From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2010.9.118859
A view of an native American posing at Peter Dana Point in Calais. Indian Township Reservation (also known as Motahkomikuk) in Washington County, is one of two homes of the Passamaquoddy tribe, the other being Pleasant Point. The Office of Land Agent, created in 1824, was to manage the sale and settlement of the public land, including Indian lands. A 1929 law gave administration of the Indian tribes to the Department of Forestry. Forestry records at the Maine State Archives include information about lumbering in Indian Township and sale of lots in Indian Township (1890-1918). Lands have been returned to the tribe as a result of the Maine Indian Lands Claims Settlement of 1980. Peter Dana Point, in the southwest corner, is the village center for the Passamaquoddy people in the township. U.S. Route 1 hosts another cluster of facilities and population.
