Lenape

Quick Facts: Who was Lenape?

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Lenape

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Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically inhabiting parts of modern-day US and Canada.

Died:

Living / None

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Origins & Early Life

The Lenape (English: , , ; Lenape languages: [lənaːpe]), also called the Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada. The Lenape's historical territory included present-day northeastern Delaware, all of New Jersey, the eastern Pennsylvania regions of the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania, and New York Bay, western Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York.

Career & Major Achievements

Today communities are based in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario. During the last decades of the 18th century, European settlers and the effects of the American Revolutionary War displaced most Lenape from their homelands and pushed them north and west.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In the 1860s, under the Indian removal policy, the U.S. federal government relocated most Lenape remaining in the Eastern United States to the Indian Territory and surrounding regions. Federally recognized Lenape tribes are the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma, and the Stockbridge–Munsee Community in Wisconsin.

Notable Quotes by Lenape

“The Lenape are the people of the Delaware River.”

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lenape

True or False: “The Lenape people were entirely confined to the territory of modern-day New Jersey throughout their entire documented history.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): The Lenape historical territory was much broader, including parts of Pennsylvania, New York Bay, and extending into the lower Hudson Valley, not just New Jersey.

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