THE ABENAKI - PEOPLE OF THE DAWNIdentity is often revealed in the most perilous situations. In The AbenakiPeople of the Dawn, it is Joe Obomsawins intimate knowledge of the back roads and hidden trails on the frontiers of Quebec and New England that narrowly saves a group of bootleggers from capture. The escape also provides the impetus for his characters powerful and deeply personal retelling of the history of his people. Huddled around a fire in a remote cabin, Obomsawin unfolds