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The legend of Gluskap, or culture hero of the
Wabanaki people, has been passed down from older people to younger
people, generation to generation,
for hundreds of years. Gluskap is said to have created man and woman
for each of the Wabanaki tribes. But one thing to remember in dealing
with Wabanaki names and words is that the spellings and pronunciations
can differ from tribe to tribe. Gluskap [GLOOS-kahb] is the Micmac
spelling and pronunciation. Penobscots refer to the culture hero
as Gluskabe [gloos-KAH-bee]. The Maliseet and Passamaquoddy both use
Koluskap
[Gloos-kahb].
From The Wabanakis of Maine and the Maritimes: A resource
book about Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Micmac and Abenaki Indians.
(1989)
TRANSCRIPTS OF EACH TRIBE'S GLUSKAP STORY:
GLOOSCAP LINKS
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