Lenape

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lenape

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the major displacement periods?Late 18th century (post-Revolutionary War) and 1860s (Indian Removal policy)
2. What is the cultural preservation focus?Language revitalization, oral traditions, traditional knowledge systems, and self-governance
3. Who are the Lenape people?The Lenape are an Indigenous nation from the Northeastern Woodlands, also called the "original people" or "true people."
4. Where did the Lenape live before Europeans came?They lived in an area about 10,000 square miles that includes Delaware, all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of New York like New York Bay, western Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley.

Indigenous Sovereignty: The inherent right of Indigenous peoples to govern themselves and control their own affairs and territories.
Cultural Revitalization: The process of reviving and strengthening cultural practices, languages, and traditions that have been diminished.
Assimilation: The process by which a minority group adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.