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Aroosaguntacook Tribe (Abenaki)

"Aroosaguntacook" was the name of one of the important bands or subgroups of the Abenaki tribe, located in what is now western Maine and northeastern New Hampshire. Their name comes from an Abenaki word meaning "river of rock shelters," referring to the Androscoggin River that flows through their territory. After the arrival of Europeans, the Aroosaguntacooks merged into other Abenaki and New England Algonquian groups and today there is no distinct Aroosaguntacook band.

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Aroosaguntacook Tribe Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Aroosaguntacook tribe and language:

Abenaki language lessons
Abenaki Indians
Aroosagunticook Facts for Kids
Abenaki stories
Abenaki words
Woodlands Indians
Algonquian languages

Books about the Aroosagunticooks

Here are a few good books about the Aroosagunticook and related Abenaki bands:
Norumbega Reconsidered: Mawooshen and the Wawenoc Diaspora
Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine
The Language of Basket Making

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