Orono the Indian Chief Vol 2 page 218 218 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY Orono, the town that is now the "Mecca" for students, was hundreds of years ago the home of two nations of Indians-the Abnakis or Abenaques. In the latter nation, the strongest tribe was the Tarratines, who generally in a battle were the victors. Their largest villages were at Oldtown and at the banks of the Stillwater in Orono. "The settlement of the last named place by the English received its name in honor of Joseph Orono, an Indian chief. The Tarratines rarely made war upon the whites except under great provocation. For more than a hundred years after the settle- ment of Maine, no white person was killed by the Penobscot tribe but in self defence." On the contrary, there are many beautiful memories of Indian gratitude and kindness. Joseph Orono was wise and just and asked that some of the grievances under which his people labored should be removed by the whites. Chief Orono'died more than century ago, keenly intellectual in ,his old age. The remnant of the tribe lives at Indian Island, Old- town. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.