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Apotamkin

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Painted landscape: Passamaquoddy Bay shoreline with spruce trees at dusk
AI rendition of the setting, not an actual photo. We don't depict this being out of respect for the tradition it belongs to.

A giant fanged sea being of Maliseet and Passamaquoddy tradition, said to live in Passamaquoddy Bay.

Folklore Verdict: Apotamkin belongs to a living tradition; we describe it respectfully, show only the setting, and make no zoological claim.

Region
North America · United States / Canada
First reports
Maliseet and Passamaquoddy tradition

Key sightings

Best evidence

Stories and tradition only; no physical evidence.

This being belongs to a living Indigenous or religious tradition. We describe the reports respectfully, show no picture of the being, and put no pin on any site.

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