 Notable Abenaki from this area include the documentary filmmaker [[Alanis Obomsawin]] ([[National Film Board of Canada]]).These two tribes are officially listed [[list of federally recognized tribes|federally recognized]] as tribes in the United States.the [[Passamaquoddy]] Tribe of Maine was recognized by the federal courts as a tribe, but not having a land trust with the government since never entering into a formal treaty.