<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Abenaki</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Abenaki</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Abnakis</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kennebec</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Wabanaki</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Wobanaki</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the style and culture of the Abenaki, an indigenous people whose traditional lands include areas in southern Québec, as well as areas in western Maine and northern New England, in separately recognized bands. The Abenaki united with other tribes in the 17th century to furnish mutual protection against the Iroquois Confederacy.  ]]></note></mads>