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Wabanaki Performance
The Passamaquoddy Wabanaki Indians of northern Maine have gone to great lengths to restore and revitalize the cultural knowledge and traditions of their ancestors. Wayne Newell, a Passamaquoddy elder, illustrates the importance of song, performing with Blanche Sockabasin and dancers.
Videography by Sara Legg and Trevor DeSaussure
Edited by Sara Legg and Jillian Reagan
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