Delaware Indians
Learn: Delaware Indian History, Ancestry, Name Origins, Lenni Lenape Indian culture, and Archieves research.
DELAWARE INDIANS were called LENAPE which means "The People." The name Delaware is applied to almost all Lenape people living along the Delaware River which was named after Lord de la Warr, the governor of the Jamestown colony . Delaware Indians were among the first Indians to come in contact with the Europeans (Dutch, English, & Swedish) in the early 1600s. When settlers arrived from Europe in the early 1600s, some Lenape were living in large villages of two or three hundred people, but most of them lived in small bands of 25 to 30 people.
The Lenape identified themselves by where they lived. The people who lived in the areas near the Delaware Bay and ocean took the name Unalachtigo, which means "the people who live near the ocean." Farther up the Lenapewihittuck (known today as the Delaware River) lived the Unami, or "the up river people." The Minsi or Munsi (also called Minisink by some Europeans) "the people from the stony country," lived in the northern regions of the Lenape homeland.
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Note from webmaster/author Linda Mauser
A majority of Delaware Indians are Native Americans that love the land and are proud of their ancestry. Many of them no-longer reside on the grounds their ancestors once cherished. At this web site I would like to share historical facts passed down through the generations pertaining to these great people.
To walk the grounds that many Delaware,Lenni Lenape once called home...Kreidersville, Pennsylvania along the Hokendauqua"Creek. Hokendauqua(Hachiundochure)"means "searching for food".The walkers of the Walking Purchase were said to have spent their first night at the Hockendauqua Creek. The village was called "Hockyondocquay". As I walk along the banks of the Creek and swim in its mystifying waters I feel a connection to the spirits of our ancestors,the Delaware. Why am I here enjoying their lands when so many Delaware aren't?
I suppose to be their voice sharing their history
Stories passed down through the generations state that my great great grandmother was a Delaware. I believe she was since I feel a strong connection to Native Americans and their beliefs, customs,and traditions. I have chosen my sacred rock and taken it to the waters as my ancestors did generations ago.
I strive to keep the knowledge of the Delaware Indians past culture alive via the Delaware Indians web site.
I occasionally use the word "Indians in my report...Indians was the historical name for Native Americans, (not to confuse youth researching on this web site). Most present day Delaware appreciate being addressed as Native Americans.
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Author's Acknowledgments Thanks to my Delaware ancestors...especially my grandmother who passed along facts of our Delaware ancestors & those who inspired me to write Delaware Indians.com & my great grandfathers for falling in love with and marrying a Delaware Indian.May your kind spirit live on through this website.My research has taken me on many journeys, via the folks I've assisted via emails to Delaware indians.com.
RESOURCES Information Resources: Index and Database of Rolls, Indian Census Records,Indian Chiefs,Indian Tribe Listings,Indian Tribes and Nations, 1880 Indian Tribes by Location Native American Books, Native American Land Patents, Native American Queries, South East Research Treaties with the Indians, Tribal Mailing Lists, Access Genealogy, Genealogy Records, United States Genealogy, Vital Records, World Genealogy, Native American Records, Ancestry.com, Ancestors of Linda Mauser.
Every precaution has been taken in preparation for this Web Site, researching only from reliable sources.
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