Eastern Delaware
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Eastern Delaware refers to the group of Lenape (Delaware) people who traditionally lived in the eastern portion of their ancestral homelands and are distinguished from related western bands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Lenape subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eastern Delaware Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancestralHomelandRegion | Mid-Atlantic region of present-day United States ⓘ |
| colonialContactWith |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Mahican
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munsee Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Unami Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Delaware of the Ohio Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicQualifier | eastern portion of Lenape homelands ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
clan-based social organization
ⓘ
council-based political decision-making ⓘ longhouse and wigwam dwellings ⓘ wampum use ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym |
Delaware
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
displacement from ancestral homelands
ⓘ
land cessions to European colonies ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Delaware people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleOf | Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Delaware Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware Tribe of Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockbridge-Munsee Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Lenape spiritual practices ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
post-contact era ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Munsee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Atlantic coastal areas of present-day New Jersey
ⓘ
Delaware River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ lower Hudson River valley ⓘ western New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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