Pejepscot Portage Countermap
The Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project raises awareness of the stories of this place we now call Brunswick. We Wabanaki and non-Native artists, activists, academics, conversationists, and interested residents are working to better understand the ancient and ongoing Wabanaki connections to this place and to reflect honestly on the colonial impacts on the land and original inhabitants. The project seeks to deepen community awareness of the rich and difficult history we share and make possible the building of a more inclusive community. We recommend that you look at our Google Earth Countermap. There is much to be learned; please give yourself time to enjoy it!
The Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project raises awareness of the stories of this place we now call Brunswick. We Wabanaki and non-Native artists, activists, academics, conversationists, and interested residents are working to better understand the ancient and ongoing Wabanaki connections to this place and to reflect honestly on the colonial impacts on the land and original inhabitants. The project seeks to deepen community awareness of the rich and difficult history we share and make possible the building of a more inclusive community. We recommend that you look at our Google Earth Countermap. There is much to be learned; please give yourself time to enjoy it!
To learn more about the development of this project, check out these talks:
• February 12, 2024, Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing): Moving through Place and Story at Pejepscot
• October 6, 2022, A Path to Community: Seeking to Know More about the Place We Now Call Brunswick
View images from these events here.
Pejepscot Portage Gatefold Infographic
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Pejepscot Portage Walk
On October 6, 2024, the Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project, in collaboration with Atlantic Black Box, organized a day of movement and reflection along the Pejepscot Portage, the Wabanaki portage that formed the basis for the roadway today known as Maine Street in Brunswick. By traveling the portage route together—from the falls at Pejepscot to Maquoit Bay—we attempted to see the wider relationships and continuing Wabanaki and Black presences in this place many of us call home. Signs offering more details of the area were posted around the Brunswick Town Mall. Take a look below.
On October 6, 2024, the Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project, in collaboration with Atlantic Black Box, organized a day of movement and reflection along the Pejepscot Portage, the Wabanaki portage that formed the basis for the roadway today known as Maine Street in Brunswick. By traveling the portage route together—from the falls at Pejepscot to Maquoit Bay—we attempted to see the wider relationships and continuing Wabanaki and Black presences in this place many of us call home. Signs offering more details of the area were posted around the Brunswick Town Mall. Take a look below.
Images from the Pejepscot Portage Walk
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