Project Gutenberg 2016-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 296 Prince, John Dyneley 1868 1945 Prince, J. Dyneley (John Dyneley) 22021840 Passamaquoddy Texts Produced by Richard Tonsing, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Passamaquoddy Texts" by John Dyneley Prince is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. This work is a compilation of folklore, oral traditions, and cultural narratives of the Passamaquoddy people, an Indigenous group from Maine, along with their linguistic and historical context. The texts present tales centered around the mythical figure Kuloskap and various other cultural stories, exploring themes of community, morality, and the relationship between humans and nature. The opening portion of the book begins with a preface detailing the linguistic and cultural background of the Passamaquoddy Indians, explaining their connection to other tribes within the Eastern Algonquin family. It introduces the concept of the Wampum Records, a traditional mnemonic system used by the tribe to preserve their laws and customs through wampum shells arranged in specific patterns. Following this, the text captures the beginning of a narrative about a council among the tribes to establish peace, outlining the communal decision-making process and the eventual decrees for harmony, indicating a deep respect for guidance, tradition, and unity within the Indigenous culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Passamaquoddy Indians -- Folklore Passamaquoddy language -- Texts PM Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 231818 2025-07-20T12:57:29.641745 text/html 209565 2024-10-23T00:02:47 text/html 149163 2025-07-20T12:57:33.648691 application/epub+zip 150960 2025-07-20T12:57:30.464720 application/epub+zip 150959 2025-07-20T12:57:30.064717 application/epub+zip 257324 2025-07-20T12:57:36.580673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204519 2025-07-20T12:57:33.255740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204511 2022-09-23T10:02:24.920794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212320 2025-07-20T12:57:29.155741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192493 2024-10-23T00:02:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17365 2025-07-20T12:57:36.717671 application/rdf+xml 11875 2025-07-20T12:57:30.131740 image/jpeg 1966 2025-07-20T12:57:30.098723 image/jpeg 136391 2025-07-20T12:57:29.661717 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia