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Delaware Indian Tribe

Delaware Indian Tribe. By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz , Michelle Bayhurst & Claire Aleksandrowicz. 3 Tribal G roups. Unalachtigo Turkey Unami Turtle Munsee Wolf. Men & Women. Males Hunters Fishermen Warriors Healers Females Farmers Cooks Seamstresses Child Care.

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Delaware Indian Tribe

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  1. Delaware Indian Tribe By: Josh Bowers, Kylie Aleksandrowicz, Michelle Bayhurst& Claire Aleksandrowicz

  2. 3 Tribal Groups • Unalachtigo • Turkey • Unami • Turtle • Munsee • Wolf

  3. Men & Women • Males • Hunters • Fishermen • Warriors • Healers • Females • Farmers • Cooks • Seamstresses • Child Care

  4. Early History • Language • Of the Algonquian Family • Originally called the Lenni Lenape or the Lenape • Meaning “The People” • Also known as the Grandfather Tribe • Among the 1st to make European contact • English Settlers • Called them the Delaware • Settled near the Delaware River

  5. Daily Life • 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 barkcanoes • Kayaks • Lived in small bands, 25 to 50 people • Underneath Longhouses, Wigwams & Sweathouses

  6. Trade • Wampum Belts • Signified Currency • Fur Trade • Beaver Pelts • Turkey Feathers • Items Made • Cloaks & Ornaments • French Traders • Gave them alcohol & guns for fur

  7. The Walking Purchase • William Penn & English Settlers • Tricked Indians out of land • 1,200 Square Miles of PA

  8. Movement Through U.S. • Moved every 10-12 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

  9. Lenape Football Game • 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

  10. Battle Involvement • 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

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