Negoot

Negoot belongs to the country of the Tobique River, a tributary of the Wolastoq in the homeland of the Wolastoqiyik. The river's Wolastoqey name, Neqotkuk, is associated with a word meaning to obstruct or block. At its mouth stood a fortified Wolastoqiyik village whose inhabitants were known as the people of Neqotkuk. They defended their home against Haudenosaunee raiding parties travelling down the Wolastoq, while the river and its branches led into the hunting grounds of the forested interior.