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Lenape
The Lenape are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, whose ancestral homeland, Lenapehoking…
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Hello! We are the Lenape people. We want to share our story with you.
Our beautiful home was called Lenapehoking. It was a land full of green forests with tall trees. Bright rivers and little streams flowed through the woods. In our homeland, we built cozy, round houses to live in. We called our homes wigwams. Our families felt safe and warm inside our wigwams.
We learned how to live with the seasons. In the warm months, we planted big gardens. We grew corn, beans, and squash together. We called these plants our “Three Sisters” because they helped each other grow. The corn grew tall, the beans climbed up the cornstalks, and the squash leaves covered the ground. We also hunted in the forests and fished in the rivers for food. When we wanted to travel, we made special boats called canoes. Our canoes helped us paddle on the water to visit our friends and family.
We are still here today. Many of our people now live in new places, far from Lenapehoking, but we are proud to be Lenape. We keep our traditions alive for our children. We tell our special stories, we speak our language, and we have celebrations together. Being Lenape is an important part of who we are.
We Are the Lenape
Hello! We are the Lenape people. We want to share our story with you.
Our beautiful home was called Lenapehoking. It was a land full of green forests with tall trees. Bright rivers and little streams flowed through the woods. In our homeland, we built cozy, round houses to live in. We called our homes wigwams. Our families felt safe and warm inside our wigwams.
We learned how to live with the seasons. In the warm months, we planted big gardens. We grew corn, beans, and squash together. We called these plants our “Three Sisters” because they helped each other grow. The corn grew tall, the beans climbed up the cornstalks, and the squash leaves covered the ground. We also hunted in the forests and fished in the rivers for food. When we wanted to travel, we made special boats called canoes. Our canoes helped us paddle on the water to visit our friends and family.
We are still here today. Many of our people now live in new places, far from Lenapehoking, but we are proud to be Lenape. We keep our traditions alive for our children. We tell our special stories, we speak our language, and we have celebrations together. Being Lenape is an important part of who we are.
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The Lenape are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, whose ancestral homeland, Lenapehoking, encompasses the Delaware River watershed and surrounding areas. They are also known as the Delaware Indians.
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