Molly Molasses (or Molly Pelagie) was a famous Penobscot elder who lived from 1775-1867. She was known for her powers as a medicine woman as well as her courage and strength. Among her people, she was believed to have m’teoulin, a magical force that gives one the power to help the sick and needy and to defend against one’s enemies. Molly was married to John Neptune, a “second chief” to the Penobscot nation. Molly Ayer is named after her.
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Molly Molasses Character Timeline in Orphan Train
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Chapter 20: Spruce Harbor, Maine, 2011
...culture of the Penobscot tribe [a part of the Wabanaki confederacy]. She was named for Molly Molasses , a Penobscot elder attributed with m’teoulin, a magic that helped her protect her people....
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Chapter 26: Spruce Harbor, Maine, 2011
...the politics of modern Native Americans. Megan tells Molly it’s “cool” that she’s Indian “like Molly Molasses .”
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