The Lenape Indians Book

The Lenape Indians lived in what is now New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. They maintained a peaceful existence, fishing, farming, and hunting, until the English, French, and Dutch came to settle in North America in the 1600s. The Europeans brought exciting new objects to trade with the Indians, but they also brought diseases, of which the Lenapes died by the thousands.

The remaining Lenapes struggled to keep their land, but the European powers were too strong for them, and by the 1700s the tribe was moved westward into Ohio, then into Indiana, and even farther west in the 1800s. Eventually, the Lenapes were scattered across many states and Canada, making it difficult for them to keep their tribal identity.

Although today the Lenapes belong to the Delaware and the Munsee tribes, they continue to remember their unique history of hardship and survival.

Examines the history, culture, and future prospects of the Lenape (also known as Delaware) Indians.