Tarrantine

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The Tarrantines were an alliance of seafaring Native American bands in coastal Northeast America, consisting of what are now known as Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy. In the first three decades of the 17th century. the Tarrantines were feared as raiders by their southwestern neighbors. Between 1614 and 1632, the Tarrantines controlled the coast from Penobscot Bay to Cape Breton.

The origin and meaning of the name "Tarrantine" is uncertain, but appears to be an indigenous term used by their traditional enemies, corn-growing Indians such as the Abenaki, Pennacook, and Massachusett.