Native peoples lived and thrived on these lands for thousands of years prior to the arrival of colonists from Europe. The land, which we now know as Central Eastern New Hampshire and South Western Maine, specifically the Saco River watershed where Wyonegonic is located, was stewarded by the Pequawket people. In the 18th century, the Pequawket lived in a small village on a bluff above the flowing Saco near the current town of Fryeburg Maine, just 10 miles from Wyonegonic.

The Pequawket are a band of the Abenaki people, who are members of the larger Wabanaki Confederacy. The Wabanaki, translated to People of the Dawn, is a North American First Nation and a confederation of five principal Eastern Algonquian tribes, The Abenaki, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. Wyonegonic recognizes the current Tribes who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy. We respect the traditional values of these tribes and affirm their inherent sovereignty in this territory. We support their efforts for land and water protection and restoration and for cultural healing and recovery.

The word Wyonegonic is a Native American term for Long Lake.