penobscot indians

The father of a colonial family seeking a new and promising life in the deep wilderness of Maine in 1763 reluctantly leaves his 13-year-old son alone in the wilderness to protect their claim until he can return with the rest of the family and their belongings.

Feeling frustrated when his first attempt to weave a basket fails, a Penobscot Indian boy receives help and encouragement from his grandfather.

Ten-year-old Lily, part of the Penobscot tribe, longs to be a master basket maker. When she makes the most beautiful basket she's ever seen, she proudly shows if off but no one gives her enough credit for it. Soon Lily realizes that everyone contributed to the materials that went into her basket.

History and culture of the Penobscot, a group of eastern woodland Indians that settled in the state of Maine, how they were affected by the arrival of Europeans, and their status today.

Nine-year-old Rayanne's life is turned upside down when her father leaves and she has to move off the Penobscot reservation and go to live with her grandmother.

Describes the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Penobscot Indians.