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Page 1: By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz, Michelle Bayhurst & Claire Aleksandrowicz

Delaware Indian Tribe

By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz, Michelle Bayhurst & Claire

Aleksandrowicz

Page 2: By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz, Michelle Bayhurst & Claire Aleksandrowicz

Unalachtigo

Turkey Unami

Turtle Munsee

Wolf

3 Tribal Groups

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Males

Hunters Fishermen Warriors Healers

Females Farmers Cooks Seamstresses Child Care

Men & Women

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Language

Of the Algonquian Family Originally called the Lenni Lenape or the

Lenape Meaning “The People” Also known as the Grandfather Tribe

Among the 1st to make European contact English Settlers

Called them the Delaware Settled near the Delaware River

Early History

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Used tools for completing everyday tasks

Tools made of shell, bone, stone & wood Used farming as a major source of resources

Major crop was corn Fished the Delaware river for food

Used handcrafted canoes Known for their dugout canoes

Birch bark canoes Kayaks

Lived in small bands, 25 to 50 people Underneath Longhouses, Wigwams & Sweathouses

Daily Life

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Wampum Belts

Signified Currency Fur Trade

Beaver Pelts Turkey Feathers

Items Made Cloaks & Ornaments

French Traders Gave them alcohol & guns for fur

Trade

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William Penn & English Settlers

Tricked Indians out of land 1,200 Square Miles of PA

The Walking Purchase

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Moved every 10-12 years U.S. Government

Promised a permanent settlement to Delaware Indians

Forced Indians to move repeatedly Westward through Ohio (1795), Indiana (1820),

Missouri (1829) & Kansas (1866) Eventually made it to Indian Territory in

Oklahoma Still existent in the U.S. today

Now in Oklahoma & Ontario, Canada

Movement Through U.S.

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Men Vs. Women

Men Allowed only to kick the ball

Women Allowed to throw, kick, tackle, etc.

Goal Posts Located at each end of the field

Lenape Football Game

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Pontiac’s War

Distrusted British & American Colonists Part of the siege at Fort Pitt in 1763 Spread to the Cumberland Valley

3 Delaware Indians - Scalped & murdered a man & 10 kids July 26, 1764 in Green Castle, PA

American Revolution Gnadenhutten Massacre

Militia Men – Killed over 100 peaceful Delaware Indians Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio

Defeated by General Anthony Wayne Forced Indians to give up land in Ohio

Battle Involvement