▁way ▁north ward . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Maine ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Indian ▁Island , ▁Maine . ▁The ▁trib al ▁chief ▁is ▁Kirk ▁Francis . ▁ ▁The ▁vice - ch ief ▁is ▁Bill ▁Thompson . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁people ▁long ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁present - day ▁Old ▁Town ▁and ▁Bang or , ▁and ▁still ▁occup y ▁trib al ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁nearby ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁Indian ▁Island ▁Res ervation . ▁The ▁first ▁European ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Est ê v ão ▁G om es ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 4 , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁Spain . ▁He ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁expl orer ▁Samuel ▁de ▁Champ lain ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 5 . ▁Champ lain ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁myth ical ▁city ▁of ▁Nor umb ega , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁where ▁Bang or ▁now ▁lies . ▁French ▁mission ary ▁pri ests ▁settled ▁among ▁the ▁Pen ob sc ot . ▁This ▁valley ▁was ▁cont ested ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Britain ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 s ; ▁after ▁Britain ▁defeated ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁the ▁territory ▁became ▁domin ated ▁by ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁northern ▁regions ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁chief s ▁was ▁M ado ck aw ando . ▁ ▁King ▁William ' s ▁War ▁ ▁There ▁were