The Sign of the Beaver Resources

You're lost, out of food, and about to starve. Time to be like Matt and Attean and build your own snares.

Head to this site to find out what's happening in the Penobscot Indian Nation today.

Want to learn more about the Penobscot Indian culture? This is the place to go.

Who fought in the French and Indian War? Why were the groups fighting? Find out answers to these questions, and more.

Here are some ideas for you.

Though they changed the name, Keeping the Promise is the movie version of The Sign of the Beaver. Which title do you think fits best?

Learn about Speare's life and the reason she chose historical fiction in this tribute to her life.

Check out this trailer for a movie version of the novel that seems to take a whole lot of liberties with the characters and plot.

Okay, the author, Elizabeth George Speare, is in the picture as well.

Here's one of the original book covers for the novel.

On this cover, it's all about the bear.