Abenaki

Unofficial Herd: Mustang Animal Friend: Skunk Breed: Appaloosa, Regular Horse Introduced in: Native Lights Stable Code: 19283770

Appearance
Abenaki is a reddish bay stallion with a mane and tail that are similar to a skunk's coat. He is an appaloosa, with white haunches and back legs that are spotted with this base coat color, and fainter white spots running up his flanks and along his back. His front legs are black past the knee. He has a blue circle painted around his visible eye, a blue sun on his visible hip, and blue semi-circles on his visible shoulder, as well as two small bands above his front knees on both legs.

Tribe
The actual Abenaki tribe which this steed is based on is located in the Northeastern U.S. in the area of present-day Maine. Their name means “people of the dawn.” The Abenaki lived in wigwams, temporary dwellings, while they moved about seasonally, but also built permanent longhouses in centralized villages. Their seasonal migrations included hunting, fishing, and growing a variety of crops, but they returned to their longhouses during the winter. Abenaki built birch-bark canoes for water travel. This tribal group includes the Penobscot and the Androscoggin.

Abenakis fought against the English on the side of the French during the Seven Years’ War from 1756 to 1763. After their defeat, many went north where they were welcomed by the French with gifts of land, and presently, there is a reserve at Saint Francis, Quebec.

Inspirational Message
"Respect yourself first. Then others will honor your strength."