller, J. K. “The French Period to 1763.” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 1998. www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/labrador-f….
- “Map of Ontario Treaties and Reserves.” April 24, 2018. Map. Government of Ontario. www.ontario.ca/page/map-ontario-treaties-and-reser….
- Pastore, Ralph T. “Post-Contact Beothuk History.” Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador, 1998. www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/indigenous/beothuk-his….
- Patterson, Bradley H., The White House, Passamaquoddy Issue § (1977).
- Shepherd, William. “Reference Map of the New England Colonies, 1607-1760.” Map. Historical Atlas. Austin, TX: University of Texas, 1911.
- Smith, Nicholas N. “The Rebirth of a Nation? A Chapter in Penobscot History.” Algonquian Conference, no. 36 (2005): 407–23.
- Wicken, William C., and John G. Reid. Rep. An Overview of the Eighteenth Century Treaties Signed Between the Mi’kmaq and Wuastukwiuk Peoples and the English Crown, 1693-1928. Land and Economy Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1996.
All Comments (21)
  • @EmperorTigerstar
    This was a tedious but fun one. There are a few clarifying notes in the description since colonial borders and indigenous control is always a messy situation. Enjoy!
  • @Cheaprz
    Crazy how I have been in US history classes since I was in the 5th grade (currently getting a degree in history) and I've never once heard the Wabanaki mentioned by name. THANK YOU Tigerstar!! for this amazing visualization of history!
  • @RavenholmZombie
    As a member of the Passamaquoddy, I really enjoyed this video. There's so much history involving the Wabanaki Confederacy that has been brushed aside by historians.
  • @AnthonySpecialeJr
    Just looking at French North America in the 1700s, your North America video is going to be insane! Keep up the good work!
  • @forgettimyspaghetti1417
    HISTORY TEACHER CONTEXT: As a history teacher in Maine, the Wabanaki tribes are very sadly relegated beneath the Iroquois and Great Plains tribes in the history books and curriculum. In reality, they were extremely feared warriors. There are Colonial accounts from King Philip's War about the savagery and brutality with which the Abenaki fought off invaders in their land, and they were rightly one of the most feared tribes in New England for a long time. It is also agreed that the Mi'kmaq were likely the inventors of ice hockey and lacrosse, two of the biggest sports in the region. Living in Midcoast Maine, there are many stories from local historical societies of prospectors, priests, traders, and others that tried to negotiate, trade with or convert members of the Wabanaki, with very few being successful. For those of you unfamiliar with the area, most of Maine and the area known as Acadia (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Southern Quebec) is VERY heavily forested and mountainous in places. To try to fight a war in the area would be disastrous for any colonial militia, and therefore the treaties mentioned in the video were forced upon the tribes. Now, most municipal or educational functions all include a recognition of this theft of land from the Wabanaki tribes. Also, legislation just passed last year in a Maine referendum to amend language in the state constitution to further recognize the wrongdoings against the Wabanaki peoples.
  • @MakriaMicronation
    I had no idea all the new england natives literally united to fight England and France, thats actually pretty cool
  • @darkerminia
    I have lived in this part of the world my entire life. I am probably one of the people most into history within my friendgroup and my general circle of peers. I was aware that my hometown was once Mikmaaq or Maliseet territory, and knew about some of the tribes labelled here. I have STILL never heard about the Wabanaki Confederacy until now.
  • @anonymousanonymous7250
    My dear late uncle once had a letter written to him by a an Abenaki friend (he lived in Vermont) written entirely in Abenaki and English. He later gave it to me as a gift, but I have since lost it. 😢
  • @Sephiths
    Being from New England. I was honestly I was super hyped reading the title lol. Great to see this getting some attention!
  • @sirpinkalot4784
    Hey tiger star, I love your videos and have always been a fan but don’t you think you could have used a different color for Canada and the confederacy? As in the end it is a little difficult to tell them apart lol
  • @northwesternmapping9069
    The Wabanaki Confederacy being revived in the modern day is so cool, its like if some German towns decided to reform the HRE. Also fun fact, Wabanaki translates to Dawnland.
  • @rampantmutt9119
    It is interesting how, despite "submitting" to British rule in 1760, the nations of the Wabenaki were still able to act autonomously and leverage their strength during the american war of independence.
  • @LeResin
    I remember that in middle school we learnt more about the iroquoi confederacy but never heard about them, such an interesting topic You should cover more first nation confederacies later