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Abenaki
Abenaki Indians were divided into groups: the western and eastern Abenakis. Both have the same style of living. Abenaki originally from England moved to America when the French invaded their homelands. Although not recognized by the historian as a major Indian group, the Abenaki Indians were once a great tribe.
The family was the core of the Abenaki life. Abenaki family included mot only parents and children, as in a modern American family, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws. “ Abenaki were affectionate parents”( Trigger 155). The member of a family usually lived together and sometimes under the same roof. An Abenaki boy was born into a world surrounded by relatives. Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and as well as parents all took a hand in the child’s welfare and upbringing. When a mothe...