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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Delaware Indian Tribe
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 1st 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 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
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