Sapiel Selmore wampum belt held by great-grandson Donald Soctomah. There is another Passamaquoddy community on the coast in Pleasant Point, Maine, or Sipayik. Soctomah, Passamaquoddy tribal preservation officer, was interviewed for a recent documentary about the return of an island to his people, called Kihtahkomikumon (Our Land). Information Morning - Fredericton 11:00 The Elders: Donald Soctomah Donald Soctomah is the Passamaquoddy Historic Preservation Officer. But over the years, those songs "sort of fell back," because of the snake's association with evil in the Bible.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2021 09:00 UTC