Delaware (Lenape)
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The Delaware (Lenape) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, historically centered in present-day New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, southeastern New York, and northern Delaware, known for their complex clan system, early contact with European colonists, and subsequent forced migrations westward.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delaware (Lenape) allies of France | 1 |
| Delaware tribe | 1 |
| Lenapehoking (traditional Lenape territory) | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European diseases
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delaware Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leni Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenni Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem |
matrilineal clans
ⓘ
turkey clan ⓘ turtle clan NERFINISHED ⓘ wolf clan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCommunities |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyContactWith |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
English colonists ⓘ Swedish colonists ⓘ |
| economy | wampum production ⓘ |
| ethnonymDerivedFrom | Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
eastern Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day New Jersey ⓘ southeastern New York ⓘ |
| housing |
longhouses
ⓘ
wigwams ⓘ |
| involvedIn | fur trade ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | matrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
bark containers
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ woven mats ⓘ |
| migratedWestTo |
Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameGivenBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| nativeName | Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTraditions |
creation stories
ⓘ
migration narratives ⓘ |
| partOfLargerGrouping | Eastern Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional spiritual practices ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignationMeaning | the people ⓘ |
| subjectTo | forced migration ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Munsee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization |
sachems
ⓘ
village-based leadership ⓘ |
| treatyHistory |
Treaty of Easton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walking Purchase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
French and Indian War
this entity surface form:
Delaware (Lenape) allies of France
this entity surface form:
Delaware tribe
this entity surface form:
Lenapehoking (traditional Lenape territory)