The Abenaki

The Abenaki - Colin G. Calloway

*The Abenaki*, part of the *Indians of North America* series, explores the history, culture and changing fortunes of the Abenaki people, whose ancestral homelands lie in what is now northern New England.

For thousands of years, the Abenaki maintained their communities and traditions in this region. Their early encounters with European settlers were initially peaceful, but relations deteriorated as colonial expansion brought conflict, dispossession and the loss of ancestral lands through force and disputed treaties.

Colin G. Calloway traces the profound changes experienced by the Abenaki over the centuries, including the threats to their traditional way of life. He also describes their political revival and continuing efforts to secure recognition of their history, identity and land rights.

This book offers an informative introduction to the Abenaki people and their place in the broader history of Native American communities and European settlement in North America.