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Record 1 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

An Algonquian-speaking North American [Indigenous people] who lived on both sides of the Penobscot Bay and throughout the Penobscot River basin in what is now the state of Maine, United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

[...] les Pentagouets vivaient aux alentours de la baie de Penobscot et du fleuve Penobscot, dans le Maine, aux États-Unis.

Spanish

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