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The Lenapes
Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Lenape (also known as Delaware) Indians.
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First published July 1, 1989
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December 23, 2016
While young and having a belief system thrust upon me I became interested in the belief systems of other groups as a subset of information related to 'My' ultimate question: "What is the best way to live ones life?" So, I used to read about various native peoples and the limited information we have about them. It was not until college that I explored other more religious related belief systems.
I picked this book and the previous one up from the library where I was killing time while my daughter decided which 3 (allowed) books to pick from the 12 (of dinosaurs) that she pulled from the shelves. I figured I would need something to read while I waited. I am glad I did. It was interesting reading about the peoples who occupied my home State of New Jersey before those like me arrived on these shores. This one is more involved and thorough. The previous book might have a few items in it not covered here but for the most part this book encapsulates all of the last one.
I picked this book and the previous one up from the library where I was killing time while my daughter decided which 3 (allowed) books to pick from the 12 (of dinosaurs) that she pulled from the shelves. I figured I would need something to read while I waited. I am glad I did. It was interesting reading about the peoples who occupied my home State of New Jersey before those like me arrived on these shores. This one is more involved and thorough. The previous book might have a few items in it not covered here but for the most part this book encapsulates all of the last one.
December 9, 2012
The Lenape inhabited the lower Hudson and Delaware valleys and the land in between, in other words New Jersey and adjacent regions (including my own). This short young-adult book tells their history without adornment from first contact to the 1980s.
The Lenapes shared a way of life and closely-related languages, but they were never politically united. They were not particularly warlike and tried to accommodate to the Europeans and to more aggressive tribes, but there was no accommodating to smallpox. The survivors who wanted to keep their ancestral ways were forced to emigrate in turn to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma; some went to Wisconsin or Ontario. In English they are often called Delawares; those from the northern part of their ancestral territory are often called Munsees (whence Muncie, IN). "Lenape" in their own language just means "people."
The Lenapes shared a way of life and closely-related languages, but they were never politically united. They were not particularly warlike and tried to accommodate to the Europeans and to more aggressive tribes, but there was no accommodating to smallpox. The survivors who wanted to keep their ancestral ways were forced to emigrate in turn to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma; some went to Wisconsin or Ontario. In English they are often called Delawares; those from the northern part of their ancestral territory are often called Munsees (whence Muncie, IN). "Lenape" in their own language just means "people."
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