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For Gabriel Frey, making baskets from brown ash trees (Fraxinus nigra Marshall; also known as black ash) is a source of interwoven values of family, culture, identity, and income. Among these values, basket making plays a pivotal role in his young family’s livelihood. As a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, brown ash baskets are an integral part of Gabriel’s culture and identity. Gabriel works as a massage therapist but it is income from selling his baskets that has made it possible for his family thrive and move ahead financially.
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The traditional territory of the Passamaquoddy spans the St. Croix River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.
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The eastern Wabanaki, or People of the Dawn, are comprised of four tribes, whose homelands are in Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot.
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Frey, G., Emery, M.R., Greenlaw, S. (2019). Weaving Together Livelihood and Culture in Maine, USA. In: Pullanikkatil, D., Shackleton, C. (eds) Poverty Reduction Through Non-Timber Forest Products. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75580-9_24
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