- Androscoggin (tribe)
Androscoggin were an
Algonquian tribe who was a sub-tribe of theAbenaki who lived in what now areMaine andNew Hampshire . It is assumed that by the 18th century, they had been absorbed by neighboring tribe.Name
Arosaguntacook or Arossagunticook, the tribe's
endonym , in the easternAbenaki language means "Rocky Flats flow" or "a river of rocks refuge." Other recorded variations of the name are Amariscoggin, Ameriscoggin, Asschincantecook, Arossagunticook, "Alessikantek-eyak" by thePenobscot and theCowasuck . The name Arosaguntacook was probably change by Massachusetts GovernorEdmund Andros to Androscoggin. Today's Penobscot name for the Saint Francis Abenaki is "Alessikantek-eyak" because Arossaguntacook belonged to the ancestors of the people of Saint Francis.Distribution
The Arosaguntacook once lived in the
Androscoggin River watershed, located in present-day southernMaine and northernNew Hampshire . Their main village was located in the vicinity of present-day Lewiston. Together with the Pigwacket, they formed the southern-most of the Abenaki tribes, and were therefore one the first in contact with the English colonists ofNew England .History
In 1675, the Androscoggin took part in
King Philip's War .Metallak was member of Androscoggin tribe.Reference
* Bruce G. Trigger (ed.): "
Handbook of North American Indians . Vol. 15. Northeast". Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 1978 ISBN 0-16004-575-4External links
* [http://www.tolatsga.org/aben.html Abenaki History]
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