The name Passamaquoddy comes from pestomuhkatiyik meaning “people of the pollock-spearing place.” The Skutik or St. Croix River (previously known as the Passamaquoddy River) was set as the international boundary between the United States and Canada by the Jay Treaty of 1794, cutting through the middle of the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s homeland. The Passamaquoddy Tribe, which was federally recognized in 1976, has two reservations in Washington County. Motahkomikuk is located 50 miles inland at present day Indian Township. Approximately 1,400 Passamaquoddy members are enrolled at Motahkomikuk. Sipayik is located overlooking the ocean at Pleasant Point. An additional approximately 2,005 tribal members are enrolled at Sipayik. A third Passamaquoddy community, the St. Croix-Schoodic Band is headquartered at Qonaskamkuk in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.