By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz, Michelle Bayhurst & Claire Aleksandrowicz
Unalachtigo Turkey Unami Turtle Munsee Wolf 3 Tribal Groups
Males Hunters Fishermen Warriors Healers Females Farmers Cooks Seamstresses Child Care Men & Women
Language Of the Algonquian Family Originally called the Lenni Lenape or the Lenape Meaning “The People” Also known as the Grandfather Tribe Among the 1 st to make European contact English Settlers Called them the Delaware Settled near the Delaware River Early History
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
Wampum Belts Signified Currency Fur Trade Beaver Pelts Turkey Feathers Items Made Cloaks & Ornaments French Traders Gave them alcohol & guns for fur Trade
William Penn & English Settlers Tricked Indians out of land 1,200 Square Miles of PA The Walking Purchase
Moved every 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.
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
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