Pleasant Point - Sipayik

Welcome to the Pleasant Point - Passamaquoddy Tribal Government Web Site.

Our goal is to provide a tribal government website that is both interactive and informative.

We will be happy to hear from you on any feedback, suggestions, and ideas you might have for the tribal website. Email web maintenance at edb@wabanaki.com or the web domain administrator at marvin@wabanaki.com.

Woliwon (Thank You)

Click here for the Sipayik Bare Bones Newsletter

Click here for Wabanaki Nations Facebook Link:
This facebook page was created to bring a unified location for all Maine tribes to get information, event listings, and social networking. The concept was created at a Circle of Youth Conference that is listed in the events and notes. You need a facebook account to view this information. Free to sign up for facebook.

Click here for the Wabanaki Nations web site link
This website was created so that all the four Maine Tribes and our Canadian Tribes can view information, calendar of events, and post information.

Our Mission

The Preamble of the Constitution of the Sipayik Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe states:

"WE, the SIPAYIK MEMBERS of the PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE, People of the Dawn, adopt this Constitution in order to establish a democratic form of tribal government at the Pleasant Point Reservation; to protect our sovereignty and freedom of self-determination; to preserve our heritage and culture for our children and for our future generations; to insure equal rights for all Sipayik members of the tribe; and to create fair opportunities for the economic and domestic well-being of all Sipayik members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe."

Tribal Profile

There are three separate and distinct subdivisions (Governing Bodies) within the Passamaquoddy Tribe.  In the United States the Passamaquoddy Tribe is represented by the Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, with separate councils at the Pleasant Point (Sipayik)  and the Indian Township  (Motahkomikuk) Reservations.  And in Canada the Passamaquoddy Tribe is represented by the Tribal Chief and Council  St. Croix Schoodic Band located at St. Stephen, NB (Qonasqamkuk).

The St. Croix River (previously known as the Passamaquoddy River and the Schoodic River) serves as the International boundary line between the USA and Canada.  This boundary cuts through the middle of the Passamaquoddy Ancestral Homeland.  The Passamaquoddy have occupied this Ancestral Homeland which includes the St Croix River watershed region for well over 600+ generations (12,000+ years).  This new USA-Canada boundary line was created about 200 years ago under the Jay Treaty and was imposed on the Passamaquoddy People.  Since time immemorial Passamaquoddies have lived on both sides of this river and today the Passamaquoddies continue to live on both sides of the river.  The Chief of the St Croix - Schoodic Band currently resides at Qonasqamkuk.  

The Governing Body for Pleasant Point is the Tribal Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council.  The Pleasant Point Tribal Office is open for business Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

A total of 3,464 tribal members are listed on the tribal census rolls with 2,106 listed on Pleasant Point census and 1,369 on the Indian Township census.
 

Our Location and Maps

Pleasant Point is located on the shore of the Passamaquoddy Bay in the State of Maine between the town of Perry and the city of Eastport.

Click Here to see Pleasant Point in Google Map

3D relief map of the region - size is 447KB

Click here to view other maps

Contact Information

Contacts Page

Telephone

1-207-853-2600

FAX

1-207-853-6039

Physical address
9 Sakom Road, Pleasant Point, Maine   04667
Mailing Address
PO Box 343, Perry, Maine   04667

Electronic mail

General Information (tribal clerk): jackie@wabanaki.com
Web Site Maintenance: edb@wabanaki.com

Copyright © 2003 Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
Last modified:  07/12/2010 08:01:41 AM