Indians in Eden: Wabanakis and Rusticators on Maine's Mt. Desert Island

by Bunny McBride, Harald Prins

Overview

When the Wabanaki were moved to reservations, they proved their resourcefulness by catering to the burgeoning tourist market during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Bar Harbor was called Eden. This engaging, richly illustrated, and meticulously researched book chronicles the intersecting lives of the Wabanaki and wealthy summer rusticators on Mount Desert Island. While the rich built sumptuous summer homes, the Wabanaki sold them Native crafts, offered guide services, and produced Indian shows.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892728930
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Bunny McBride is the author of Women of the Dawn, Molly Spotted Elk: A Penobscot in Paris, and Our Lives in Our Hands: Micmac Basketmakers. With a background in art, journalism, and anthropology, she has served as curator of several museum exhibits on Native American art. She is a regular lecturer at Kansas State University and at the Salt Center for Documentary Field Studies in Maine. She is also an oral history advisor for the Kansas Humanities Council. She lives in Manhattan, Kansas.

Dr. Harald E. Prins is a Dutch anthropologist who taught at Bowdoin and Colby colleges, and is now a Distinguished Professor at Kansas State University. An ethnohistorian and native rights specialist, he did fieldwork among Mi'kmaq and other tribes in North and South America. He made several documentaries and authored over a hundred publications, including the book, The Mi'kmaq: Resistance, Accommodation, and Cultural Survival.

Table of Contents

Foreword Donna Loring iv

1 Manesayd'ik: At the Clam-Gathering Place 1

2 Still in Eden: Wabanakis, Settlers, and Artists 16

3 By Canoe, Sail, or Stream: Getting to Mount Desert Island 34

4 Boating, Tramping, Rocking, and Tea: Rusticators on the Rise 47

5 Peddling and Porpoising: Wabanaki Summer Resources 70

6 Fancy Baskets and Toy Canoes at Tent No. 3: Selling Crafts, Telling Fortunes 85

7 Mighty Tippy: Canoe Services and Sales 105

8 Everyone Knows Chief Big Thunder: Notable Wabanakis 117

9 Where Moose Bones Turned to Stone: Folklorists and Conservationists 140

10 A Perfect Shame: Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association 160

Epilogue: The Art of Survival 172

Acknowledgments 174

End Notes 175

Bibliography 181

Index 184