Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin has been chosen by the Wilson Museum for the November Story Walk to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Month.
Allen Sockabasin (Passamaquoddy) was a master musician, singer, songwriter, storyteller, teacher and advocate who shared the teachings, spiritual guidance, and cultural heritage of the traditional Passamaquoddy language through his music. This year, his book Thanks to the Animals turns 20!
The place we now call Castine is the home of the Penobscot people, who have been here since time immemorial – the first humans to live here.
Today, the Wabanaki include five nations: the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Abenaki. Wabanaki means “People of the first light” or “People of the Dawnland” in the related languages of these nations.